Awakening, Exo® Cinematic Short Film Commercial

A mysterious invitation with unknown geographical coordinates leads a single doctor to unlock the truths that can change the course of a near futuristic-present-day health crisis. Where prescription medication life support has both patients and physicians feeling the pressures of survival, a new scientific innovation could hold the key to restoring hope.

  • James Buzzacco
    Director
  • James Buzzacco
    Writer
  • Misty Buzzacco
    Art Director
  • Cynthia Angelina
    Hair and Makeup
  • Jessica Chu
    Hair and Makeup
  • Anna Russo
    Hair and Makeup
  • April Garcia
    Hair and Makeup
  • Knarik Arzumanyan
    Hair and Makeup
  • Creative Doorway LLC
    Producer
  • Giles Gontrand
    Key Grip
  • Leslie Gamero
    Field Audio Technician
  • Baja Jessopp
    Production Assistants
  • David Santiago
    Production Assistants
  • Tim Edmond
    Production Assistants
  • Robert Tanner
    Production Assistants
  • Mark Laursen
    Key Cast
    "Lead Scientist"
  • Robert Scott Howard
    Key Cast
    "Doctor"
  • Juan Ignacio Picos
    Extra Speaking
    Scientist Speaking 1
  • Shelby Welinder
    Model Extras
  • Sebasten Valdenaire
    Model Extras
  • Gordana Simunovic
    Model Extras
  • Maximillian Gust
    Model Extras
  • Alexandria Eissinger
    Model Extras
  • Nicole Castillo
    Model Extras
  • Brandon Lamberty
    Doctor Extras
  • Schuyler Dalenberg
    Doctor Extras
  • Justine Szeles
    Doctor Extras
  • Kenya Bonita
    Doctor Extras
  • Maria Lupu
    Doctor Extras
  • Karl Young
    Doctor Extras
  • Alexander Moyer
    Doctor Extras
  • Albert Bensabat
    Doctor Extras
  • Joshua Smith
    Doctor Extras
  • Jacqueline Nichols
    Doctor Extras
  • Robert Tanner
    Scientist Extras
  • Conner Evans
    Scientist Extras
  • Rocio Geraldine
    Scientist Extras
  • Anna Karivs
    Scientist Extras
  • Eva Nomikov
    Scientist Extras
  • Jackson Schlekewy
    Patient Extras
  • Genevieve Thomas
    Patient Extras
  • Monaye Moyes
    Patient Extras
  • Project Type:
    Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 12, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    200,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - James Buzzacco

James Buzzacco, visionary writer and director, co-owner and business partner to wife Misty Buzzacco of the Los Angeles cinematic branding boutique, Creative Doorway. A multi-dimensional advertising company renowned for integrating the creative art forms of brand story marketing with cinema production workflows.

James has artistically pioneered his uniquely unorthodox storytelling process on the front line for a vast clientele, compiling a campaign portfolio that includes a full spectrum of production mediums: from cinematic short film commercials to national and international cinema ad campaigns.

IMDB Profile (Director James Buzzacco)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11191078/

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Director Statement

The Awakening Short Film Commercial:

"With 2020 marking the launch date for Elysian Biologic’s new lineup of NK therapies, pure MSC stem cell products and for the highly anticipated Exo® Exosome (umbilical cord derived) products for anti-aging, pain management and athletic injury treatment, it was only naturally instinctive that their 'beyond science fiction reality' medicinal offerings be paired equivalently with a cinematic storytelling experience cut from the same cloth", Director James Buzzacco affirms. "The conception of the short film commercial 'Awakening' was the company’s opportunity to finally communicate at this same future-forward-frequency and allow a wider audience to truly understand the implications of their new product-line’s healing potentials."

“Our art direction always feels like we start with saturated brush strokes that overflow with the cinematic framework inspirations of the science fiction reality of tomorrow”, Buzzacco describes. “And as we set out to artistically approach the visionary cocktail that blends both the realistic nature of the current scientific advancements with the more embellished 'sci-fi' branding ingredients used to create a sense of wonder for the potential buyers of the products, there is a certain responsibility we must uphold. This hybrid that we must become, between filmmaker and marketing professional, walks a very thin line in terms of sustaining an advertising integrity, and the short film commercial 'Awakening' and its overall brand for the Exo® Exosomes product is the artistic end result."