You may call me Reynolds
"You May Call Me Reynolds"
Edgar Allan Poe, while on his way to Baltimore will stay one night with good friends, John and Elizabeth Kennedy.
During this night Edgar will learn of a conspiracy against him by those who feel his writings have slandered their good name.
This night, Edgar will be put on trial for his life.
His accusers have wings, the prosecuting attorney has wings, and unfortunately for Edgar, so does his jury!
The penalty should he lose, death by hanging.
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CK SussmanDirector
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David RossDirectorFire Pockets
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Dylan M WalkerKey Cast"Edgar Allan Poe"
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CK SussmanWriter
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Lois E HoytWriter
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CK SussmanProducerThe girl in the backseat
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:20 minutes 29 seconds
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Completion Date:October 7, 2023
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Production Budget:21,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Being born in Pasadena California and raised in the San Gabriel Valley I have never been far from Hollywood.
I had a father who always dreamed of being in the film industry, a sister who wrote lyrics on a piano bench with Bobby Darin and Barbra Streisand, and an aunt whose jewelry store shared a wall with Schwab's on Sunset, so, the city of Hollywood was mentioned daily when I was growing up.
When I was just nineteen years of age, I landed a contact with Universal Studios to supply and maintain luxury motorhome dressing rooms for Oscar and Emmy winners.
As these stars liked what I did for their comfort they had no problem with me sitting on their sets. Lindsay Wagner, Brenda Vaccaro, and Billy Bixby never treated me like a 19-year-old. While on sets, I'd sit with actors like Richard Anderson (Bionic Woman's, Oscar) who had the answer for my every question, and once I even read lines with Brenda.
And later on, I was lucky to have been at the right place to watch directors like John Landis, Stephen Surjik, and Wes Craven call action.
I suffer from what plaques some, the "even great is never good enough Syndrome".
And as with my short film, "You may call me Reynolds", I told the cast and crew on day one, "we may not have a Hollywood Budget, but when our project is finished, you'll never know we didn't!"
God instills us with certain gifts that should not taken for granted.
One of God's many gifts to me is my ability to read a person.
To be able to know someone's next move before they do, but never using that ability to manipulate.
I use this gift to better a situation.
By getting to know the actor personally enables me to help them to their full potential, without ever making them feel that I'm in charge.
When they trust me and truly feel I believe in them, I have been able to bring their full acting potential to the surface.
As you will see in "You may call me Reynolds", I was able to bring an award worthy performance out of first-time leading role actor, Dylan M. Walker