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The Tragedy of Sal

The Tragedy of Sal is the second episode in a series titled, Shakespeare's Shorts where the troupe of amateur filmmakers lead by Charley, reconvene to discuss the next Shakespeare play they want to turn into an epic short film. This time they are out of ideas!y, but fortunately Sal's tragedy inadvertently helps their cause.

  • Seton Brown
    Key Cast
    "Sal"
    Blanche DuBois in Purgatory (2015), Desdemona (2014), Must Hurry! (2015), Charley V (2016)
  • Jeffrey Sutton
    Key Cast
    "Charley"
    www.backstage.com/Jeffrey_Sutton
  • Chelsey Jo Ristaino
    Key Cast
    "Kate"
    Must Hurry! (2015), Charley V (2016)
  • Ania Sutton
    Key Cast
    "Ali"
    Charley V (2016) and numerous small short films
  • Stan Diglio
    Key Cast
    "Ely"
    Portals, Must Hurry! (2015), Charley V (2016)
  • Dennis Maragliano
    Key Cast
    "Grey"
    Charley V, Fortress of Dumbbells
  • Jeffrey Sutton
    Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
    Charley V, Must Hurry!, Flights, Portals, Pinned, What Hit Me!?!, Actor in His Mind
  • Seton Brown
    Assistant Director, Co-Writer
    Charley V
  • Stan Diglio
    Executive Producers
    Charley V, Must Hurry!, Flights, Portals, Pinned
  • Dennis Maragliano
    Executive Producers
    Charley V, Fortress of Dumbbells
  • Marjorie Fine
    Executive Producers
    Charley V
  • Teresa Dabback
    Cinematographer
    Extra Cheese Please (2016)
  • Chelsey Jo Ristaino
    Costume and Make-up
    Charley V, Must Hurry!
  • Various artist from Audiojungle
    Music
  • Monika Sutton
    Boom Operator
    Charley V, Must Hurry!, Flights, Portals
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 12, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Canon 5dii, digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Brightside Tavern Film Festival
    Jersey City
    United States
    March 4, 2018
    North American Premiere
    Nominated: Best NJ Short Comedy, Seton Brown for Best Actor
  • Hang onto Your Shorts Film Festival
    Asbury Park
    United States
    April 21, 2018
    Nominated: Best NJ Comedy
Director Biography

Jeff graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre Performance and TV/Film Production at Michigan State University. Since moving to NYC in 1995, he has worked as an actor in numerous film, commercial and theatre productions in NYC and around the country. As a Film Maker he has made over a half dozen independent films that have been officially selected by numerous film festivals nationwide. Most recently he made the award winning films, Charley V, Must Hurry! and Flights, which have screened in film festivals nationwide.

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Director Statement

Shakespeare's plays have been performed for over four hundred years and they have been retold and reimagined hundreds of different ways. One thing that we can all agree on, scholars included, is that his plays are difficult to understand. My goal is to "try" and make Shakespeare's works less threatening and more understandable in a short film format.