THE THERAPISTS (A Richard-Castillo Film)
20 year old, Gabriella Ryder is a therapist who’s gotten bored of dealing with the same 5 clients all the time and their situations: A married couple, Megan and Harrison McConnell, who have been in a dispute as Harrison has recently accused Megan of cheating on him, as their only son, Nelson doesn’t look anything like them. A regular couple, Vincent and Bethany that argue all the time, about the dumbest things.A depressed girl, Caroline who’s always sad about her life because she is new to town, and is having a hard time at her new school. Two best friends, Phillip and Victoria, are mad at each other because Phillip refuses to tell Victoria a secret that he’s held onto for 2 and a half years. A mom and daughter are at a crossroads, as the daughter is obsessed over her phone and technology and whatnot, and her mom has gone to Gabriella for help.
Her colleague and therapist next door, William Newton, has noticed that she has been sick of the same 5 clients, and offers some advice to her, as they've driven her crazy with having to deal with the same problems, and not taking any of her advice for the most part, as her advice goes in one ear and out the other with the clients. He convinces her to give bad advice and make her clients' lives worse as revenge for not taking her advice in the first place. The owner of the company Dr. Frazier, realizes his office has gotten so many bad reviews and has no choice but to fire Dr. Ryder, as most clients are now outside protesting as their bad advice has made their lives worse
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Amahri Gregory RichardDirectorGame Night (2022 Film)
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Eliana Victoria Castillo-NuñezDirectorGame Night (2022 Film)
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Amahri Gregory RichardWriterGame Night (2022)
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Jordan Elizabeth PethelKey Cast"Gabriella Ryder"
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Noah Robert FrettKey Cast"William Newton"Game Night (2022 Film)
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Eliana Victoria Castillo-NuñezKey Cast"Megan McConnell"Game Night (2022 Film), Naomi (2022 CW TV Series)
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Amahri Gregory RichardKey Cast"Harrison McConnell"Game Night (2022 Film)
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Kol Michael GarciaKey Cast"Nelson McConnell"Game Night (2022 Film)
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Elizabeth BarbosaKey Cast"Victoria"
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Zachary HartKey Cast"Phillip"
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Xenia SzwastKey Cast"Bethany"
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Liam MuellerKey Cast"Vincent"
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Mikhale Japhia WrightKey Cast"Carla"
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Alahna Amel RichardKey Cast"Willow"Game Night (2022 Film)
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Barbara Mariam KidwellKey Cast"Caroline"Game Night (2022 Film)
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Evan LambertKey Cast"Dr. Frazier"Game Night (2022 Film)
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Makayla WoodfineKey Cast"Host"
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Project Type:Short, Student, Other
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Genres:Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:26 minutes 35 seconds
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Completion Date:April 14, 2023
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Production Budget:700 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital, MOV format
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Aspect Ratio:3:2
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Atlanta Shortsfest FestivalAtlanta, Georgia
United States
June 2, 2023
North American Premiere
Drama Short
Distribution Information
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YouTubeDistributorCountry: United StatesRights: Internet
Amahri Richard is currently a Freshman Film & Video Production Major, Theatre Minor at the University of West Georgia. This is his second film he's written and directed, the first one being titled "Game Night" which released in December 2022, he's acted in both of them as well as acting in his first college theatre production, being one of the 4 main actors in the UWG Cabaret titled, "Episodes 2023". This summer, he plans to direct another short film titled, "Dinner Party", and along with Castillo-Nuñez, direct an original musical film titled, "Homecoming: The Musical".
Eliana Castillo-Nuñez is currently a senior at Sprayberry High School, and in the Fall plans to attend the University of West Georgia, majoring in both Music Education and Theatre, Eliana has directed and starred in both "Game Night" & "The Therapists", she has acted in a bunch theatre productions this school year, Diane Roeder in SHS Drama's "Radium Girls", she had a solo number in SHS Choir and Drama's cabaret titled "A Night on Broadway", and Chris Gorman in SHS Drama's "Rumors". She has also acted with the musical theatre academy, BAPA, which she played 2 main roles this year, playing Paulette in "Legally Blonde", and Morticia in "The Addams Family". This summer, she will be the music director for the original musical film titled "Homecoming: The Musical".
"My vision for this film was to have a comedic/dramatic type of spin on things, my way of writing films is always to have a fast-paced, comedic type of journey for the audience to enjoy while also having serious and dramatic moments as well, where the audience can have sympathy for characters. The funny transitions from one scene to the other was a core representation of that, the message of this film is to never fight fire with fire, as making a bad situation worse will never fix what your original problem was." - Amahri Richard