Read More: Watch: Alex Karpovsky is a Medical Method Actor for Dylan Baker in Acclaimed Short 'Actor Seeks Role' Billed as the first ever narrative film shot entirely using moonlight, "Refuge" is a short sci-fi thriller directed by Sam Shapson. Shapson shot it with 51,200 Iso, using Sony a7 cameras with Canon Cinema Prime lenses and Atomos Shogun 4K recorders. Obviously due to the incredibly low lighting, the images appear grainy, though it gives the film an attractive low-budget horror aesthetic and makes for some beautiful shots. The film itself deals with three biological researchers working on an off-world biosphere, though they find things are working in a bizarre way. First, the plants seem to be rapidly evolving and then it turns out some kind of alien parasite is infecting and controlling people, a la "The Thing" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." The tension grows, ending up in a standoff that,...
- 6/26/2015
- by Ethan Sapienza
- Indiewire
After premiering to acclaim on the festival circuit in April, Michael Tyburski's short "Actor Seeks Role" has made its online premiere. Read More: Rooftop Films Announces Short Films Lineup for the 2015 Summer Series Alex Karpovsky ("Girls") and Emmy nominee Dylan Baker ("The Good Wife") co-star in the 20-minute film about a method actor (Karpovsky) who catches the attention of a quirky medical instructor (Baker). Struggling to land traditional roles, the actor takes on a part-time gig performing symptoms of various illnesses for student doctors. Well-observed, bitingly funny and riddled with idiosyncracies, "Actor Seeks Role" has much to recommend, including its superb acting duo. Karpovsky ably ranges from melancholic to absurd, while Baker gives a performance of typical flair. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at its premiere at the Independent Film Festival Boston in April, and it has since been selected to screen at the Nantucket...
- 6/23/2015
- by David Canfield
- Indiewire
If you live in New York City, then you’re aware one of the best things about New York during the summer is Rooftops Films. They announced they’re upcoming slate of movies for the summer season. Check it out! Friday, May 29th On the Rooftops of Industry City, 220 36th Street, Sunset Park This is What We Mean by Short Films Opening Night! Rooftop launches our 19th year with spectacular short films about cinematic escapes. Films: All Your Favorite Shows! (Danny Madden); La Nuit Américaine d’Angélique (Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet & Joris Clerté); Actor Seeks Role (Michael Tyburski); Butter Ya’Self (Julian Petschek); The Land (Erin Davis); Lesley the Pony Has an A+ Day! [ Read More ]
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- 5/14/2015
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Read More: Krisha,' 'Tangerine,' 'The Wolfpack' and More Announced for Rooftop Films' 2015 Summer Series Rooftop Films has announced the short films lineup for its 19th Annual Summer Series, which includes over 100 shorts in over ten programs curated to compliment the theme and spirit of the non-profit organization. The 2015 series will kick off Friday, May 29 at Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn with "This Is What We Mean By Short Films," a selection of dynamic shorts showcasing some of the most innovative short films by independent filmmakers from around the world. Highlights include the New York premiere of David Sandberg's "Kung Fury," Rooftop Films alumni Michael Tyburski's "Actor Seeks Role," starring Alex Karpovsky, and Christian Larrave's mind-boggling "Lesley the Pony Has an A+ Day." Throughout the remainder of the summer, Rooftop Films will present a number of carefully curated short films directed by new...
- 5/11/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Rooftop Films, New York’s pre-eminent eventized screening series, has announced the first films from their 2015 Summer Series program. Set to open with a slew of shorts on May 29, including the excellent All Your Favorite Shows! and Actor Seeks Role from 25 New Faces Danny Madden and Michael Tyburski (respectively), the lineup includes festival favorites like The Wolfpack and Krisha, and some more relatively unseen titles like Bloomin’ Mud Shuffle, Spartacus & Cassandra, and Divine Location. Check out the films below and head to Rooftop’s Kickstarter to support the series in exchange for memberships. Friday, May 29, 2015 This is What We Mean by Short Films […]...
- 5/4/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Rooftop Films, New York’s pre-eminent eventized screening series, has announced the first films from their 2015 Summer Series program. Set to open with a slew of shorts on May 29, including the excellent All Your Favorite Shows! and Actor Seeks Role from 25 New Faces Danny Madden and Michael Tyburski (respectively), the lineup includes festival favorites like The Wolfpack and Krisha, and some more relatively unseen titles like Bloomin’ Mud Shuffle, Spartacus & Cassandra, and Divine Location. Check out the films below and head to Rooftop’s Kickstarter to support the series in exchange for memberships. Friday, May 29, 2015 This is What We Mean by Short Films […]...
- 5/4/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Writer/director/producer duo Michael Tyburski and Ben Nabors — 25 New Faces alums from 2013 — have a trailer for their new short film. Actor Seeks Role stars another alum — director/Girls regular Alex Karpovsky — as a struggling thespian who takes on a job as a medical actor, exhibiting symptoms he doesn’t possess for student doctors to test their diagnostic skills on. (Shades of Leslie Jamison’s essay on the topic.) The film hopes to launch online later this spring.
- 2/11/2015
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Writer/director/producer duo Michael Tyburski and Ben Nabors — 25 New Faces alums from 2013 — have a trailer for their new short film. Actor Seeks Role stars another alum — director/Girls regular Alex Karpovsky — as a struggling thespian who takes on a job as a medical actor, exhibiting symptoms he doesn’t possess for student doctors to test their diagnostic skills on. (Shades of Leslie Jamison’s essay on the topic.) The film hopes to launch online later this spring.
- 2/11/2015
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
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