HITCHHIKING TO MARS is the most recent release from Busted City Productions and will enter the festival circuit in 2024. Filmed in the deserts of New Mexico, this 15-minute Silent Film tells the story of two sisters attempting to flee Planet Earth for their home in outer space. INTERLUDE is 7-minute short which is considered an experimental or evocative art film by some, a music video by others. The film is interspersed with archival clips of opera sung by Katherine Terrell and will screen Nov 9 in Hollywood at the We Make Movies Int'l FF and on Sept. 16 in Illinois at The Mosaic World FF. The film premiered in January, 2023 at The Central Florida Film Festival. Also awarded at Bharatha Desam Int'l FF winning Best Concept, Best Experimental Short Film & Best Actress. Noms from the Frankly Film Fest in Cincinnati for Best of Fest, Best Short & Winner of Honorable Mention for Best Music Video. Finalist in Turkey at Fotofilm IFF. Accepted by The Indie Gathering (Cleveland), Paleochora Lost World Short FF (Crete), 2023 ARFF Amsterdam, Honorable Mention awards from LA Underground FF & Experimental Forum (LA), Finalist at The Goldstar IFF, Bizzarya Short Film Fest (Portugal).
CASUAL CRIMINALS is a feature length slapstick comedy (in the tradition of Mel Brooks) that toured in 2022 as a Finalist at CENFLO for Best Comedy Feature, won Best Feature Film at FFI London, World Cinema Edinburgh named Brian Walsh Best Actor, garnered 11 noms from Nice IFF & World Independent Cinema Paris, winning Best English Language Film in Paris & Best Actress for Arin Mulvaney in Nice, Reel Comedy of suburban Chicago awarded 2 noms, North Europe IFF awarded Best Editor to Collin Rogers, Lit Laughs (UK) named the film Semi-Finalist for Best Comedy, The Indie Gathering awarded 3rd Best Romantic Comedy, accepted by The Chicago Int'l Indie FF as well as The Great Canadian Comedy Festival in Toronto. Accepted by Antwerp FFI and Rome FFI, with Arin Mulvaney winning Best Actress. WSE IFF named Zoe Pike Best Supporting Actress, Brian Walsh Best Supporting Actor & Hannah Dobratz Winner for Hair & Makeup. The Blow Up Art House FF in Chicago named the film a Semi-Finalist & WICA Edinburgh awarded 5 noms with Paul L Carr winning Best Director.
EMPIRE is a feature length Sci-fi/Fantasy set in The Pacific Trash Vortex that toured during the pandemic and garnered multiple nominations from US & European festivals. Winners include Best Actor for Nick Leininger (South Europe IFF, World Cinema Antwerp and Broadstairs IFF), Best Supporting Actor for Don Schroeder (West Europe IFF, East Europe IFF (Nick Schultz Best Editor at Broadstairs IFF) The Colorado Int'l Sci-Fi & Fantasy FF awarded "The Most Shockingly Artistic Feature Film" & "Be The Change" feature award as well.
AMERICAN BARBARIAN is a feature film dealing with the aftermath of Donald Trump's election. This dark comedy & psychological horror film won Best Actress Awards for Zoe Pike at Nice IFF, World Cinema Amsterdam and Mindfield (New Mexico) Collin Rogers/ Best Cinematography in Amsterdam, Karen O. Fort Best Supporting Actress & Paul L. Carr Best Director at the IFF World Cinema, Milan, also screening at The Chicago Horror FF and accepted by The Chicago Blow-Up Arthouse FF, among others. BUSTED CITY portrays the intense racial politics surrounding the election of Harold Washington as Chicago's first Black Mayor. This critically acclaimed 82 minute feature won laurels in London (Arch Harmon, Best Supporting Actor) and screened in France, Italy & the U.S. as well. Paul L. Carr is the writer, producer & director of all the films from Busted City Productions.