The Quest for Karma
Karma can be a bitch, as one snarky gamer is about to find out. But maybe she can fix her Karma with a few good deeds.
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Mark ScheetzDirector
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Mark ScheetzWriter
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Dave SimioneProducer
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Nikki GasperettiKey Cast"Holly"
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Marcus HallKey Cast"Stan"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:10 minutes 41 seconds
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Completion Date:July 4, 2022
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Production Budget:96 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, iphone
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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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DerpyCon Film Festival 2022New Brunswick, NJ
United States
Official Selection -
Grand Rapids Comic-Con Film Festival 2022Grand Rapids, MI
United States
Official Selection -
Gen Con Film Festival 2023Indianapolis, IN
United States
August 5, 2023
Mark is a graphic designer, podcaster, and filmmaker. He designs everything from beer labels to logos to websites. He also loves podcasting and hosts and produces a show called, Paranormal Punchers. Mark also has a love for making short movies with his friends and is working on the script for his first feature film that may just have Bigfoot in it (not the real Bigfoot, he's hard to find). In his free time, he enjoys reading and writing comic books.
I wrote and directed "The Quest for Karma," which started as an idea with my friend, Dave, at a local pub. We are both avid Dungeons & Dragons players, and at the time, we were playing with a group of friends who had more fun hanging out and drinking than playing the game. This aggravated the Dungeon Master to no end. Our little comedy short was born out of Dave and I twisting a little retribution tale out of our game, then flipping it to be a tale of redemption.
The movie follows Holly, a snarky gamer who is not the most popular player among her friends. After a heated moment at the game table, Holly storms out and goes to her local pub to vent and enjoy a beer. She spies a gold ring on the bar and takes it. She says, "Finders, keepers," but once she puts the ring on, she starts getting hit by flying objects and comes to the assumption that the ring must be cursed. How does she break the "curse"? Watch and find out.