“Repo” By Aaron Rovner

Michael repossesses cars on the streets of Los Angeles. He’s young and he thinks he has nothing to lose, but will this next repo be just another paycheck, or will the high-risk nature of his job and his lifestyle finally catch up with him?

The short film IN MEDIAS RUSH is an experimental cinematic journey into the depths of a manic mind. A poetic retro-sci-fi narrative unfolded in a string of unsettling tableaus that encapsulates the male protagonist’s ambiguous feelings about his birthday. While balancing between realities in his silent struggle with severe mental illness, we plunge into the film at a neatly orchestrated birthday party. The protagonist is accompanied by his girlfriend, and they are drinking cocoa on the couch in their mutual home. The setting breathes pure perfection, but through the voice over we sense that another reality is soon to be revealed. With one foot on the accelerator, he is heading towards the edge. The thematic focal point of IN MEDIAS RUSH is mental health problems among young adults, and the social/personal consequences related to the existing taboo on the subject. The film wishes to formulate an honest cinematic space in which words, sound, and image artistically interprets and articulates some of the perspectives related to especially bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. IN MEDIAS RUSH was nominated in the category 'Best Danish Short Film' at Copenhagen Short Film Festival in 2020. Original title: IN MEDIAS RÆS Directed by: Esben Persson -------------------- DK: IN MEDIAS RÆS IN MEDIAS RÆS er en filmisk rejse ind i dybderne af et manisk sind. En ung mand fejrer sin fødselsdag, mens hans tanker tordner afsted. Med en uvillig fod på speederen har han kurs mod kanten. FR: IN MEDIA RES IN MEDIA RES est un voyage dans les profondeurs d’un esprit maniaque. Un jeune homme fête son anniversaire tandis que ses pensées se multiplient. Malgré lui, il se dirige vers un point de non-retour. -------------------- Cast: Peter Alexander Bach & Amanda Overby Drew Director // Script writer // Set designer // Costume designer // Editor // Speaker: Esben Persson Photographer // Editor: Lasse Mølsted Producer: Latifa Lykke Ben Mabrouk Assistant producer: Cecilie Creutsberg Music composer: Martin Bejder Sound designer: Mads Hye Chief Lighting Technician: Rasmus Bruun Liboriussen VFX: Jonas Fonnesbæk Lodahl Colorist: Kristopher Paterson Graphic designer: Jakob Toft Kristensen -------------------- Shot on RED Monstro 8K with Lomo Squarefront Anamorphics.

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Credits

Written and Directed by Aaron Rovner

Staring:
David Rysdahl as Michael

Produced by Jason Michael Berman & Edward Benda

Eugene: Ken Narasaki
Little Boy: Ryder Gardner

Director of Photography: Xander Herman
Production Designer: Monique Thomas
Costume Designer: Aoife Baker

Music Composer: Nuno Malo

Casting Director: Kate Geller

Additional Cast: Katie Peabody
Unit Production Manager: Edd Benda
First Assistant Director: Stephen Helstad
Production Coordinator: Jon Shigematsu
1st Assistant Camera: Octavio Estrada
1st Assistant Camera: Jinuk Lee
2nd Assistant Camera: Chris Baxter
2nd Assistant Camera: Sydney Ray
Makeup Department Head: Ieva Radina
Gaffer: Justin Gum
Swing: Vivian Tse
Sound Recordist: Joseph Agredano
Production Assistant: Annie Bubinski
Production Assistant: Peter Schans
Location Scout: Marcela De Luna
Editor/VFX Artist/Colorist: Aaron Rovner
Sound Designer/Mixer: Zack Howard

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