The Elephant Spiel
Newly retired Tilman Blain threatens to destroy the idyllic retirement of his fellow Cul De Sac dwellers by doing ALL of the task's his wife asks him to do. He is setting a bad example for the other Husbands on the block. His neighbor Brad Pointer calls a meeting with fellow leisure buddies Sam Waterman, and Azzim Patel to discuss how to handle the developing situation. It is determined that Brad needs to give Tilman 'The Elephant Spiel'
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Rick KainDirectorFinal Notice
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Lisa MikitarianWriterButterfly Kisses, Spent, The Fourth Question
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Rick KainProducerFinal Notice, The Tracker, Leda, Anacostia, Unheard Melodies, The Adjuster
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William L. ThomasProducerThe Adjuster, Unheard Melodies
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Susan KainProducerFinal Notice, The Adjuster, Unheard Melodies
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Walker ThomasProducerThe Adjuster, Unheard Melodies
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Lisa MikitarianProducerButterfly Kisses, Spent, The Fourth Question
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William L. ThomasKey Cast"Brad Pointer"Veep, House of Cards, Final Notice, The Perks of Being a Wall Flower, Fishbowl, Final Notice, West Virginia Stories
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Felix StevensonKey Cast"Sam Waterman"Sollars Point,The Wire, The District, House of Cards, Blue Before Grey
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Rasik OhalKey Cast"Azzim Patel"Quantico, Billions, The Outsiders, Mater of None, Mr. Robot, House of Cards, Veep, The Comedian, Here and Now, Nothing from Something
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Rick KainKey Cast"Tilman Blain"DC Noir, Fishbowl, Wonder Woman 1984, Jack Ryan, Mindhunter, Plagiarist, The Nextnik, The Henchmans War, Something From Nothing, The Hunt, Quantico, Anacostia
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Donovan Randolf- Director of PhotographyFilm CrewMean Cuisine, En Route, Pet Whisperer with Augustaz Florence
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Alvero G. Huezo-GafferFilm CrewTurn, Tom Hayden: In Hiding, A Good Dream, Brigade, Loving
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Jack Hanrahan-Key GripFilm CrewThespian, American Titans
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Sandy Johnson-Drone OperatorFilm Crew
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Alexis Barone-1st. ADFilm CrewSides, Realms, All Square,Refuge, Over My Dead Body, Evil Kin
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Brett Heidenreich-2nd. ADFilm CrewAngry Ever After, Whitney Cummings: Can I touch it, All Families Fight
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David Johnson- Production AssistantFilm Crew
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Jordan Miller- Sound MixerFilm CrewAdam and Eve, Camp Wilson, The Hope Dealer, 17 Locust Street
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Dan Sadler-Sound MixerFilm CrewArdeur, Commitment, En Route, Pet Whisperer With Agustaz Florence, Pierce
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Erica Rowe-EditorFilm CrewArdeur, Commitment, En Route, Pet Whisperer With Agustaz Florence, Mean Cuisine, Drive
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Josh Land-ColoristFilm CrewI Like Me, Lotus Eyes, Nothing From Something, Bad Witch, Ape Canyon
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Kevin Hill-Sound designFilm CrewApe Canyon, Bad Witch, First Lady, Beneath the Black Veil,
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:13 minutes 40 seconds
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Completion Date:July 2, 2019
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Production Budget:15,000 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
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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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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Columbia Film FestivalColumbia, Maryland
June 17, 2020
East Coast Premiere
Audience Choice Award -
The North Beach American Fim FestivalNorth Beach, Maryland
United States
September 4, 2020 -
Maryland International Film FestivalHagerstown, Maryland
United States
August 20, 2021
Official Selection
Rick Kain is a 22 year veteran of the film and television industry working both in front of the camera as an actor and stuntman, and behind the camera as a stunt coordinator, director, cinematographer, and producer, with over 160 credits to date. His most recent work can be seen on ‘Glass’, ‘Wonder Woman-1984’, ‘Quantico’, Mindhunter, Jack Ryan, and the independent film projects ‘Sollers Point’, ‘Fishbowl’, and ‘D.C. Noir’. His short films ‘Final Notice’ and ‘The Tracker’ have completed their festival runs and he has just completed post on the short films ‘The Elephant Spiel’ and ‘Unheard Melodies’, and just began post production on a feature length documentary. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA, WIFV, TIVA, Vice-Chair of the SAG-AFTRA National Stunt and Safety Committee, and sits on the Mid-Atlantic SAG-AFTRA Board of directors.
'The Elephant Spiel ' was born at a filmmakers reception party on the opening night of the 2018 Maryland International Film Festival. That is where I met writer Lisa Mikitarian. It went kinda like this "Hi. I'm Rick" "Hi, I'm Lisa, I'm a writer" "Cool, do you have any stories with middle aged men in them? " "I do!". A month later we were shooting "The Elephant Spiel" . That's how independent film should work. I hope you like it.