International Short Film Contest 50 ED. 2022
USA 2021 16' Fiction
On a winter night in Atlantic City, the manager of a defunct casino must reckon with his parental failures when his unruly son needs help out of an illicit bind.
Ian Barling
A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, toured the eastern United States as a drummer in various punk rock bands in his youth. His last short film, Safe, premiered at the Semaine de la Critique – Cannes Film Festival 2021. He currently lives in New York City, where he is preparing his first feature-length film, titled Francis, with which he is currently participating in the TorinoFilmLab.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Ian Barling
SCRIPT:
Ian Barling
PRODUCTION:
Aaron Craig. Riparius Pictures
EDITING:
Ian Barling, Sercan Sezgin
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Anna Franquesa-Solano
SOUND:
Guido Berenblum, Manuel de Andrés
COSTUME DESING:
Monique Vatine
CAST:
Will Patton, Philip Ettinger, Noa Fisher, Cindy Katz, Skipp Sudduth, Brett Diggs, Lada Doukhnai, Kevin Cronin, Leo Troy
CONTACT:
lightson@lightsonfilm.org