When down on his luck American spy Tom Ryder comes face to face with the world's greatest mercenary in 1975 Moscow he decides to take matters into his own hands... But she has other plans.
The year is 1975, and Tom Ryder has made too many mistakes. This American spy is given one last chance in Moscow to prove his worth to the agency when Boss reluctantly assigns him a mission of the utmost importance. He must complete a routine exchange with a known enemy operative... But she is The Red Mantis, the world's greatest mercenary, and she has plans of her own. Agent Ryder stands before duty and redemption. Both are opportune. Both are necessary. He can only choose one.
Writer/Director/Editor: Michael E. Ravich
Producers: Michael E. Ravich, Victor Solis
Film Type: Short
Genre: Neo-Noir, Dark-Comedy, Spy-Thriller, Drama
Filming Location: California, USA (Torrance, Lawndale, El Segundo, Los Angeles)
Completion Date: November 2014
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Original Title: The Dangle
Language: English
Total Runtime: 19’40
Shooting Format: Digital
Cameras: Panasonic GH4
Exhibition Format: DCP (NTSC), 5.1 Audio
Exhibition Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.39:1)
Color: Color
2015 Dances With Films
2015 Festival South Film Expo
2015 Albuquerque Film & Music Experience
2015 Lighthouse International Film Festival
2015 California International Shorts Festival
2015 Gwinnett Center International Film Festival
2015 Snake Alley Festival of Film
2015 Action On Film International Film Festival
2015 California Independent Film Festival
2015 The Boonies International Film Festival
2015 Cincinnati Film Festival
2015 Portsmouth International Film Festival
2015 Louisville's International Festival of Film
2015 Harlem International Film Festival
2015 Twin Rivers Media Festival
2015 San Pedro International Film Festival
2015 International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts
2015 Monarch Film Festival
2015 Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival
2015 Malibu International Film Festival
2016 Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival
2016 Pasadena International Film Festival
BEST SHORT FILM - 2015 California Independent Film Festival
TOP TEN BEST SHORTS - 2015 Harlem International Film Festival
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SHORT - 2015 Portsmouth International Film Festival
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR - 2015 Malibu International Film Festiva
James Liebman - Tom Ryder
Michael Keeley - Boss
Shannon Lee Clair - Oksana
Gene Avakyan - McDire
Vincent Giovanni - Vincent
Peter Altschuler - Dmitry
Teisa Sekona - Woman
Bill Welden - MI6
T.J. Marchbank - MI6
Daron Jennings - MI6
Joseph O'Malley - MI6
Gina Lohman - Waitress
WRITTEN, DIRECTED, AND EDITED BY - Michael E. Ravich
PRODUCED BY - Michael E. Ravich, Victor Solis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Jack Alexander
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Emily Peters
COSTUME DESIGNER - Meghan Anderson
MUSIC BY - Joachim Horsley
SOUND DESIGNER - Ugo Derouard
CASTING CONSULTANT - Jesse Lafferty
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER - Nicky Hoertkorn
COSTUMER - Desi Aguilar
HAIR & MAKEUP ARTIST - Carmen Castro
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR - Hannah Hogan
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA - Ioana Vasile, Freddy Fernandez
SOUND MIXER - Max Nikoff
KEY GRIP - Steve Rojas
GAFFERS - Emanuel Negrila, Eric Nystrom, Logan Wade, Rebecca Carpenter
ORCHESTRATION BY - Joachim Horsley
ADDITIONAL ORCHESTRATION BY - Amie Doherty
RE-RECORDING MIXERS - Ugo Derouard, Andrew Spence
DIALOGUE EDITOR & ADR - Ugo Derouard
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION BY - Ugosound Studios
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - Audrey Nichols
ART DIRECTOR - Akiko Thomas
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS - Adam Thomas, Michelle Stumpf, Antonio Garcia, Evan Pugh, Khadijah Senegal, Josef Franden
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER - Gene Avakyan
BACKGROUND VOICES BY - Julia Kay, Mariana Novak, Gene Avakyan, Michael Ayzenberg
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