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The Hitchhiker's Guise

An assassin's past catches up with him.

  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Director
  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Producer
  • Edward Li
    Key Cast
    "Ed Greisman"
  • Edward Ruben
    Key Cast
    "Jackson"
  • Maya Palem
    Key Cast
    "Edwina Greisman"
  • Gabe Hage
    Sound
  • Kimberley Hou
    Music
  • Naveen
    Assistant Director
  • Connie Liu
    Logo Design
  • Rue Park
    Logo Design
  • Nitin
    Production Manager
  • Rue Park
    Post Production
  • Naveen Patlola
    Post Production
  • Gabe Hage
    Post Production
  • Maya Palem
    Post Production
  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Post Production
  • Gabe Hage
    Script
  • Edward Ruben
    Script
  • Edward Li
    Script
  • Maya Palem
    Script
  • Sherry Wang
    Script
  • Rue Park
    Script
  • Naveen
    Script
  • Sai Kesavamatham
    Script
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 27, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sai Kesavamatham

I have always been drawn to the art of story telling. My first memories are of me narrating stories to friends and family as a five year old kid, growing up in the by-lanes of a small town in rural India. I grew up watching neighborhood theater artists perform live and remember being in awe of the playwrights and with the whole craft of theater production. This gradually turned into a passion of film making, with me devouring tons of books on the craft and watching gazillion movies from all corners of the world. While I could not make it my profession, due to missed opportunities, I have never lost love for films and film making.

Finally, in 2018, I decided to take a plunge and turn my dormant knowledge into a tangible product. I gathered a group of friends and family and shot my first short film in 3 days with a crew of 3. Since then, I created multiple short films of various lengths with various friends and colleagues who were kind enough to indulge me in my efforts.

I revel in all aspects of film making and most of my films have me donning multiple hats - writing, editing, VFX, camera and of course my favorite part - the direction. More recently, I have been dabbling in music as well and thoroughly enjoying it.
You can check my work by following the youtube link under my profile. More films in the pipeline.

Enjoy the world of cinema.

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Director Statement

The Hitchhiker's Guise was made for San Jose 48 hour film festival. We got the Genre: Road film.

We worked on a script making sure the locations and sets were easily accessible and affordable. At the end the team decided on a story of an assassin trying to get away from his past, with an all outdoor location.

This was the first time I collaborated with so many people to work on a short film. Everyone pitched in the ideas for the script and it was fun sitting through the night to create a story, to go into the production the next morning.

We shot the film next to a bridge with lot of traffic and in very hot sun. And we had to turn off the car's a/c to avoid noise in the dialogues. And looking back it was lot of fun.

At the end everyone on the team enjoyed the process and we were able to submit the film on time.

Hope you enjoy the film.