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GIRL WITH GUN (2005)

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About Me

GIRL WITH GUN Teaser
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GIRL WITH GUN Trailer
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Hey everyone, my name is Russ Emanuel and this is my short film GIRL WITH GUN, a Russem Productions film. Pictures and the 2 Trailer Videos can be seen here.
ALSO, feel free to visit the official website at:
http://gwg.russem.com .
AND, the Russem Productions website:
http://www.russem.com .
We're also on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) .
Screenings/awards/reviews/interviews/articles/main cast/crew list are below. Hope you enjoy!
Screenings/Awards
1. Park City Film Music Festival - January 19, 2006 ( WINNER : Silver
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Medal for Excellence)
2. Telly Awards - April 24, 2006 ( WINNER : Bronze Trophy for
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Non-Broadcast Productions - Best Entertainment)
3. IndieClub Cleveland - June 18, 2006
4. Wichita Falls Film Fest - July 15, 2006, 8pm
5. Mitten Movie Festival - July 18, 2006, 7pm
6. Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival - July 20,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 2006, 1pm
7. Action on Film International Film Festival - July 28, 2006, 7:45pm
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp ( NOMINATED : Breakout Action Star Female (1st Runner Up) -
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Tracy O'Connor & Female Action Performer of the Year - Michelle
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Lee)
8. The Midwest Urban Film Festival - July 29, 2006, 7pm
9. The Indie Gathering Film Festival - August 4-6, 2006 ( WINNER :
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 3rd Place Short Action)
10. Weekend Digital Film Festival - August 8, 2006, 7pm
11. LA Shorts Fest - September 8, 2006, 7:45pm (Program 43,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp ArcLight Hollywood, Theatre 12)
12. So Cal Independent Film Festival - September 9, 2006, 1:45pm
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp (Program 8)
13. 2006 Phoenix Cactus Comicon Film Festival - September 22,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 2006, 9pm ( WINNER : Best Superhero Film)
14. Cinequest Viewer's Voice Competition - October 2, 2006
15. FAIF Film Festival - October 7, 2006, 1pm (Mann Chinese 6,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Screen 2)
16. Ellensburg Film Festival - October 8, 2006, 12:15pm (Student
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Union Theatre, Shorts Program 7)
17. The 2006 Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and the
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Supernatural - October 12, 2006, 5:45pm & October 13, 2006,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 8:05pm & October 14, 2006, 5pm
18. Secret City Film Festival - October 14, 2006, 10am
19. Dixie Film Festival - October 14, 2006, 3pm
20. Fiery Film Fest - October 14, 2006, 6:06pm
21. The 2006 Spooky Movie Film Festival - October 28, 2006, 10am
22. Denver MileHiCon - October 28, 2006, 1:55pm
23. Independent Film Festival of North Texas (IffyNTX.com) -
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp October 28, 2006, 9pm & October 29, 2006, 4pm ( FINALIST :
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Short-Short Films)
24. Florida SuperCon - November 3, 2006, 10pm & November 4,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 2006, 7pm
25. Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival - November 10-11,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 2006 ( NOMINATED : Best Musical Score)
26. Lower East Side Film Festival - November 17, 2006, 5:30pm
27. Trail Dance Film Festival - January 27, 2007, 10:45am
28. 2007 Phoenix Cactus Comicon Film Festival - January 27,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 2007, 11am
29. Miami Underground Film Festival - March 9, 2007, 8pm
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp ( NOMINATED : Best Short Under 15 Minutes)
30. Guantanamo Bay Film Festival - March 25, 2007
31. March Movie Marathon - March 25, 2007, 6:25pm
32. Hollywood DV Festival - March 28, 2007, 8:04pm ( NOMINATED :
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Best Sound, Best Music Score, Best Actress (Tracy O'Connor),
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Best Action Short)
