One Night in Hollywood
Director: Sheri Sussman
USA | English
2015 | 11min | Colour
International Premiere
Saturday, Nov 7 Club House, 1:30 PM
One Night in Hollywood is a satire about Hollywood where power is perpetually in play, and there is always someone higher up than you who holds your career in the palm of their hands. The two protagonists, Zak and Scottie, think they have found the perfect investor for their indie film, one who is willing to finance them and give them the coveted creative control that they want. However, when their investor makes a ‘different’ request, they must decide what is more important to them – their principles or their work. After years of trying to raise money for their film, what they must now do to see their project through, is kill a studio executive that has crossed their investor. Agreeing on what to do is not a problem for them, but agreeing on the ending of their script is. The film is a dark comedy about the lengths people will go to for what they think they want.
Sheri Sussman
Sheri Sussman is an award winning filmmaker, writer, and producer. She co-wrote MacArthur Park, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and also wrote and produced the short film Kismet. Sussman’s screenplay Hiding in Plain Sight took third place at the Cinequest Screenplay Competition in San Jose. Making her directorial debut with Call Back, a short that she wrote, directed, and produced, Sussman went on to edit another documentary, The Second Opinion, for Paramount Pictures. One Night in Hollywood is her latest short, which is also a teaser for a feature that she plans on making. “The short film is the same premise as the feature film but with a different plot,” says Sussman, “and shows the dark comedy/satirical tone of the feature One Week in Hollywood.”
Credits
Director: Sheri Sussman
Producers: Sheri Sussman, Markus Reymann
Cinematographer: Jeffrey Norvet
Editor: Augie Hess, J. Scott Harvey
Sound: Jennifer Ricciardi, Andrew Kantos
Music: Nicolas Neidhardt
Cast: Markus Reymann, Ian Buchanan, Rick Peters, Kyle Kaminsky
Festival Appearances & Awards
Skyway Film Festival 2015
Hollywood Shorts Season 18 2015