"Stay true to your own voice. Let your own voice ring out. And don't let anybody fiddle with it." - David Lynch
Award-winning filmmaker ANTHONY SPADACCINI
Film is my voice. It's my vision. My style of filmmaking depicts the world as seen through my eyes, through the use of experimental visual storytelling (a.k.a. "True Cinema").
My passion resides in true independent cinema, which allows creative freedom without boundaries or censorship.
My films have played in festivals in the U.S. and Canada. I have worked in a variety of genres, including drama, comedy, horror, and experimental. Feature length films. Short films. Music videos. I have also acted in features, shorts, and music videos.
It's important to remain diverse in choosing which stories to tell and which roles to play. Every single production is a learning experience and I value each one I've been involved in.
If you are interested in learning more about me or my films, scroll down below to the Q&A, links, trailers, and clips which will shed further light on my work.
Also, feel free to visit FleetStreetFilms.com or BPAStoreOnline.com for further info or to purchase one of my films on DVD.
All the best,
Anthony Spadaccini
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Anthony Spadaccini @ IMDb (The Internet Movie Database)
Anthony Spadaccini @ Tribe Hollywood
Anthony Spadaccini @ IndieClub
Fleet Street Films @ MySpace
The "Unstable" Official Movie Website
Click Here To View The WEBSHOTS Page of Anthony E. Spadaccini
Click Here To View Publicity Stills From Various FLEET STREET FILMS Productions
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Q&A
Q: Do you check your own MySpace?
A: Yes. And if you send me a message, I will respond.
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Q: How can I order one of your films?
A: You may order them directly from BPAStoreOnline.com.
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Q: Which films are available to purchase?
A: Some of my films can be purchased at BPAStoreOnline.com. AFTERMATH, UNSTABLE, and HATRED are all available in autographed limited director's edition DVDs. EMO PILL, MONDAY MORNING, THE FIRST DATE, THE TROUBLED INTERVIEWEE, THE TROUBLED INTERVIEWEE 2, and THE STUPID INTELLECTUAL are currently awaiting release.
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Q: What are your films about?
A: A synopsis of each film is below this Q & A.
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Q: Any news on current or future projects?
A: HEAD CASE, a pseudo-documentary horror film, just premiered at the Newark Film Festival (September 8, 2007) and is currently in its festival run. Three short films of mine (EMO PILL, MONDAY MORNING, and THE FIRST DATE) are currently in their respective festival runs and can be seen on Veoh, YouTube, and LiberatedFilms.com. Current projects include feature films THE RITUAL, THERAPY, and A/S/L - A TALE OF ONLINE DATING (based on my short of the same name).
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Q: I would love to act in one of your films or be part of the production crew. How can I go about doing this?
A: Send your headshot & resume to
[email protected].
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Q: Where do you go to school?
A: I am currently studying at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.
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THE CINEMATIC LIBRARY OF FLEET STREET FILMS
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Head Case (2007, 105 min.)
Wayne & Andrea Montgomery were Delaware's most prolific serial killers. Beginning in 1986, they were responsible for the deaths of countless people, while maintaining a quiet family life (with two children) in the suburban town of Claymont, Delaware. The details of their horrific crimes were captured by Wayne's video camera, a sick, twisted way to relive the experience again and again. Hundreds of hours of shocking footage shot over a period of 20 years have been edited into a feature length film, with cooperation from the victims' families. This footage is being presented as HEAD CASE. From award-winning filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini. Starring Paul McCloskey, Barbara Lessin, Bruce De Santis, Emily Spiegel, Michael Panichelli, Jr. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY (Graphic violence, grisly images, profanity, & nudity).
