Private Project

The Colorblind Detective

The Colorblind Detective is a modern noir comedy with a truely different perspective. A visually impaired private eye attempts to put right a femme fatale and her simple case, both of which are out of his league.

  • Darren Kelley
    Director
    2nd Date
  • Lucky Atkare
    Director
    See IMDb
  • Darren Kelley
    Writer
    2nd Date
  • Darren Kelley
    Producer
    2nd Date
  • Darren Kelley
    Key Cast
    "Charles Palette"
    See IMDb
  • Anne Allaire
    Key Cast
    "Violet Visconti"
    See IMDb
  • Michael Rothhaar
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Visconti"
    See IMDb
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 10, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Canon 300, 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • LA Shorts International Film Festival "An Oscar qualifying fest"
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 24, 2023
    World
    Offical Selection
Director Biography - Darren Kelley, Lucky Atkare

Darren Kelley received his M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater and studied screenwriting at UCLA. His short film 2nd Date premiered at the Silicon Beach Film Festival where it won best romantic short.

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Director Statement

I created The Colorblind Detective as an opportunity blend my favorite genres of comedy and film noir. I also wanted to gain more experience with a longer project without approaching feature length. Its length and characters lend itself to multiple formats, i.e. a future feature, series or webisodes.