The Back Garden
The quiet seclusion of a private garden is slowly consumed by secrets, lies, and self-preservation.
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Pat BradleyDirectorInto the Valli, Double Zero, Star Crossed
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Melanie GretchenDirectorLike a PowerPoint
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Melanie GretchenWriterLike a PowerPoint
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Melanie GretchenProducerLike a PowerPoint, Biff & Me
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Melanie GretchenKey Cast"Lorenz"Like a PowerPoint, L'Odge d'Oor
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Bryan HarlowKey Cast"Kendall"WeCrashed, The One They Wanted
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Ryan WesenKey Cast"Jonathan"Tommy, Excellerator
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Romance, Thriller, Drama
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Runtime:17 minutes 33 seconds
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Completion Date:January 25, 2024
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Production Budget:7,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States, United States
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Country of Filming:United States, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:17:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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New York International Film Awards - NYIFANew York
United States
January 6, 2025
Winner: Best Romance Film. Nominated: Best Acting Ensemble. -
New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
December 5, 2024
2nd Place (Best Thriller), 3rd Place for Best Actor (Bryan Harlow), and 3rd Place: Best Actress (Melanie Gretchen) -
Art is Alive Film FestivalNew York
United States
September 11, 2024
World Premiere
Nominated: Best Actor (Bryan Harlow) -
The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
United Kingdom
December 2, 2024
Nominated: Short Film made for between $5,000-$10,000, Nomination: Best Genre Film -
Triborough Film FestivalNew York, NY
United States
January 26, 2025
Nominated: Sound Design -
Sussex International Film FestivalSussex
United Kingdom
November 14, 2024
Quarter Finalist: Best International Short -
Below the Line Film FestivalNew York
United States
October 5, 2024
Official Selection
Pat Bradley is a screenwriter/director and script consultant from Queens, New York, the linguistic diversity capital of the world. Unfortunately, he never took advantage of this, butchering every language possible.
After Pat spent two decades writing music and stories for others, he decided it was time to start producing his own work. In December of 2015, Patrick started a film production company, “Always Write Productions." It would produce its first short film “Addicts Abuse” in April of 2016 and its first feature film, “Into the Valli,” shortly thereafter.
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Melanie Gretchen, based in New York, is executive producer, writer, and principal actor of the award-winning office romance "Like a PowerPoint" and the psychological thriller "The Back Garden." Originally from the Bay Area, she grew up in the Philippines, Malta and Switzerland. In college, she studied journalism, theater and film at the University of Denver.
Since arriving in New York, Melanie has appeared with Lincoln Center in the world premiere of "the public domain" and in the coming-of-age feature film "Homebody" by Alex Alessi. In addition, she is a Founding Supporter of the Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum, located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Tennessee Williams grew up.