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(2005, comedy short, miniDV, 5 min.) Coney Island Film Festival Jeff's got issues. (Or does he?) Director: Garret Savage |
SHOOT THE FREAKWATCH A CLIP
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(2004, documentary, miniDV, 9 min.) Iowa City Documentary Film Festival Coney Island has always been known for its freaks. But there's a new game on the boardwalk and it surprises even the old-timers: It's called Shoot the Freak; a shooting gallery with a live human target! Running the operation is Anthony, a savvy and ambitious businessman and the creator of the game. The Freak is Manny, a young guy who makes money getting shot at so he can put his wife through school and raise his precious baby girl. Loco is the man on the mic, taunting beach-goers to put their money down and take their shots. Producers/Directors/Editors: Camera: |
4-CYLINDER 400"Outstanding... I was on the edge of my seat! Four stars!"  
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(2004, documentary, miniDV, 23 min.)
Independent Film Channel (in 2006) Jonathan LaFever’s Annual Barnyard Car Race has become a Bovina Center, NY (pop. 664) tradition, drawing an audience of hundreds on one Saturday every August. But the townspeople have come to see more than just an offbeat race--they're eager to witness the moment when one of the 25 competitors finally dethrones Jonathan, the race's four-time undefeated champion. 4-Cylinder 400 celebrates one small piece of what’s left of rural America. You've never seen racing like this before! Directors: Garret Savage, Harlo Bray, John Finn |
THREE GUYS AND BRENDA |
(March 15, 2004, one-act play, Atlantic Theater Company) Director: Garret Savage |
FOR FOOD |
(2003, comedy, digital video, 8min.)
Hamptons International Film Festival What happens when eight young, talented, but unemployed New Yorkers run out of options? Find out as a down-on-her-luck actress gets creative inspiration from a street beggar and sets off an absurd chain of hilarious money-making ventures. Cast: Billy MoDean, Jessie Hutcheson, Michael Cavaliere, John Dokes, John Carmichael, Jeremy Landman, Quincy Newton, Wendy Spero, Jay Riedl |
LYSISTRATA PROJECT |
(March 3, 2003, public reading, Union Square, NYC) One of over 1000 worldwide readings of "Lysistrata" on March 3, 2003 as a statement against war. A bawdy Greek comedy, Aristophanes' Lysistrata tells the story of woman from opposing states who unite to end a war by refusing to sleep with their men until they agree to lay down their swords. Powerless in their society, with too many of their sons and husbands being slaughtered in battle, the women take the only tactic available to them: a sex strike. With the participation of: Kathryn Alexander, Jaime Andrews, Claire Alpern, Atlantic Theater Company Acting School, Alexandra Brodsky, Suzanne Ceresko, Alex Clapes, Douglas Everett Davis, Jordana Davis, John Dokes, Michelle Fantaci, Lindsey Gates, Melanie Grizzel, Sarah Gurfield, Hair of the Dog Theater Company, Steve Howe, Jessie Hutcheson, Trevor Jones, Tara Kennedy, Daryl Lathon, Todd Lawson, John Leone, Tamara Lovatt Smith, Autumn Lucas, Mark McDaniels, Ronan Nagle, Nancy Noto, Eric Piasecki, Tyler Pierce, Roberta Pikser, Jay Riedl, Garret Savage, Clayton Dean Smith, Jessamyn Tabakin, Eve Udesky, Elena Wealty, Sean Williams, and Todd Woodard |
EVE OF THE TRIAL |
(2001, one-act play by Samm-Art Williams) A parody of a Chekhov short story, the play is set in Ma Lola's rooming house just outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in August 1919, on a hot, humid and sticky night. Director: Garret Savage |
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(1995, drama, 16mm, 23 min.) Winner of UCSB's Corwin Award for Best Short Film A young man tormented by disturbing memories of his mother and father uses photographs and home movies to help him make sense of his past. Director/Writer/Producer: Garret Savage |
