Houston, We Have a Crush
Dir. Omer Ben Shachar
Screening
November 7th
06:00 (Crash Out Short Block)
Vidiots
Synopsis
After finding a phone accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush that tests his hold on reality.
Sinopsis
Tras encontrar el celular de un astronauta olvidado por accidente, un solitario alienígena se enamora obsesivamente al grado de poner a prueba su percepción de la realidad.
Cast:
Sam Humphrey, Ben Rigby
Screenplay:
Omer Ben Shachar, Jen Kim
Producers:
Jason Eisner, Bara Kim
Cinematography:
Kai Krause
Production Designer:
Doriane Desfaugeres
Editing:
Omer Ben Shachar
Music / Socore:
Claudio Olachea
Sound:
Nathan Ruyle
Director's Bio
Omer Ben-Shachar is an award-winning writer/director. His short Tree #3 won a Student Academy Award, an Urbanworld’s Best Young Creator Award, and a Palm Springs’ Audience Award, among others. His recent film Single Residence Occupancy won first place at Imagine Entertainment & Adobe ShortFest and Atlanta Film Festival’s Academy Award-Qualifying Jury Award. An AFI Conservatory graduate, Omer participated in Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab and Project Involve, Warner Bros. Omer also directed music videos featured in Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Nowness, earning multiple Vimeo Staff Picks, a Webby Award, and a Cannes Lions Young Directors Award nomination.
Omer Ben-Schachar es un escritor y director galardonado. Su cortometraje Tree #3 ganó un Student Academy Award, el premio a Mejor Joven Creador en Urbanworld y el Premio del Público en Palm Springs, entre otros. Su reciente filme Single Residence Occupancy obtuvo el primer lugar en Imagine Entertainment & Adobe ShortFest y el Jury Award del Festival de Cine de Atlanta, calificador para los Premios de la Academia. Egresado del AFI Conservatory, Omer participó en el Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab and Project Involve, organizado por Warner Bros. También ha dirigido videos musicales destacados en Rolling Stone, Billboard y Nowness, obteniendo múltiples selecciones de Vimeo Staff Picks, un Webby Award y una nominación al Young Directors Award de Cannes Lions.
