"A hit man on a mission that takes a bizarre turn."
A hit man on a mission that takes a bizarre turn. Short film for a final assignment in my first semester at Emerson College. I took inspiration from two films we watched throughout the semester "Breathless" (1960) by Jean-Luc Godard and "The American Soldier" (1970) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Christopher Giraldo
Mourner
Ryan Williams
Miguel
Emilio Llaca
Ricardo
A hit man on a mission that takes a bizarre turn. Short film for a final assignment in my first semester at Emerson College. I took inspiration from two films we watched throughout the semester "Breathless" (1960) by Jean-Luc Godard and "The American Soldier" (1970) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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