A short film written by Sharon Y. Cobb, directed by award-winner director Mahmoud Shoolizadeh and starring Paul Bathen and Ryan Michael Murray will be featured at many international film festivals in 2013 and 2014.
The Prisoner is short film about the pure and tender nature of humankind: “Sonny and Dub once shared a cell together. Now Sonny is a free man keeping his life as simple and carefree as possible. While Dub is on Death Row and sentenced to be executed in a matter of days, Sonny comes to visit Dub one more time. Dub has a last request – a dying request that hopes to entrust Sonny with his most precious possession.”
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Hollywood CineRocKom International Film Festival 2013
Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Won: Best Short Film
Won: Best Supporting Actor – Ryan Michael Murray
Nomination: Best Director – Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
Indie Fest USA 2013
Los Angeles, CA
Honorable Mention, Jury Award
Red Dirt International Film Festival 2013
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nomination: Best Lead Actor — Paul Bathen
Nomination: Best Supporting Actor – Ryan Michael Murray
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Montreal World Film Festival 2013
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Indie Fest USA 2013
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood CineRocKom International Film Festival 2013
Hollywood, CA
Vagrant International Film Festival 2013
Minsk, Belarus
Trinity International Film Festival 2013
Detroit, Michigan
Gwinnett International Film Festival 2013
Duluth, Georgia
Laughlin International Film Festival 2013
Laughlin, Nevada
Red Dirt International Film Festival 2013
Stillwater, Oklahoma
East Lansing International Film Festival 2013
East Lansing, Michigan
Cannes Independent Film Festival 2013
Cannes, France
Director and Editor: Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
Writer: Sharon Y. Cobb
Cast: Paul Bathen, Ryan Michael Murray, Scott J. Smith
Producer: Kim MurrayCinematographer: Peter Stahl
1st Assistant Director: Rozina Behrooz
Script Supervisor: Roohangize Shams
1st AC: Faith Bennett
Grip: Don Schaffer, Steven Shotola
Sound: David Peterson, Kurt Peterson
Lyrics, Vocalist: Karine pied Navabi