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Rekindled

After a string of failed relationships, successful career woman Kate gets the chance via a magical Groupon to rekindle romance with the love of her life -- her high school boyfriend. But as she soon discovers, the 40% discount is there for a reason...

WINNER - Canton Film Fest - BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
WINNER - Atlanta Comedy Fest - BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER - Coronado Film Fest - SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: COMEDY WRITING
WINNER - Atlanta Comedy Fest - BEST ACTRESS
WINNER - Austin Comedy Fest - BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
WINNER - Atlanta Comedy Fest - BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
WINNER - Outstanding Comedy - SHORT. SWEET. FILM FEST
WINNER - BEST FILM - Mountain of Laughs
WINNER - BEST MUSIC - Mountain of Laughs
WINNER - BEST WRITING - Shärt International Comedy Film Festival
WINNER - BEST ROM COM - Shärt International Comedy Film Festival
WINNER - New York Comedy Short Fest
WINNER - BEST PRO-ACTION SHORT Artemis Film Fest
WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD - Canton First Friday
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - Media Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - Pittsburgh Shorts
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - Atlanta Comedy Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - INDY Shorts by Heartland Film Festival

Announcing more soon!!!!

  • Erin Brown Thomas
    Director
    Hotwire, Once Upon A Dream
  • Kelly Vrooman
    Writer
    The Chicka Show (on Sprout and NBC Kids)
  • Jane Hollon
    Producer
  • Kelly Vrooman
    Key Cast
    The Chicka Show (on Sprout and NBC Kids)
  • Dylan Riley Snyder
    Key Cast
    Kickin' It (Disney Channel)
  • Aaron Schwartz
    Key Cast
    The Mighty Ducks, Heavyweights, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, ...
  • Asher Grodman
    Key Cast
    The Train
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Magical Realism, Sci-fi, Romance, women, heightened reality, dancing, zane, funny, female driven
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 15, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Red Dragon
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Canton Film Festival
    Canton
    United States
    April 29, 2017
    BEST FICTION FILM
  • Cleveland International Film Festival (Oscar Qualifier)
    Cleveland, OH
    United States
    April 1, 2017
    World Premiere
  • Athens International Film + Video Festival (Oscar Qualifer)
    Athens
    United States
    April 5, 2017
  • Sci Fi London
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 30, 2017
    London Premiere
  • Media Film Festival
    Media
    United States
    April 7, 2017
  • Ploiesti International Film Festival
    Ploiesti
    Romania
    May 11, 2017
  • Emerge Microcinema
    Cleveland
    United States
    May 25, 2017
  • Palm Springs International Film Festival (Oscar Qualifier)
    Palm Springs
    United States
    June 21, 2017
    West Coast Premiere
  • LA Shorts Int. Film Festival (Oscar Qualifier)
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 10, 2017
    LA Premiere
  • Hollyshorts Film Festival (Oscar Qualifer)
    Hollywood
    United States
    August 14, 2017
    Hollywood Premiere
  • Crested Butte Film Festival
    Crested Butte
    United States
    September 27, 2017
    Colorado Premiere
  • Napa Valley Film Festival
    Napa
    United States
  • Bend Film Festival
    Bend, Oregon
    United States
  • Orlando Film Festival
    Orlando, Florida
  • Sidewalk Film Festival
    Brimingham, Alabama
  • Salute Your Shorts Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Providence
  • Funcinema

    Argentina
  • Acme Comedy Film Fest (2018)
  • Midwest Independent Film Festival
  • AM Egypt Film Fest

    Egypt
  • Pittsburgh Shorts
    Pittsburgh
    United States
    October 26, 2017
  • San Jose International Film Fest
    San Jose
    United States
  • Austin Comedy Fest
    Austin
    BEST ORIGINAL SONG
  • Williamsburg Film Fest
    Williamsburg
    United States
  • St. Louis Int. Film Fest
    St. Louis
  • WAMM
    Towson University
    Maryland Premiere
  • Atlanta Comedy Fest
    Atlanta
    BEST SHORT FILM, BEST ACTRESS, BEST ORIGINAL SONG
  • Artemis Film Festival
  • Sedona International Film Festival
    Sedona
    March 1, 2018
    Arizona Premiere
  • Pheonix Film Festival
    Pheonix
  • Short. Sweet. Film Fest
    Cleveland
  • Mammoth Film Festival
    Mammoth Lakes
    February 11, 2018
  • Dam Short Film Fest
    Boulder
    Nevada Premiere
  • Mountain of Laughs

    Tennessee Premiere
  • LA Cinefest
    Los Angeles
    NOMNIATED BEST SHORT FILM
  • Comedy Shorts Film Festival
  • New Filmmakers, NY
    NYC
  • Coronado Island Film Fest
    Coronado
    SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR COMEDY WRITING
  • Portland Comedy Festival
    Portland, OR
  • New York Short Comedy Film Fest
    NYC
  • INDY SHORTS at Heartland Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    Indiana Premiere
Director Biography - Erin Brown Thomas

Erin Brown Thomas is a neurodivergent, theology school dropout turned filmmaker. Over the past decade and a half, she’s directed in almost every genre, carving out a passion for helming sad/haunting comedies and dystopian thrillers. All of Erin’s professional pursuits are in service of her ultimate goal to helm premium cable / streaming television pilots.

As a director, Erin’s films and pilots have won awards at Oscar-qualifying festivals such as Hollyshorts and Cinequest, as well as top prize at Catalyst Story Institute. Dozens of other festivals have celebrated her work, including Austin Film Festival, Cleveland International, and Palm Springs ShortFest where she was selected as an Artist in Residence. Erin was also a 2020 finalist for Shondaland’s Women in Film Mentorship program through SeriesFest. Erin’s haunting aerial dance YouTube channel Versatile Assassins has ninety-five-thousand subscribers.

As a writer, Erin has developed a slate of features for her to helm. This work has advanced in dozens of contests and programs, including Ron Howard’s Imagine Impact, Sundance New Voices, Sundance Development Track, Scriptapolooza, ScreenCraft Comedy, Atlanta Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, BlueCat, and ISA Fast Track. Her feature “The Body of Chris” is trending on Coverfly’s Red List and is a semifinalist for The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship.

In Erin’s (not-so-distant) former life, she cut films for other talented filmmakers, including Emmy-winners Richard Shepard, Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner, and Elisabeth Moss.

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Director Statement

One of the narratives I see continually played out in popular culture is the praise and pursuit of an all-consuming love. “If you’re not feeling it anymore, it’s no longer love - maybe it was never even love to begin with.” This narrative has been so weaved into the fabric of our culture that it’s rarely ever challenged. I believe the singular pursuit of this false sort of love leads to the disillusionment and destruction of so many relationships. Even worse, it drives people into unhealthy attachments where the intoxicating rush of feeling “out of your league” displaces the ability to feel safe and be vulnerable. My film, Rekindled, explores the idea that the feelings of all-consuming love are the product of manipulation and control.