33. Sneak Preview Weekend - May 19, 2007, 6:30pm
34. Deep Fried Film Festival - July 9-14, 2007
35. Valley Film Festival - September 12-16, 2007
36. Otaku University Film Festival - September 29, 2007, 5pm
37. The Int'l Fest of Cinema and Technology 2007 - October 15,
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 2007, 7pm
38. Big Bang Film Festival - October 19, 2007, 7:30pm
39. Strange Behavior Film Festival - December 2, 2007, 8:19pm
40. Radcon 5 Fan Film Festival - February 15-17, 2008
Reviews/Interviews/Mentions
1. ProducerMag Interview
2. Film Threat Review (*** out of 5)
3. Kung Fu Cinema Review (***1/2 out of 5)
4. Cinema Crazed Review (*** out of 4)
5. The Herald Journal Article
6. Kung Fu Cinema Short Film Article
7. Anderson Vision Review (**** out of 5)
8. Polly Staffle Review (**** out of 4)
9. Indie Film Nation Interview (the last 10 minutes of the clip!)
10. Ruby Filmz.com Interview (video clip below!)
11. Living Corpse Review (*** out of 5)
12. Boba and A Movie Interview (all video clips at this link, 2 video
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp clips below!)
13. MicrocinemaScene Review (***1/2 out of 5)
14. Cinephelia.com Review (7.5 out of 10)
15. Comics2Film Mention
16. The Comic Book Bin Reviews - Tony Farinella & Christopher
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Moshier (B & B-)
17. Vengeance Magazine Review (Summer Issue, Vol. 3 No. 4)
18. Ryan's Reviews Review (7 out of 10)
19. De Ce Côté Du Monde Article
20. MatchFlick Article [Tony Farinella]
21. Busted Knuckles: Beau Smith Review
22. Films in Review (Summer 2006 Issue)
23. Film Fanatix! Review (A+)
24. LOP Magazine Review
25. KelsMin
26. Prelude2Cinema
27. Microfilmmaker Magazine Review (7.7 out of 10)
28. Apex Magazine Review/Interview - can also be seen on their
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp MySpace Blog
29. MICRO-FILM Magazine Review (PG - Pretty Good)
30. Fanboy Theatre Review
31. DVD Resurrections Review (6 out of 10)
32. Hardcore Film Maniac Review (**1/2 out of 4)
Boba and a Movie Interview Part 1 (May 30, 2006)
Boba and a Movie Interview Part 2 (May 30, 2006)
Ruby Filmz.com Interview (July 4, 2006)
The Cast
Gwen Hunter (Tracy O'Connor)
Mitzi Oppenheimer (Michelle Martin)
Dan Winters (Erick Holloway)
Ninja Girl (Michelle Lee)
Alfonse Abrams (Matteo Ribaudo)
Mob Boss (David Neff)
Lucy Oppenheimer (Dina Kriger)
Kevin Oppenheimer (Scott St. Blaze)
Tor's Waitress 1 (Rosie Tran)
Tor's Waitress 2 (Suda Suebsang)
Tor's Head Cook (Chantima "Tor" Suebsang)
Tor's Cook (Jorge Hernandez)
The Crew
Director / Producer (Russ Emanuel)
Writer / Editor / Producer / Visual Effects (Emile Haris)
Producer (Lisa O'Dell)
Co-Producer / UPM (Phil Miller)
Executive Producer (Kevin Kung)
Executive Producer (Suda Suebsang)
Composer: Original Score (Neil Argo)
Composer: Song "Fallin" (Jenni Alpert)
Production Sound (Mickey McMullen)
Post Sound (Sean Fahimian)
Production Designer (Gladys Rodriguez)
Art Director (Alys Thompson)
Key Make-up Artist (Haruyo Sawada)
Special Make-up Effects Artist (Chris Hanson)
Costume Designer (Jessica Cianci-Elliott)
Director of Photography (Aasulv Wolf Austad)
Second Unit Director (Yim-Chan Tong)
Stunt / Wirework Coordinator (Jeff Scott)
Fight Choreographer/Martial Arts Trainer (Sebastien Betsch)
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (Matteo Ribaudo)
Key Gaffer (Foster V. Corder)
Key Grip (Robert Niblett)
1st Assistant Director (Sherrece Evans)
2nd Assistant Director (Sheila Louie)
Production Coordinator (Quincy Weekley)
Script Supervisor (Catherine Dawson)
Storyboard Artist (Jeff Reed)
Studio Teacher (Paula J. Yonke)
Onscreen Laptop Graphics (Jonathan O'Dell)
Still Photographer (Nick Smirnoff)
Behind-the-Scenes Videoagrapher (Robert Pearson)
Security Officer (Frank Ellman)
Poster Artist (Jorge Nuno)
Web Designer (Doug Dolan)
Web Master (Russ Emanuel)
Website Photoshoot Model (Victoria Chalaya)
1st Assistant Camera (Emile Haris)
2nd Assistant Camera (Jorge Hernandez)
2nd 2nd Assistant Camera (Megan Silverstein)
Casting Assistant (Judy Jean Kwon)
Wardrobe Assistant (Ka Leng Taing)
Assistant Make-up Artist (Mariko Takayama)
Assistant Editor (Miu Miyahara)
Best Boy Electric (Nathaniel Bellamy)
Grip / Electric Swing / Dolly Grip (Chris Norris)
Best Girl Grip (Rachel Tucker)
Grips (Jose Luis Zuazua II, Benton Luedecke)
Boom Operators (Aaron Grice, Lucien Eagle-Jack)
Production Assistants (Anette Hein, Amanda Rossi, Monica Abeyta, James Ashby, Spiros Stathoulopoulos, Zach Weiner)

