Private Project

Obituaries

After a school shooting leaves six people dead, their obituaries chronicle their lives and give a glimpse into who they were, who they loved, who they hurt, and who they wanted to be.

  • Ryan Moody
    Director
    Last Call
  • Ryan Moody
    Writer
    Last Call
  • Dana Gills
    Producer
    Milk and Honey
  • James Franco
    Key Cast
    127 Hours
  • Wes Robinson
    Key Cast
    Mad Men
  • Lenny von Dohlen
    Key Cast
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
  • Justin Lee
    Key Cast
    Arrested Development
  • Jesse Heiman
    Key Cast
    Neighbors
  • Jorge Diaz
    Key Cast
    Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
  • Anita Kalathara
    Key Cast
    The Mindy Project
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 11, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    42,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.9:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Seattle International Film Festival
    Seattle, WA
    May 24, 2015
  • Napa Valley Film Festival
    Napa Valley, CA
    November 12, 2015
  • Crested Butte Film Festival
    Crested Butte, CO
    September 24, 2015
  • California Independent Film Festival
    Moraga, CA
    September 12, 2014
  • Chesapeake Film Festival
    Easton, MD
    September 19, 2015
  • Tumbleweed Film Festival
    Oroville, WA
    August 1, 2015
  • Coney Island Film Festival
    Coney Island, NY
    September 20, 2015
  • Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 11, 2014
    1st Place, Golden Circle Award
  • UCLA Film Festival
    Directors Guild of America
    June 11, 2014
    World Premiere
    Director Spotlight Award, Best Editing Award
Director Biography - Ryan Moody

Ryan Moody is a filmmaker from Trumbull County, Ohio. He now lives and works out of Los Angeles, California.

Moody developed a love for the cinema at an early age, and pursued his passion both academically and on a professional level. In 2008, he received his bachelor degree in Film Studies from The Ohio State University. He worked his way through school on film sets and video shoots in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana.

In 2012, Ryan returned to his hometown of Warren, Ohio to shoot a short film titled "Last Call." The film was released in 2013 and stars Steve Larkin and Jack Kehler. The film has screened in numerous film festivals across the country. "Last Call" has garnered awards from the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, The California Independent Film Festival, The Columbus International Film + Video Festival, and the Big Island Film Festival.

In 2013, Ryan would go on to direct "A Walk In Winter," a chapter in the anthology film "The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards" made in the UCLA Master Class: Adaptation and Collaboration. This would mark the first of many collaborations between Moody and James Franco.

On June 13, 2014, Ryan received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Directing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television.

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Director Statement

I wanted to make this film because I believe that these types of tragedies are becoming more prevalent in our culture. I wanted to take a closer look at how we, as a society, process the fear, the anger, the sadness, and the apathy these incidents bring up.