“This is not your choice, you’re not staying here. Not another word. Get your things.” A highly-rated short film is now available to watch online after playing on the film festival circuit for the last few years. Safe is an engaging 16-minute short film written and directed by Ian Barling – it originally premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics Week sidebar, and played at many of others including Naples, Nashville, and Rome Independent. On a cold winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son comes to him in desperate need of help out of an illicit bind. Safe stars acclaimed actors Will Patton and Philip Ettinger, with Noa Fisher, Cindy Katz, and Skipp Sudduth. Patton is one of the most underrated actors in the biz, and it’s always fascinating watching him. There’s always something brewing beneath the surface in his performances – this included. View below. // Continue Reading ›
Watch: Casino Thriller Short Film ‘Safe’ with Will Patton & Phil Ettinger
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