Experiencing Interruptions?

The Trash Can

While working late at the office, an employee discovers that a trash can has the ability to disrupt their monotonous corporate environment.

  • Owen Parz
    Director
  • Nick Gambino
    Writer
  • Joshua McLean
    Producer
  • Owen Parz
    Producer
  • Matthew Robinson
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 9, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    700 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The Northern Virgina International Film & Music Festival
    Alexandria, VA
    United States
    April 9, 2023
    Winner: Best Editing (Short Film)
  • The Trash Can
    Virginia Beach, VA
    United States
    January 7, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Owen Parz

I directed this film, The Trash Can, based off of one of the first scripts my uncle wrote almost a decade ago. The journey of taking a screenplay from its text-on-paper form into a finished work has always fascinated me.

After I had graduated from film school, this felt like the perfect project to test myself and my skills.

I was able to play a lot with the tone of the film as it was developed. Was it a horror film, psychological thriller, or comedy? Perhaps a bit of all three. And I am very excited to share this little story with everyone.

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