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The Trunk

When a young woman finds herself being accosted in a parking garage she must tap in to her unique talents to resolve the situation.

  • Ray Nomoto Robison
    Director
  • Ray Nomoto Robison
    Writer
  • Ray Nomoto Robison
    Producer
  • Hannah Pearcey
    Key Cast
    "Thelma"
  • Scott Ford
    Key Cast
    "Woody"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Suspense, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Queens World Film Festival
    Queens, NY
    United States
    July 2, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Mountain Shadow Film Competition
    Walnut Creek, CA
    United States
    September 18, 2021
    2nd Place
  • Klamath Independent Film Festival
    Klamath Falls, OR
    United States
    September 19, 2021
    Official Selection
  • DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
    Eugene, Oregon
    United States
    April 2, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Fear Faire Film Festival
    Las Vegas, NV
    United States
    May 14, 2022
    Nevada
    Finalist
  • Die Laughing Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    May 6, 2022
    Southern California
    Official Selection
  • Festiwal Filmowy Senior Movie
    Szczecin
    Poland
    September 23, 2022
    European
    Audience Award Winner
Director Biography - Ray Nomoto Robison

Ray Nomoto Robison is a hapa American currently living in Oregon. Upon graduating from Film School, Robison packed his Pontiac Sunbird and headed to fame and fortune in Hollywood. 48 hours later he was on his way back to his hometown in Montana. The big city life didn't fit him. After bouncing around a number of media related jobs in Montana and Washington he landed a producer/director position with television station in Southern Oregon. That was 36 years ago and Robison has been there ever since, making movies around his "day-job" and believing that leaving Hollywood after just 48 hours was one of the best decisions of his life.

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Director Statement

Physical aggression seems so common place among the human race. Whether it be war or bullying on the schoolyard, it exists. We love to see the aggressor defeated but I am amazed that we deem the way to stop physical aggression is with more physical aggression. If "The Trunk" were to fit the mold of a blockbuster major motion picture, the unknown skill of the protagonist would be some martial arts skill and she would beat up aggressor and the crowd would cheer at his defeat. As someone who is small in stature I've rarely been one who has viewed physicality as a way to stop anyone who is physically aggressive to me. I prefer finding other means to stop the aggressor. This is the motivation for my film "The Trunk". "Fight fire with fire" is a well known expression. I guess my preference is to fight fire with water.