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Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice Cops

Two friends are at odds while writing their first script together, leading to something much bigger than was ever to be expected.

  • Manuel Alejandro Vargas
    Director
    Argumento, Ghost
  • Manuel Alejandro Vargas
    Writer
    Argumento, Ghost
  • Mick Primmer
    Writer
    Yin, Ghost
  • Manuel Alejandro Vargas
    Producer
    Argumento, Ghost
  • Mick Primmer
    Producer
    Yin, Ghost
  • Daniel Grisak
    Producer
    Ghost
  • Thomas Burke
    Producer
    Camping Fun
  • Mick Primmer
    Key Cast
    "Richie "
    Yin, Ghost
  • Manuel Alejandro Vargas
    Key Cast
    "Miguel "
    Argumento, Ghost
  • Thomas Burke
    Key Cast
    "Rex Spade "
    Camping Fun
  • Xavier Alvarado
    Key Cast
    "Morgan Armstrong "
    Baby Nick
  • Zachary T. Scott
    Key Cast
    "Street Racer"
    Clamps
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 29, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Austin Comedy Film Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
    September 13, 2020
    World Premiere
    Winner, Best Texas Film
  • Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    September 13, 2020
    Online Event
    Official Selection
  • Indie Short Fest
    Austin, TX
    United States
    August 8, 2020
    Online Event
    Winner, Best Comedy, Best Parody, Best Production Design, & Best Sound Design
  • Dumbo Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    October 9, 2020
    Online Event
    Semi-Finalist
  • Venice Shorts
    Venice, CA
    United States
    December 17, 2020
    TBD
    Official Selection
  • Anatolian Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    January 2, 2021
    Turkey Premiere
    Finalist
  • IndieX Film Fest
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    December 19, 2020
    Winner, Best Comedy Short
    Winner, Best Sound Mixing
  • Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    December 10, 2020
    Finalist
  • Jelly Fest Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    February 20, 2021
    jellyFest - Season 6
    Finalist
  • Europe Film Festival
    London, ENG
    United Kingdom
    January 25, 2021
    [Online Event]
    Winner, Best Editing
  • Paris International Short Festival
    Paris
    France
    April 17, 2021
    [Online Event]
    Official Selection
  • London International Web & Shorts Film Festival
    London, ENG
    United Kingdom
    March 6, 2021
    UK Premiere
    Semi-Finalist
  • Shorted Films
    [Online Event]
    United States
    March 22, 2021
    Nominee
  • Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    December 14, 2021
    Nominee
  • Virgin Spring Cinefest
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    India
    April 9, 2021
    Winner (Gold), Best Director
    Winner (Silver), Best Comedy Short, Best Producing, Best Editing
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    India
    May 7, 2021
    Outstanding Achievement, Short Films
    Winner, Comedy Short
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Birbhum, West Bengal
    India
    April 30, 2021
    Winner, Best Director, Best Producer, Best Actor, Best Comedy Short, Best Short Film
  • Prague International Monthly Film Festival
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    May 18, 2021
    Winner, Best Action
  • OTB | Only The Best Film Awards
    Miami, Florida
    United States
    July 31, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Manuel Alejandro Vargas

Manuel Alejandro Vargas is an award-winning filmmaker and director from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Over the past six years, he's developed his craft working on a wide variety of sets that include both narrative and feature length films, some of which include his award winning drama short 'Argumento' (2019)- recorded as one continuous take. in addition to 'Ghost'- a five minute short music video recorded on 16mm film. And recently his short comedy/drama called 'Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice Cops' (2020) has won several awards that have been featured in multiple countries around the world.

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Director Statement

"Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice cops" is a 9 minute short comedy film that explores and satirizes young filmmakers and the beginning stages of their writing process and the crazy results of the final product. The film its structured in an anthology style format. Divided in two segments. The story of the two young writers first day working on their script and the preview to the finished film they made together.
I wanted to try completely different filmmaking styles for each segment. The first haft was shot on digital and has a more modern and grounded approach while the second haft was shot on 16mm film and it is inspired by 1980s cop films and Grindhouse films.