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Funnel Cake
Project type
Short Film
Date
May 2024
Location
Daytona Beach, FL
Trailer
Role
Director, Writer, Sound Mixer, Composer
Festivals
Independent Short Awards - Gold Award for Best Student Female Director
Future Leaders Opening Worlds Festival - Best Student Short Film & Best Actress (Ari Belleville) Award
Lois Weber Film Festival - Spirit Award
Avalonia Festival of Short Films - Best Florida Drama Award
Follywood Film Festival - Best Short Film SciFi
Orlando International Film Festival - Honorable Mention Award
Pensacon Short Film Festival - Selected
St. Auggie Short Film Festival - Selected
Global Short Film Awards - Selected
Northwood Film Festival - Selected
Massachusetts International Film Festival - Selected
Bedford International Film Festival - Honorable Mention
Nassau Film Festival - Honorable Mention
Logline: A misfit little girl, eager to escape her chaotic family, receives a magical ring that makes everyone disappear. “Funnel Cake” is a family drama that takes a fantastical turn when Janie encounters a whimsical vendor at a flea market and makes her wish.
Family Drama, 15 min., Digital 6K
Filmed around Daytona Beach, Port Orange, and New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The six-person cast were local actors from across Florida. Filmed on RED Komodo 6k, with a crew of 6 Pratt Students in Daytona Beach, Florida. Practical Effects and After Effects utilized to create a magical aspect of a little girl's wish.
Crew:
Writer, Director: Julia Messick
Producers: Amouri Edwards and Kayla Jones
Director of Photography: Kaci Peterson
Assistant Camera: Adriene Klein and Scotty Messick
Gaffer: Liam Esposito
Sound Recordist: Alex Brinkman
SFX/Editing and Score: Amouri Edwards
Cast:
Ari Belleville as Janie
Elijah Temple as Danny
Angel Allen as the Vendor
Max Deason as Landon
Garret Holland as Austin
Krystalyn Drown as Mom
