THE WAGES OF SIN - Short Film (Chapman FTV 130)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6.23

After the death of his caretaker uncle, the quiet Adrian must pay for the funeral service on his own, forcing him to go back to making money the only way he knows how in an attempt to save his uncle’s soul.

Won Best Student Crime Short in the Indie Short Fest
Won the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Young Filmmaker in the Indie Short Fest
Official Selection & Semi-Finalist in the New York Cinematography Awards
Nominated for Best Writing in The Dance of Cinema Film Festival

Exercise #4 assignment for FTV 130 “Intro to Visual Storytelling”. The prompt was to produce a short film incorporating all visual storytelling concepts with a three-act structure.

Credits -

Written, Directed, & Edited by
BRANDON HILL

LOUIE KING as Adrian

SEAN SEDEY as Wesley

AVIS MURPHY as Funeral Director

ARNE CHRISTIANSEN as Thug 1

LIAM SHORE as Thug 2

Director of Photography
ZAYD EZZELDINE

1st Assistant Camera
CASSIE CHANG

2nd Assistant Camera
SAMUEL LYNCH

1st Assistant Director
MARLEY RANKIN

Gaffer
JOHNNY BERNARDIN

Boom Operator
LUKE D’AGNESE

Production Sound Mixer
TREVOR ROACH

Makeup & Stunts
JULIA CORNELL

Catering & Location Manager
BRIAN HILL

Special Thanks To
TOM PTASINSKI