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Newark Film Festival (2007)
"Vile & disgusting...terrifying on a level that most indie horror flicks could only dream of achieving..." - Chad Connolly, The Movies Made Me Do It
"Brutal & vicious...with haunting performances, constant tension & brutality, and a sharp sense of dark comedy..." - Felix Vasquez, Jr., Cinema-Crazed.com
"Sent chills down my spine...grisly & great for gore fans...extremely effective..." - Brian Morton, Rogue Cinema
"A twisted little exercise in suggestion and manipulation...seek it out and watch it, I promise you'll become as antisocial as I plan to be now after seeing it..." - Lillian Patterson, Cinema-Crazed.com
"A drole, disengaged serial killer and his helpful wife shoot candid, unique, and disturbingly middle-class home movies of their various crimes. Their drownings, poisonings, and sawings are thwarted only by raising two teenagers, paying the bills, and low batteries. It's 'all in a day's work' for these well-cast, believable antiheroes, and for the stellar actors who really inhabit their off-beat characters..." - Brinke Stevens, Actress
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Emo Pill (2006, 18 min.)
A teenager on the verge of suicide finds solace, and delusions of a happy home life, in the form of a mysterious pill found on his night stand. Starring L.A.-based filmmaker Timothy Farmer, making his acting debut as the troubled teenager Miles Nelson. Last year, Farmer directed Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in a short film called 'Simply Leon.' In 2006, Farmer was featured on Access Hollywood, one of television's leading entertainment news shows. Also starring Steve Brown, John Larsen, Denise Smiley, Valerie Thomas.
THIRD PLACE - BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - Indie Gathering Film Festival (2007)
EXEMPLARY FILMMAKING - Delaware Valley Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Newark Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2nd Indie Can Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Liberated Films (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Slackers Film Festival (2007)
"Gorgeous, well-made piece of short filmmaking...a moving canvas with stark colors and vivid imagery..." - Cinema-Crazed
"A unique vision with a surreal, otherworldly quality...a powerful piece of filmmaking..." - Rogue Cinema
"Beautiful, creative, & very artsy..." - The Movies Made Me Do It
"Dark & beautiful piece of art with strong visuals blending cinema verite with expressionism..." - B-Independent
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The First Date (2006, 15 min.)
Award-winning filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini brings you The First Date, the hysterical followup to his silent comedy Monday Morning. The hilariously clumsy Trevor returns, this time landing a date with a beautiful woman. However, through a series of misadventures, Trevor turns their first date into a total disaster. Starring Nate Edwards, Melissa Torrence, Jeff Watson, Judy Buckley.
WINNER - BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - The Indie Gathering Film Festival (2007)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Sunscreen Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Pencil Head's Dusk Til Dawn Film Fest (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Bluegrass Independent Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2nd Indie Can Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Liberated Films (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Cinephile Film Festival (2006)
"Excellent genre exercise that knows all the beats of a bygone cinematic era..." - B-Independent
"Funny sequel to a funny film..." - Cinema-Crazed
"Clever & inspired silent film..." - Microcinemascene
"Funny movie with a heart and you can't beat that..." - Rogue Cinema
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Hatred (2006, 111 min.)
One year has passed. Anthony continues to relive his nightmarish experience. But while attending a weekend birthday party for a close friend, Anthony faces an unexpected revelation. Though he struggles to come to terms with the guilt he feels and is unable to forgive himself, he finally accepts responsibility for his own selfish actions. But it might be too late. From award-winning filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini comes the shocking follow-up to 2005's controversial "Unstable." Starring Steve Brown, Anthony Spadaccini, Garrett McKenna, Paul McCloskey. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY (Violence, profanity, and adult themes).
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Indie Can Film Festival (2006)
"A worthy sequel to the hate crime storyline, and HATRED is a continuously engrossing and shocking examination of the after effects of a hate crime, and indirect blame upon those involved within the crime. With more great performances, great directing, and a memorable climax that really does add a nice touch of reality that Spadaccini excels at..." -Cinema-Crazed
"A powerful piece...Spadaccini has crafted a movie that evokes genuine emotion...the pain is very believable..." - Rogue Cinema
"Steve Brown is a real find and does a fantastic job here..." - The Movies Made Me Do It
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Aftermath (2005, 89 min.)
