Brendan Cleaves

About: Stephen (Seann Walsh) arrives home after six months in Mongolia to discover his best friend Roy (John Bradley) has replaced him with a ventriloquist's dummy called Roger.

Feature film script available on request.
Top Comedy Scripts - Hollywood Blacklist (blcklst.com) (8/10)
Austin Film Festival Second Rounder
Script PipeLine Semi-finalist 2018
WeScreenplay Semi-finalist 2018
Scriptapalooza Semi-finalist 2018
Bluecat Screenplay Competition Quarter-finalist 2018
Creative World Awards Quarter-finalist 2018
Final Draft Big Break - Quarter-finalist 2018

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facebook.com/rogershortfilm
instagram.com/roger_comedyfilm
twitter.com/ShortfilmRoger

St Louis International Film Festival (OSCAR Qualifying)
Foyle Film Festival (OSCAR Qualifying) (BAFTA & BIFA Recognised)
Show Me Your Shorts IFF (OSCAR Qualifying)
Aesthetica SFF (BAFTA Recognised)
London Short Film Festival (BAFTA Recognised)
Southhampton International Film Festival - Winner 'Best Comedy'
Ft Lauderdale International Film Festival
Sunderland Shorts International Film Festival
Sacramento International Film Festival
Minneapolis St. Paul's International Film Festival
Laugh Or Die Comedy Festival - Best writer nomination
Southside Film Festival
Portland Comedy Film Festival - Best short nomination
Brooklyn International Film Festival
Fort Worth Indie showcase - Best Comedy Nomination
Skyline Indie Film Festival
Kansas International Film Festival
Tallgrass International Film Festival
Chicago Comedy Film Festival
Hamilton Film Festival
Fort McMurray International Film Festival
Purbeck Film Festival
St Cloud Film Festival
Winchester Short Film Festival
Tampa Underground Film Festival (Best Comedy & Best Lead Nomination)
British Shorts In Berlin Festival
Independant Days Film Festival (Winner - Best Lead Actor)
Film Shortage - Daily Pick

Credits
Director - Brendan Cleaves
Writer - Brendan Cleaves & Stuart Foreman
Producer - Alasdair Mitchel
Director of Photography - Joe Ransom
Editor - Jim Page
First Assistant Director - Dan Baker
camera operator - Ruben Woodin dechamps
First Assistant Camera - Ben Foat
Second Assistant Camera - Evan Burris-Trout
Grip - Ben Freeman
Gaffer - Leo Olesker
Make up Artist - Sarah Rose Ashbourn
Sound recordist - Joe Richardson
DubBing Mixer - Rick Smith
Digital Tech - Shayne Carter
Location manager - Peter Kelly
VFX Artist - Miguel Wrathan
VFX Artist - Ben Gallagher
Colourist - Jason R MofFat
Music - Ben Parsons
Unit Photographer - Sam Dore
Production assistant - Hector Gifford
Driver - Richard Crowcroft
Low Loader driver - Steve Weekes
Festival Consultant Festival Formula Ltd
Shot on RED