Siren (2005)

Director:

Andrew Mandapat

Writer:

Andrew Mandapat (writer)

Genre:

Short | Crime

Tagline:

Three People. Three Agendas. One Outcome

Plot:

NED and his mistress CHARLIE steal from a bank. For the couple, the next step to paradise is to kill his unsuspecting wife SONORA. What ensues is a triple cross revealing a trail of greed, betrayal and murder.

Plot Keywords:

Noir | Adultery | Murder | Crime | Independent Film

Cast

Gregory Pedemonte	...	Ned
Sarah Korda	...	Charlie
Stephanie Lytle	...	Sonora
John Mercer	...	Kanesworth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John A. Mercer	...	Kanesworth

Directed by
Andrew Mandapat

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrew Mandapat		writer

Produced by
Chris Lieber	....	producer
Debra Mitchell	....	producer
Gary Pinyan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jerry Wilhoit

Cinematography by
Jennifer Derbin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Chris Lieber

Set Decoration by
Carlos Zuniga

Makeup Department
Antoinette Yoka	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Greiner	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Scott Koué	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Debra Mitchell	....	digital effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Anthony	....	grip
Michael Best	....	gaffer
Yanju Desalu	....	assistant camera
Darrell M. Lee	....	grip
Jody Yvette Wirt	....	camera operator

Other crew
Ken Frazer	....	production assistant
Bacilia Macias	....	production assistant
Perry Yee	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Baja Posse Movies LLC

Runtime:

USA:18 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Crockett, California, USA

Company:

Baja Posse Movies LLC

Perfect Film Noir

"Siren", a movie directed and written by Andrew Mandapat and produced by Chris Lieber, Debra Mitchell, and Gary Pinyan, has the dynamics and the potential to become a feature length film. This short film is a perfect example of a film noir. The theme and the story line goes hand in hand. It has suspense, comedy, and action at the same time. It teaches one not to trust seedy and manipulative people. This is a well casted film with good actors (4 in all). I believe the black/white concept was used perfectly. Smooth, encompassing, mind-boggling, and most of all, entertaining. Andrew succeeded in making the story compelling, dark, and comprehensible to the viewers. The main actor, Ned (played by Gregory Pedemonte), is also the narrator. According to the film's director, "the themes of deception, greed, lust, and existential nihilism in those film noir classics informed every frame of this film. The challenge of telling a sufficiently dark, twisted noir plot within the conventions of a short movie was a dare that both the cast and production crew of this project could not resist." I couldn't have agreed more. A short-film that is a must see.