Theo’s tears (2024)
With his mother away for business during the week of Halloween, Theo Kingston must combat his father’s outdated and flawed conceptions of masculinity alone.
FESTIVAL AWARDS & APPEARANCES
WINNER!
Indie Short Fest, July 2024 [Los Angeles, CA]
BEST LGBTQ+ SHORT
BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR (MALE) {Jeremy Shinder}
BEST SHORT OF THE SEASON (RUNNER-UP)
IndieFEST Film Awards, July 2024 [Los Angeles, CA]
BEST LGBTQ+ SHORT
BEST LEADING ACTOR {Brody Book}
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS {Colby Kipnes}
IndieX Film Fest, July 2024 [Los Angeles, CA]
BEST ACTING DUO {Brody Book & Colby Kipnes}
Art is Alive Film Festival, September 2024 [NYC]
BEST YOUTH/STUDENT SHORT ACTOR {Brody Book}
official selection!
LA Film and Documentary Awards, September 2024 [Los Angeles, CA]
BEST STUDENT SHORT
NOMINATION!
Art is Alive Film Festival, September 2024 [NYC]
BEST YOUTH/STUDENT SHORT
Buffalo International Film Festival, October 2024 [Buffalo, NY]
BEST WESTERN NEW YORK STUDENT SHORT
CREDITS
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Gaffer - Jeremy Shinder
Executive Producer - James Colasanti, Jr.
Post-Production Producer - Rabbi Fred Pomerantz
Line Producer - John Moses
First Assistant Director - Katie Payne
Second Assistant Director, UPM - JD Thomann
Cinematographer - Erica Negrini, Coral Coad
Production Designer - Coral Coad
Costume Designer - Hannah Shinder
HMU Designer - Aree Clarke
Composer - John W. Marshall
First Assistant Camera, Key Grip - Julian Weinstock
First Assistant Camera - Jack Chen
Second Assistant Camera - Bella Puigbo
Best Electric - Michaela Kwak
Best Grip - Nick Glassman
Grip - Daniel Reshamwala, Chris Davila
2nd Unit G/E - Rob Petrie, Logan DeSaye, Evan Hyun Suk
Sound Mixer - Paul Tracy
Boom Operator - Giovanna Sequeira Voci Dias
Art PA - Jeanisha Mariah, Laresa Wolfe
Wardrobe - Elizabeth "GG" Gonzalez, Clara Permuy
HMU - CloudySky Khazraishokatkhou, Ruto Santori
Script Supervisor - Alana Malingagio
Script Consultant - Professor Sandy Siquier
Rabbinic Consultant, Crafty - Rabbi Rebecca Shinder
Assistant Crafty - Sandy Pomerantz
Production Accountant - Larry Shinder
Fundraiser Coordinator - Jasper Wright
Illustration Artist - Ande Wittenmeier
Animator - Jeanisha Mariah
Colorist - Harnán Saavedra
Final Mix - Silver Sound LLC.
Re-Recording Mixer - Cory Choy
Dialogue Editor - Christian Cuciniello
Additional Music - Sean Cooney
"Put on a Happy Face (from Bye, Bye, Birdie")"
performed by Dick Van Dyke
courtesy of Sony Masterworks
by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
THEO KINGSTON - Brody Book
RICHARD KINGSTON - Thom Miller
TESS SHAPIRO - Colby Kipnes
PHILIP - Griffin Arnold
JULIE KINGSTON - Amanda Kristin Cox
AARON - Alex Damon
MIKEY - Brandon Bright
COACH MILLER - Rick Burton
COACH STEVENS - Lukas Fives
CASHIER - JD Thomann
OLD LADY SHOPER - Sandy Pomerantz
SCARE ACTOR - Daniel Reshamwala
CHEERLEADER 1 - Juliet Weber
CHEERLEADER 2 - Emma Tanzer
CHEERLEADER 3 - Kate Fennessy
TRICK-OR-TREATER 1 - Elizabeth Lopes
TRICK-OR-TREATER 2 - Brynn Hill
Filmed on location in Syracuse, New York
Liverpool Thrifty Shopper (arr. Luana Lovenguth)
Hidden Gem Airbnb (arr. Samantha Russel)
Fright Nights (arr. J.R. Zazzara)
