Director Guy Shahar with Ang Lee
Director Guy Shahar with Ang Lee
Photo by Randy Malone
       "...well made and very well acted"
—Richard Shepard (Writer/Director, The Matador starring Pierce Brosnan & Greg Kinnear)

"...one of the best short films in the festival this year"
—Elliot Grove (Director, Raindance)

"Christopher King's performance is extremely engaging and painfully honest"
—Ronald Parker (Writer, Joan of Arc starring Leelee Sobieski & Peter O'Toole; Producer, Broken Trail starring Robert Duvall & Thomas Haden Church)


"a taut, tightly focused piece shot on the streets of NYC the way a short film should be. ...great choice of shots and well-edited. ...I love knowing that I'm in good cinemagraphic hands... so I can focus on just sitting back and watching the story unfold."
—Bruce Kennedy (Emmy Award-winning Writer/Director & Co-Executive Producer, RIPFest)

"a whip smart New York comedy"
—Jason Ebelthite (Writer/Director, London UK)

"one of the few shorts I've ever wanted to be longer"
—Phil Smy (Writer/Producer)

Director Guy Shahar and star Chris King during an interview at the Malibu Film Festival
Director Guy Shahar and star Chris King during an interview at the Malibu Film Festival
Photo by Alena Watters

"The best short film I've seen in years"
—Charles Barton Bollfrass (Hububashu Films)

"Anger, surprise, vulnerability and aggression are all transformed into a 7 minute film. This must be a quantum law of physics... that being alive is a curious phenomenon... and being alive in New York is always intensely unpredictable... and enjoyable!"
—Grace Cavalieri (Producer/Host, "The Poet and the Poem from the Library of Congress")


Chris King at the 28th Starz Denver International Film Festival
Chris King at the 28th Starz Denver International Film Festival
Photo by Jesse Lujan

"Chris King is a rare combination of born comedian and excellent actor"
—Robert McCaskill (Acting Coach)

"I was trying to listen to the sound for problems but I kept getting distracted by the story! A lovely and charming film."
—Joe Monge (Vice President of Video Operations, DuArt Film and Video, NYC)

"very funny and beautiful to watch"
—René Pinnell (Writer/Director)

Director Guy Shahar with actor Frank Vincent (Sopranos) at the New Jersey Intl Film Festival
Director Guy Shahar with actor Frank Vincent (Sopranos) at the New Jersey Intl Film Festival
Photo by Alena Watters