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet those interested in seeing short films and films in general! Those who'd like to spread the word about GIRL WITH GUN! Those who just like to be on MySpace!

Heroes:

Superheroes such as Batman!

My Blog

New GWG Review!

Hi Everyone,Tony DeFrancisco was gracious enough to review GWG - here's his REVIEW!  Hope you enjoy!  Thanks again for your continued support!Russ...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:34:00 PST

Our 40th film festival acceptance!

Hi Everyone,I'm proud to report that GIRL WITH GUN was accepted to our 40th film festival - the Strange Behavior Film Festival.  It will screen on December 2, 2007 at Block 2, 8:19pm in 422 N. 4t...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:55:00 PST

New GIRL WITH GUN Review!

Hi Everyone,DVD Resurrections has just posted a review of GIRL WITH GUN!  You can read here!  Thanks again for the support!  And thank you Mr. Intolerance!Russ...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:55:00 PST

New film site!

Hi Everyone,I just finished directing my second feature film called Chasing the Green, just put up the MySpace site, the Official Site is coming soon!  Thanks for your friendship and support as a...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:12:00 PST

Two new fests!

Hi Everyone,Just FYI, Girl With Gun is in two new festivals.1.Otaku University Film Festival September 29, 2007, 5pm, Phoenix, AZ2. Big Bang Film Festival October 17-21, 2007, Philadelphia, PAThanks a...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:33:00 PST

Two New "Washington" Screenings!

Hi Everyone,It must be the time of the "Washingtons".  We were recently informed about the screening dates for IFCT - it's on October 15-16, 2007 at Washington DC at the Museum of Contemporary Ar...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 03:04:00 PST

New GWG Review by Fanboy Theatre!

Hi Everyone,We just recieved a new review by Fanboy Theatre courtesy of Fanboy Will.  You can see the transcript below or visit his website (it's under "Our Heroes").  Hope you enjoy!  ...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:58:00 PST

New acceptance at the Valley Film Fest!

Hey Everyone,I just found out that Girl With Gun was accepted to its 35th festival, the Valley Film Festival, screening during September 12-16, 2007.  Hope you can make it, I sure will be there!&...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:26:00 PST

Upcoming GIRL WITH GUN screening this 19th!

Hey Everyone,Just as a reminder, there's an upcoming GIRL WITH GUN screening this Saturday May 19th at 6:30pm at the Sneak Preview Weekend in Brooklyn, NEW YORK - here's the LINK!Hope to see you there...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Tue, 15 May 2007 08:31:00 PST

Date set for next fest!

Hey Everyone,Here's the next fest date: Sneak Preview Weekend, Saturday May 19th at 6:30pm!It is taking place at Spike Hill (Bar and Grill) located at184 Bedford Ave.Brooklyn,N.Y. 11211Hope you can ...
Posted by GIRL WITH GUN (2005) on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:13:00 PST