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Tiger by The Tail

Boss babes of the 1979 big city disco scene, Cadence and Rex accidentally flood their NYC strip club with a batch of bad drugs. The ensuing murder and chaos forces the duo into hiding at Snake Charmers, a country bar in West Virginia that offers a fresh start. Unfortunately, these disco strip club vixens have unknowingly moved into Rock and Roll trucker gang territory. Pearl and Buckshot run this town and don't take kindly to people stepping on their turf. After Buckshot and his henchman Axel get tangled up in a Snake Charmers protection hustle-gone-wrong, Pearl goes on a warpath of revenge that's been building for years, since little sister Jolene's accidental overdose at a disco club. It's a Glam Noir Disco versus Rock N Roll, bloodbath. Which side are you on?

  • Sharai Rewels
    Director
    Binary Lullaby (Short), Ramshackle Blues (Short), The Twisted Slipper (Short)
  • Feet Banks
    Writer
    Optimism (2004), Jackieland (2016), Binary Lullaby (2016)
  • Sharai Rewels
    Writer
    Ramshackle Blues (Short), The Twisted Slipper (Short),
  • Corinne Lea
    Producer
    Outrunners (Executive Producer)
  • Stu Mackay- Smith
    Producer
    Dandeline Tea (Short) Writer, Director, Editor, KALI (Short) ,420 Reloaded (Short)
  • Sharai Rewels
    Producer
    Last One Down (Short) (producer), The Twisted Slipper (Short) (creative producer)
  • David Aboussafy
    Producer
    Kicking Blood (executive producer), The Evil in Us (executive producer), Anxiety (Short) (executive producer), Reptile House (Short) (producer)
  • Kate Kroll
    Producer
    2021Portraits from a Fire (producer), No Fun City (Documentary) (producer )
  • Tasya Teles
    Key Cast
    "Pearl"
    The 100 (TV Series), Supernatural (TV Series), iZombie (TV Series)
  • Hannah Levien
    Key Cast
    "Cadence"
    Brand New Cherry Flavor (TV Mini Series), Supernatural (TV Series), Siren (TV Series)
  • Juan Riedinger
    Key Cast
    "Buckshot"
    Narcos (TV Series), Riverdale (TV Series) NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series),
  • Nhi Do
    Key Cast
    "Rex"
    Watchmen, Maid (TV Mini Series), NarcoLeap (TV Series)
  • Jason Beaudoin
    Key Cast
    "Axel"
    Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV Series), The 100 (TV Series), The Man in the High Castle (TV Series)
  • Gigi Saul Guerrero
    Key Cast
    "Madrina "
    Bingo Hell, El Gigante (Short),La Quinceañera (TV Series) (7 episodes), Into the Dark - Culture Shock (TV Series)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Neo Noir Dark Crime Thriller, Glam Noir, Revenge story, Crime Drama, Retro crime thriller
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 10, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    60,000 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED 6k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Morbido Fest
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    October 30, 2022
    World Premiere
  • Leo Award Nomination
    Vancouver
    Canada
    Leo Awards / Best Make-Up Short Drama
  • Bad Ass Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    October 15, 2023
    Best Editor, Best Writing, Best Cinematography
  • Blood in The Snow Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 22, 2023
    Toronto Premiere
Director Biography - Sharai Rewels

SHARAI REWELS, Director

Throughout a decade of working in Vancouver's Film Industry both behind and in front of the camera, directing and screenwriting became Sharai's indisputable focus. Documentary, music videos and many short films offered great experiences to hone her craft as she accelerated towards directing feature narratives, docuseries and television. While passion, professionalism and creative integrity allow her to "guide the ship" - crafting a fresh, visually gripping story through the lens, Sharai's background in acting is equally applied to eliciting powerful performances from her actors. Excelling in film ventures over the years, “The Twisted Slipper”, a short film she wrote and starred in was a winner at Crazy 8s Film Festival 2015, won a Leo Award for best Makeup and acceptance into Cannes Film Festival Court Metrage Short Film Corner. Her directing debut “Binary Lullaby” won the Canon Hi5 Film Challenge at Whistler Film Festival in 2016. Subsequently her filmmaking was honored with government funding for documentary work with our First People of Canada, as well as "Ramshackle Blues" winning People's Choice, Best Cinematography and Best Actor awards at Heavy Hitting HorrorFest, Best FX at Vancouver Badass Festival and multiple nominations at International Film Festivals. Sharai is CEO of Amulet Media, a newly founded Vancouver based production company with sights set on writing and directing profoundly entertaining and inspiring movies.

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Director Statement

Tiger By The Tail - Sharai Rewels, Director
Many of my favourite movies have inspired this project. In the '70s, movies were generally not as polished as they are now, which influenced the grit and glamor of our short film Tiger By The Tail. Playing with colours, wardrobe and art departments to establish a strong 1979 glam-noir narco-culture mood was a dream come true for me. The “tiger” metaphor in the film can be interpreted many ways, perhaps the danger and allure of the disco drugs, but to me it also represents a feminine ferocity and sensuality. I hope that our strong female leads in this proof of concept short film Tiger By The Tail and its feature film iteration, Snake In The Grass, will inspire women to be powerful in their personal stories and fearless in pursuit of their ambition. The country rock & roll versus the disco music motif is close to my heart, as I was raised on a farm by my professional disco dancer parents. Also dealing with the heartbreaking loss of a sibling, this story is born from snippets of my own reality. The fantastic worlds we have created in Tiger By The Tail hold within them little windows to my soul.