Chicxulub (2006)

Director:

Malona P. Voigt

Writers:

T. Coraghessan Boyle (short story)
Malona P. Voigt (writer)

Genre:

Short | Drama

Tagline:

Flip a coin ten times, it may turn up heads ten times in a row - or never at all.

Plot:

65 Million years ago, a meteor collided with earth and erased seventy-five percent of all living species. Tonight, Ted and Maureen Biehn receive a phone call that their daughter has been hit by a car. Two tragedies begin to intertwine and the Biehn's life is about to change forever.

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Joel Swetow	...	Ted Biehn
Susan Tierney	...	Maureen Biehn
Dale Raoul	...	Old Nurse
Christopher Hoffman	...	Doctor
Christina j Chang	...	Nurse
Caroline Sharp	...	Kristi Cherwin
Stephanie Drake	...	Madeline Biehn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Teresa Berkin	...	ER Patient
Kenneth Mark Bhan	...	Movie Patron
Alexandra K. Browne	...	Movie Patron
Evette Cord	...	Movie Patron
Annabel Cordova	...	Cop #1
Melanie Cruz	...	Movie Patron
Andy Deal	...	Hospital Nurse
Daniel Doble	...	Doctor
Tyra Suzette Donatto	...	Movie Patron
Jim R. Felton	...	Movie Patron
Geoffrey Gould	...	Theatre patron
Dean Harada	...	Car Driver
Dan Holmes	...	Hospital Patient
Dava Hulsey	...	Doctor
Ashley Klein	...	Movie Patron
Veronika Kortendiek	...	Movie Patron
Jonny Lewis	...	Cop #2
Seth Garrett Lewis	...	Movie Patron
Nick Mathis	...	Movie Patron
Melody Mayer	...	Car Driver
Kimberly Miller	...	Car Driver
Cathiana Pena	...	Car Driver
Noah Ramsey-Smith	...	Hospital Patient
Phil Ramuno	...	Running Man
Steve Sabo	...	Movie Patron
Alex Schemmer	...	Car Driver
Sarah Shaheen	...	Hospital Nurse
Danielle Sirois	...	Hospital Patient
Melodee Spevack	...	Driver
Kim Swennen	...	Hospital Nurse
Chris Toma	...	Movie Patron (as Christopher S. Toma)
Charles Trebino	...	EMT
Natalie Victoria	...	Movie Patron
Tony Whitmore	...	Ambulance Driver

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Live every day like it's your last, because the next Chicxulub could hit...

I saw this film at the Tribeca Film Festival a while back and was absolutely floored by it. The energy and visceral quality the filmmaker brought to screen was breathtaking. The director took a risk making the choice to shoot 2.35 hand-held, and it absolutely pays off.

The film is based on a short story by T.C. Boyle. It juxtaposes a meteor event that happened 65 million years ago to a father and mother getting a call that their daughter has been in a car accident.

After seeing the film I looked it up and read it. I have to say this is one of the best adaptations I have ever seen of a short story into a short film. A lot of the devastating brush strokes T.C. Boyle is so deft at creating are brought out beautifully in this film.

I wish it was online somewhere, I'd love to see it again.

The performances are incredible too.