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Watch THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS – A short crime thriller by local filmmaking team
Local filmmaking team Sweet Nightmares is an innovative group of filmmakers dwelling in surreal environments where nothing is as it seems. With a rusty shovel, the team revels in digging into dreamlike lands & pulling ideas for films & music videos. They have dreamt psychological thrillers, psychedelic trips, romances, crime dramas & are now working on a deep sea nautical affair of misfortune.
They welcome you to Gotham City, a world cursed with suppliers of disorder. Sanity is on the line when street outcast Joe Chill becomes victim of the city’s crumbling descent into a nightmare of crime. Set in a textured, decaying metropolis where bad decisions rule the night, The Man in the Shadows is a film noir tale probing the life of one seemingly ordinary man and the worst decision of his life: murder.
This is their latest film, THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS.
Written + directed by Polaris Castillo
http://www.polariscastillo.com
Starring Darren Gann, Gabriel Di Chiara, Chris Ingram, Tom Patrick, Susan Papa, Jesse Willhite, Art Aguayo, Phil Castro & Brandon Hillock.A film by Sweet Nightmares
http://www.sweetnightmaresfilms.com
Produced by Marielle Membreno & Dan Marcus
Cinematography by Pascal Combes-Knoke
Music by Joelian Sanchez
Sound Design by Samantha Blanchard
Visual Effects by Antonio R. Lyons
Assistant Director Matt LandsmanBased in Gotham City with characters published by DC Comics.
This film is made purely from our love of cinema and Batman. Our wish is to present a fresh, original story for audiences to enjoy, Bat-fan or not. We believe Joe Chill deserves his own voice. In exploring Gotham City, we challenge ourselves as filmmakers. No profits have been made from this project. This film has been independently funded thanks to supporters, friends, and family. We hope you enjoy our tale, we welcome you to watch our other work. Sweet Nightmares loves you.
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Sweet Nightmares Presents: An Evening of Short Films
Local filmmaking team Sweet Nightmares showcases their body of work created within the 2013 year in a special free screening event taking place at The Epic Lounge Sunday, January 26th starting at 6pm.
The evening features a trio of short films spanning from dark, psychological territory to psycho-sexual thriller & whimsical romance. The innovative filmmakers mold various genres with a heavy hand in shoe-string budget creative craftsmanship.
The films include WINDMILL, EFFUSION & their latest efforts, LOVELAND.
Coming to you in conjunction with our monthly Movie Club, the event features props from the films, posters, merchandise, raffles, prizes & eye candy galore.
Meet the team in person, interact with the cast members & experience succulent cinema.
Check out the event page here.
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Downey Arts Coalition Meeting Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013
The DAC monthly meeting will be held at the Downey Civic Theatre on Saturday, February 23, 2013. Meet in the “Green Room” at noon.
All are welcome to participate and discuss the opportunities for promoting the arts.
Visual arts, theatre, poetry, music, film, etc.
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An Arts Renaissance in Downey
Welcome to the Downey Arts Coalition.
We believe the arts are the cornerstone of community. Theatre, music, film, the visual arts– they bring us together to experience our culture and humanity. As residents of Downey and the surrounding area, we believe that there is a void that needs to be filled. Our purpose is to bring new arts and cultural events and opportunities to our city, and become known in the surrounding area for our dedication to the arts. We will look closely at the spaces provided for the public to interact with the arts, for example: the Downey Civic Theatre, the Downey Art Museum (currently closed), the Barbara Riley Community Center, remodeled theaters at our public high schools, and the proposed redevelopment of the shut-down Avenue Theatre. We’re also looking to partner with businesses in the downtown area to present arts events in their space, which bring exposure and business, and also benefit the community.
DAC's event "Art on the Vine", August 6th at Mari's Wine Bar If you are an artist, performer, producer, filmmaker, writer, director, musician– or just love the arts and want to help, we want to hear from you. We will soon be organizing meetings to get together and discuss our vision and how best to organize our efforts.
Add your personal vision for the arts in Downey to the comments below, or use the contact form on the home page to give us your information so that we can keep you involved.
