Short Film · Crime · Drama
HELLO MA'AM
- directed by
- OWEN SCHWARTZBARD
- written & produced by
- HARRIS KAUFFMAN
- starring
- TYLER HOLMESCRISTAL BELLAMARTIN COOKDIANE WORMAN
- director of photography
- MIKE KOZLENKO
- production designer
- ASHLEY LANDAVAZO
- music by
- SYLVAIN KAUFFMAN
- edited by
- OWEN SCHWARTZBARD
- first assistant director
- ALEXIS ALLEN
- first assistant camera
- BROOKS BIRDSALL
- second assistant camera
- ANNE-MARIE HALOVANIC
- camcorder photography
- OWEN SCHWARTZBARD
- gaffer
- KEATON LOUDAMY
- key grip
- CHRIS OWINGS
- production sound mixer
- SIEGEN BRETZKE
- boom operators
- COREY MCMINNMATTHEW KLUCHIN
- vfx supervisor
- BRENT BOSWELL
- post-production sound & mx
- BRYAN KURODA
- colorist
- MIKE KOZLENKO
“An adolescent grifter, hoping to score some cash, invites himself into a home on a dare and has a surprising encounter with adulthood.”
- World Premiere: Austin Film Festival 2020
- Online Premiere — Director's Notes (2021)
- Featured on Booooooom TV
- Featured on the Director's Library
Owen Schwartzbard's Hello Ma'am mixes media to subvert the traditional symbolism of the American Dream.
A well-crafted short from director Owen Schwartzbard and writer/producer Harris Kauffman featuring a brilliant performance from lead actor Tyler Holmes. A young con artist has an encounter that shatters his understanding of life.
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