Green House
The Coffmans are desperate to win their bid for residency in a new, environmentally friendly condo. Putting their best face forward, they work to convince a jaded government auditor that their lifestyle makes them worthy of acceptance. But when another couple vies for the same home, a battle for environmental superiority begins.
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William R. CoughlanDirectorTex: Wisdom of the Old West, Number One With a Bullet
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Robin BrandeWriter
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Pam W. CoughlanProducer
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John C. BaileyKey Cast
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Belén PifelKey Cast
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Joe HansardKey Cast
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Jesse AchtenbergCrew
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:6 minutes 12 seconds
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Completion Date:February 20, 2011
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Production Budget:600 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:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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48 Go GreenWashington, DC
United States
February 22, 2011
World Premiere
Honorable Mention: Acting -
Maryland International Film FestivalHagerstown, Maryland
United States
October 15, 2011
Maryland Premiere -
TIVA Peer Awards 2011Washington, DC
United States
November 19, 2011
Bronze Award: Independent Short | Bronze Award: Editing - Fiction, Short -
May Day Sustainability Shorts Film FestivalUrbana, Illinois
United States
May 1, 2016
Illinois Premiere -
i.P.A.S. Film FestivalAthens
Greece
April 7, 2017
European Premiere -
Indiana Comic Con Film FestivalIndianapolis, Indiana
United States
April 16, 2017
Indiana Premiere
Nominee: Best Comedy -
The Red Shed Film FestivalRockport, Massachusetts
United States
April 25, 2017
Massachusetts Premiere -
Ocean City Film FestivalOcean City, Maryland
United States
June 9, 2017 -
Tampa Bay Comic Con Film FestivalTampa, Florida
United States
July 29, 2017
Florida Premiere -
Lanett City Film FestivalLanett, AL
United States
August 12, 2017
Alabama Premiere -
San Francisco Comic Con Film FestivalSan Francisco, California
United States
September 1, 2017
California Premiere -
GEOFILMFESTIVAL and EXPOCINEMACittadella, Padova
Italy
March 2, 2018
Italian Premiere -
Movie Night at the Evening Star CafeAlexandria, VA
United States
May 27, 2018 -
Comedy World Network Film FestivalLas Vegas, Nevada
United States
December 1, 2018
Nevada Premiere
William R. Coughlan is an award-winning screenwriter and director, and founder and CEO of independent video production company Tohubohu Productions, LLC. He worked for several years with The Advisory Board Company (and its offshoot companies, CEB and EAB) in Washington, D.C., where he began as a graphic designer before creating a full-service in-house video and multimedia department, and then eventually moving into the ranks of creative department management. In addition, he provides creative oversight for the global public affairs firm EGA, is the Creative Director of Jabberwocky Audio Theater, and served for several years on the Board of Directors for TIVA, the Television, Internet, and Video Association of DC, Inc., filling the roles of Treasurer and Vice President before finishing his tenure as President. He also enjoys acting, voiceover performance, design and illustration, editing, animation, and writing autobiographical comments in the third person. He is the illustrator of the therapeutic workbook Stories for Children with Problems & Wishes, has provided schematic graphics for several HBS case studies, designed the acclaimed Protégé clay poker chip line, served as the Critic at Large for the online literary magazine Inkblots, has been a judge for both the TIVA Peer Awards and the Emmy Awards, founded and co-hosted the long-running Tohubohu Producer Podcast, and is an accomplished animator and ambigram artist. He currently resides at a secret compound in Northern Virginia.
“Green House” was an interesting challenge for our regular production troupe: crafting an entertaining film that advances an environmentally friendly message without coming across as overly heavy-handed. And coming off of a string of darker productions (the apocalyptic “Uncertainty Principle,” the black comedy “Number One With a Bullet,” and the horror-tinged drama “Liability”), we were eager to return to the world of lighter diversions. We were fortunate to have many of our frequent collaborators on board, including producer Pam W. Coughlan, writer Robin Brande, and director of photography Jesse Achtenberg — not to mention veteran character actor Joe Hansard. The resulting film pokes fun at extreme social one-upmanship — particularly the notion of focusing on the appearance of environmental responsibility at the expense of actual, substantive action for change.