Private Project

Thermostrata_

Roommates' rage runs red amidst tension over who touched the thermostat. The age old battle of aggression and neutrality points to conflict that is greater than humanity itself.

  • Ian Kastner
    Director
  • Ian Kastner
    Writer
  • Brian McAughan
    Producer
  • Adam Karlson
    Producer
  • Caroline Munsell
    Film Score Composer
  • Joe Hayes
    Director of Photography
  • Max Morgan
    Key Cast
    "Henri"
  • Elijah Alderfer
    Key Cast
    "Miller"
  • Ian Kastner
    Editor
  • Joe Hayes
    Co-Producers
  • Elijah Alderfer
    Co-Producers
  • Swanson Traylor
    Script Supervisor
  • Swanson Traylor
    Grips
  • Brian McAughan
    Grips
  • Adam Karlson
    Grips
  • Joe Hayes
    Grips
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama, Action
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 30, 2019
  • 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:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Switzerland International Film Festival
    Zurich, Switzerland
    May 25, 2020
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Southeast Regional Film Festival
    Jacksonville, FL
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • Deep in the Heart
    Waco, Texas
    United States
    August 8, 2020
    Texas Premiere
    Official Selection
  • L’Auteur International Short Film Festival
    Online
    June 21, 2020
    Best Director
Director Biography - Ian Kastner

Ian Kastner is an aspiring filmmaker who has been grafted into the world of business and numbers. Filmmaking has been his creative outlet since he first picked up a camera. Ian is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, but attends school at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He studies finance, mathematics, and film there where he plans to graduate in May of 2021. Ian has always had a passion for telling stories through cinema. The floodgates were opened for Ian’s filmmaking career when was able to take T.V. Broadcasting in high school. There he created two films for his school's film festival in which he won five awards, including best picture and best screenplay. Ian's college experience felt incomplete without film, so he added it as a minor after his sophomore year and it has already proven to be a great source of joy for him. He has created one film at Baylor, Thermostrata_(2019), and looks forward to making another.

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Director Statement

Thermostrata_ is my take on the one thing people have in common. Conflict. I, for one, am not above it, and I strain to think of anyone that is. Whether it's with people, nature, or oneself, conflict will find us, so best to laugh at it while we can.