Croton Falls (2009)

Two hikers discover a dead body in the woods, soon realizing the dead person is a relation to one of the hikers, a debate on ethics ensues and the question is whether or not they'll do the right thing by turning the body in to the proper authorities.

Directors:

Jan Major, Eric Norcross

Writer:

Jan Major

Stars:

Robert Youngren, Roxy Haji, Jan Major

Cast

Cast overview:
Robert Youngren	...	Jake
Roxy Haji	...	Lizzie
Jan Major	...	Attorney Lawrence
Eric Norcross	...	Lawyer's Assistant
Gio	...	Bomber
Luigi Palermo	...	Jake's Brother

Storyline

Jake and Lizzie are hiking in the woods near the Croton Reservoir, Lizzie stumbles over a dead body. Soon Jake realizes that the body is that of his brother, from whom he is set to inherit a dozen cats. Immediately an ethics debate ensues and the two find themselves arguing about whether or not to turn the body over to the proper authorities, walk away, or bury it someplace safe.

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Plot Keywords:

cat | reservoir | kitten

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Taglines:

Karma's a Bitch... and She's Coming for You!

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Carmel, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norcross Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot in less than 2 hours on January 19th, 2009 and released on YouTube on the 20th (the next day), the day of President Obama's Inauguration.

User Reviews

An Expample of Innovative and Fun Movie Making

This is what an indie-film should be: Fun, Cheap and in the end enjoyable to watch. It's no big budget Dark Knight or Spider Man, but this thing has class. I watched it when it first appeared on YouTube and then found out later it was part of the director's video blog series "Indie-Filmmaking 101" and then went back to watch those episodes.

The purpose of this film, he says, was to show filmmakers just starting out that you don't need to invest in the fancy equipment. If you know what you're doing then you can execute something fun and professional with consumer grade equipment. And that he did.

I'll be keeping an eye on Eric Norcross' IMDb listing as I expect to see a lot more from this director.

:Peace Tim