''Reformation'' is a 2015 melodramatic
neo-noir
Neo-noir is a film genre that adapts the visual style and themes of 1940s and 1950s American film noir for contemporary audiences, often with more graphic depictions of violence and sexuality. During the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the term ...
short film. The film was directed by Hoyon Jung, and stars Ty Trumbo, Ida Nilsen, Kevin Keller and VaLynn Rain.
It held its world premiere on 11 April 2015 at the Tiburon International Film Festival. It has been accepted in various film festivals, including
Wizard World
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The company that became Wizard Entertainment began in 1991 as Wizard Press, the publisher of the monthly magazine ''Wi ...
Comic Con's Con Film Festival: Philadelphia and Sacramento and
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. The film was released online on January 10, 2015.
Cast
*Ty Trumbo as Bryan
*Ida Nilsen as Rachel
*Kevin Keller as Marcus
*VaLynn Rain as Katy
*Danny Hansen as Richard
*Morgan Galavan as Ice Cream Girl
*Beau Berglund as Male Detective
*Tasha Danvers as Female Detective
*Alexa Blanks as Secretary
*Joshua Dawson as Kenny
Accolades
*Winner - Best Thriller - Topshorts Online Film Festival 2016
*Winner - Best Screenplay - #TOFF The Online Film Festival 2015
*Winner - Award of Merit Special Mention: Film Short - Best Shorts Competition 2015
*Official Selection - Tiburon International Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection - Con Film Festival: Philadelphia 2015/ Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia
*Official Selection - Con Film Festival: Sacramento 2015/ Wizard World Comic Con Sacramento
*Official Selection - San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection - Eureka Springs Indie Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection - Los Angeles CineFest 2015
*Official Selection - Village of Brewster Film Festival 2015
*Official Selection - #TOFF - The Online Film Festival 2015
Notes
''Reformation'' was shot in HD with
Sony α7
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Succeeding the EOS 5D Mark II, the Mark III was announced on 2 March 2012. This date coincided with the 25th an ...]
rigged on
DJI Ronin.
Locations
''Reformation'' was shot in various locations of
Los Angeles County
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(Los Angeles, Westminster, Anaheim, Culver City, Santa Monica) and the city of
San Francisco
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.
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, tt4017024
American independent films
American drama short films
2015 drama films
2015 short films
Films shot in Los Angeles
Films shot in San Francisco
2015 films
2015 independent films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
English-language drama short films
English-language independent films