A tragic story about HIV, friendship, deception, and betrayal in the tradition of the cinema verite genre. Vowing his silence over his friend J.P.'s HIV status, Anthony eventually learns of a risky sexual encounter between J.P. and a mutual friend. Being held to his promise (and worried about a damaging secret of his own), Anthony's guilt over the deception becomes too much to handle during a weekend beach trip. The aftermath of Anthony's betrayal would be worse than he could ever have imagined. From award-winning filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini. Starring Rebecca Lynne, J.P. Clemens, Anthony Spadaccini. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY (Adult themes, sexual content, nudity, drug use, brief violence, and profanity).
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Indie Can Film Festival (2006)
"Excels at startling realism...'AFTERMATH' is a gung-ho dissection of socially relevant issues that really play out before us. But the best aspect of 'AFTERMATH' are the utterly realistic performances by the entire cast including Anthony Spadaccini, who directs and acts without a single chink in the armor..." -Cinema-Crazed
"Compelling...I was riveted throughout the movie..." - Rogue Cinema
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Unstable (2005, 80 min.)
While on a camping trip, several friends find themselves in an unbearable dilemma when one of them is suspected of committing a hate crime against a gay teenager. Accusations fly. Loyalty is questioned. Friends become enemies. Guilt sets in. From award-winning filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini comes a unique indie film in the cinema verite tradition that attacks issues of friendship, loyalty, and homophobia in today's society. Starring Steve Brown, James Schaeffer, Bobby Hamilton. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY (Violence and profanity).
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Newark Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Bryn Mawr Film Institute (2005)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Indie Can Film Festival (2006)
"Admirable message movie..." - Microcinemascene
""Sad, disturbing, & intruiging..." - Cinema-Crazed
"Entertaining & highly realistic..." - The Movies Made Me Do It
"Very powerful..." - Rogue Cinema
"The film's biggest strength is its raw realism..." - Unnoticed Films
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Monday Morning (2005, 11 min.)
From award-winning filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini comes a short film shot in the style of the Charlie Chaplin/Buster Keaton silent comedies, detailing the ultimate morning from hell for a young slacker who struggles to make it to work on time, and ends up encountering disaster at every turn. Starring Nate Edwards, Rebecca Lynne, James Schaeffer.
SECOND PLACE - BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - The Indie Gathering Film Festival (2006)
EXEMPLARY FILMMAKING - Delaware Valley Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Action on Film Festival (2005)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Cleveland Micro Fest (2005)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Bryn Mawr Film Institute (2005)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Indie Can Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Estes Park Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2nd Indie Can Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Liberated Films (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Slackers Film Festival (2007)
"Bright and fun throughout..." - Microcinemascene
"Pretty damn funny..." - Cinema-Crazed
"Warm, light-hearted, and the funniest short film I've ever seen..." - Fab Film Reviews
"Light-hearted giggles are to be had here..." - B-Independent
"Highly entertaining..." - The Movies Made Me Do It
"Laugh out loud funny...the physical comedy is great..." - Rogue Cinema
"Good physical humor..." - Unnoticed Films
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Anthony Spadaccini's Filmography (Director/Writer/Actor/Producer)
Therapy (2009)
The Ritual (2009)
a/s/l - A Tale of Online Dating (2008 - feature)
a/s/l - A Tale of Online Dating (2007 - short)
Head Case (2007)
Room for Rent (2007)
Dave Wascavage's 'Infinities Lock' (2006) "Roger"
Johnny K. Wu's 'The Rapture' (2006) "Punk"
The First Date (2006) "Bud"
Emo Pill (2006) "Oliver Nelson"
Johnny K. Wu's 'En Passant' (2006) "Tony"
Bimbo Boy's 'Drama Queen' (2006 - Music Video) "Drama Queen"
Hatred (2006) "Anthony"
Aftermath (2005) "Anthony"
Monday Morning (2005) "Impatient man"
Unstable (2005) "Anthony"
The Troubled Interviewee 2 (2003) "Film student"
The Stupid Intellectual (2003) "Film student"
The Troubled Interviewee (2002) "Film student"
