Leo Amsel is a man haunted by a decision he made while serving as a young soldier in France during World War Two. Many years later, he is offered an opportunity to atone.
"A Way Back" was selected to accompany the Canadian Premiere of Oliver Hirschbiegel's (Downfall) new feature film "13 Minutes" as the film's supporting short at the 2017 Willson Oakville International Film Festival in Ontario, Canada.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT / TECHNICAL NOTES
Challenged with a zero budget, the film was shot using an iphone 5 and Go Pro Hero Black 4. All post production was achieved using Final Cut X on a Laptop. My primary objective with this project was to illustrate the inner conflict of a man torn between both remorse and the inability to accept the finality of his past actions. I am a big fan of classic black and white films from the 1950s and 1960s such as Rashomon, Lord of the Flies, Psycho and The Seventh Seal and drew on the cinematic style from this genre as a means to present a voice from the past, offering the film’s audience the impression they are perhaps watching a piece of work from a time capsule, long lost and revealed years later.
AWARDS
Jury's Choice Award (First Place) - 36th Black Maria International Film Festival (2017)
Winner Best Short Film - 17th Melbourne Underground Film Festival (2016)
Winner Gold Remi Award - 50th Worldfest Houston (2017)
Winner Award Of Excellence for Leading Actor (Alan King) - Indiefest Film Awards (2017)
Winner Award Of Merit for Experimental Filmmaking - Indiefest Film Awards (2017)
Runner Up - Best Dialogue in a Short Film - 13th Action On Film International Film Festival (2017)
SELECTED FESTIVALS
70th Festival de Cannes / Short Film Corner 2017
36th Black Maria International Film Festival & National Tour 2017
39th Uncipar International Short Film Festival 2017
50th Worldfest Houston International Film Festival 2017
17th Ficica Internacional De Cortmetrajes Cine A La Calle 2017
4th Wilson Oakville International Film Festival 2017
17th Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2016
2nd Aqua International Film Festival 2017
8th Salon Internacional de la Luz 2017
4th Short Cup World Film Festival 2017
4th Sydney World Film Festival 2017
5th Super 9 Mobile Film Festival 2017
1st Frostbite International Film Festival 2017
13th Action On Film International Film Festival 2017
REVIEWS
UK Film Review (Chris Olsen Full Review) Link - ukfilmreview.co.uk/#!A-Way-Back-short-film/cu0l/56be3a010cf264ac132b9a83
IMDB
imdb.com/title/tt5537152/
Year - 2016
Production Country - Australia
Running Time - 14 Min 57 sec
Language - English & German (with English subtitles)
Black & White
Production Company - White Cube Picture Lab
Director / Writer / Editor / Sound Design - Alan King
DOP - Shannon Dorsey & Alan King
Executive Producer - Angela Ling
Producer - Alan King
Composer - Erick McNerney
Starring - Dino Marnika, Alan King & Paul King
Director Biography - Alan King
A professional actor and fine art graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts, filmmaking represents the ideal opportunity for Alan, to amalgamate the two disciplines. An advocate that creativity is frequently born from constraint, Alan often shoots guerilla style on a micro budget, relishing the challenge of communicating a story within these parameters.
White Cube Picture Lab Website -
whitecubepicturelab.com
White Cube Picture lab Facebook -
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Alan King IMdB
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Contact - Alan King
email - alanwking@hotmail.com
mob - 0414 725 110 (area code +61)
