Trumped (2009 film)

Trumped is a 2009 American thriller short film written and directed by Michael Whitton and starring James James, Matt Kawczynski, and David Whitton. The film follows the spree of a three-man costumed gang bent on scaring people for fun.

Trumped
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Whitton
Produced byKellie Maltagliati
Written byMichael Whitton
StarringJames James
Matt Kawczynski
David Whitton
Music byMichael Whitton
CinematographySean Daly
Edited byMichael Whitton
Production
company
ON3 Films
Ask Around Productions
Distributed by3 Walls Entertainment
Release date
  • September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

The film is focused around a demented scare game that the desensitized players: Greg (James), Anthony (Kawczynski), and Tommy (Whitton) think is harmless and the random victims believe is real; but when an accident blurs the two, the players are forced to face a consequence that trumps all the rest.

Cast

(in order of appearance)

  • James James as Greg (Blue), a thrill-seeker
  • David Whitton as Tommy (Red), Greg's roommate
  • Matt Kawczynski as Anthony (Green), Greg's friend by default
  • Tamara Gschaider as Mia, young attack victim
  • Kathy Corrigan as Ima, old attack victim
  • Larry Whitton as Gentleman, Ima's husband
  • Jaime Whitton as Girl, a potential attack victim
  • Rodney Amieva as Dude, Girl's friend
  • Ray Chavez, Jr. as Mello, a hoodie gangster
  • Rene Arreola as Once, a hoodie gangster
  • David Fernandez as Keso, a hoodie gangster

Production

Trumped was shot in Super 16mm on location in Los Angeles, California.

Accolades
  • Winner BEST DRAMA at the 2010 Ivy Film Festival[1]
  • Winner BEST SHORT at the 2010 FirstGlance Short Online Contest[2]
  • Winner PREMIERE at the FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia TwentyTen (Shorts Too)[3][4]
  • SEMI-FINALIST at the 2011 Action/Cut Short Film Competition[5]
  • Shortlisted at 2010 Visionfest[6] and the 2011 Independents' Film Festival.[7]
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See also
  • Aestheticisation of violence
  • Adrenaline junkie
  • Hooliganism

References
  1. "Ivyfilmfestival.com". ivyfilmfestival.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2012-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia TwentyTen Announces Official Selections for Annual Event".
  5. "Action/Cut Short Film Competition - 2011 Finalists & Semi-Finalists". www.actioncut.com.
  6. "Domani Vision Film Society :: film festival :: films :: 2010". www.visionfest.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  7. http://tbae.net/2011-films%5B%5D
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