The Call short film screening on Saturday 28 Jan 2017 at 3pm at iChill Theater Cafe
Shaken by her past, Kris Sanchez is met with a call on her first day at work as a 911 dispatcher where she must choose to heal her wounds in pursuance of seeking help for the young caller.
Director Biography
Josh Ortiz is an award-winning Filipino-American filmmaker from San Francisco, California who now resides in Orlando, Florida. He has produced videos for star athlete and actor Shaquille O’Neal, Celebrity Chef Buddy Valastro aka The Cake Boss, as well as international companies such as Booking.com. In 2014, Ortiz submitted his short film Listen to Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s HBO TV Show Project Greenlight and was awarded Most Unique Short Film, standing out against thousands of entries from across the nation. Listen went on to screen at multiple high school assemblies and film festivals. Ortiz has been featured on NBC News, Yahoo, Orlando Weekly, The Daily Dot, Rappler and several other international news outlets (click text for articles). In 2015, His film Wake Up won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography at the Orlando 48 Hour Film Project. Out of 4,500 entries, Wake Up was chosen as 1 of the 12 international short films to screen at the 2016 Festival De Cannes. Ortiz is currently working on a primetime TV Show for the History Channel.
Credits
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Joshua OrtizDirectorWake Up (48 Hour Cannes Selection)
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Joshua OrtizWriter
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Valeri WallaceProducer
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Alea FigueroaKey Cast
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Todd BrunoKey Cast
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Ashlyn Jade LopezKey Cast
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Brendan RogersDirector of Photography
Specifications
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Film Type:Short
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Runtime:8 minutes 19 seconds
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Completion Date:January 1, 2017
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Production Budget:10,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Film Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED & C300 Mark II
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
Project Links
Screening
SATURDAY 28 January 2017 at 3PM screening at iChill Manila International Film Festival
Festival director:ย Kuya Manzano
1125 Dos Castillas st Sampaloc Manila
(Near UST hospital, behind McDo Lacson)