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The Control Room

In a black site government testing facility, the gesture of a timid desk worker sets into motion a chain of events that threaten to unravel the whole organization.

  • Domenic Porcari
    Director
  • Domenic Porcari
    Writer
  • Domenic Porcari
    Producer
  • Ethan Leisie
    Producer
  • Domenic Dunegan
    Producer
  • Sarah Therese
    Key Cast
    "Katherine"
  • Joseph Cannon
    Key Cast
    "Hughie"
  • Domenic Porcari
    Key Cast
    "Isaac"
  • Alanna Porcari
    Key Cast
    "Young Katherine"
  • Brinton Goettel
    Key Cast
    "Containment Guard"
  • Brandon McCall
    Key Cast
    "Containment Guard"
  • Ethan Leisie
    Key Cast
    "Containment Guard"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Blackmagic Design
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Pittsburgh Moving Picture Thriller Festival
    Pittsburgh
    United States
    October 22, 2022
    Official Selection
  • North Hollywood Cinefest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 1, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Domenic Porcari

Domenic Porcari types this with two broken fingers he got training JiuJitsu. He's been making short films ever since his actors were lego mini-figures and his camera was a laptop webcam. Now his films have won awards at festivals like NFFTY and the Urban Action Showcase International, and he spends every moment he can telling stories.

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Director Statement

My goal is to dramatically redeem the action genre, to make incredible action films where the dramatic moments in between the fight scenes and shoot outs are just as powerful, if not more powerful, than the action itself.