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| Directed by | Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri |
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| Cinematography | Ray Wongchinda |
| Edited by | Sean Olson |
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Production company | Purpose Co. |
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Running time | 23 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Great Artist is a 2020 American short drama film directed by Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri and written and produced by Sunny Vachher and Matthew Postlethwaite. Starring Matthew Postlethwaite, the rest of the cast includes Marimar Vega, Rain Valdez and Benjamin Patterson.[1]
The film was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic and enjoyed a successful festival run, which began virtually on December 31, 2020 in that month's edition of the 2020 TopShorts Film Festival. This resulted in it winning and being nominated for numerous awards, including for Postlethwaite's performance, Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri's directing, Richi Carter's score and the original song "Brave" (which was written by Matthew Postlethwaite, Jon Altham and Pia Toscano; performed by Pia Toscano), which made history as the first song from a live-action short film to win the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Outstanding Song Written for Visual Media (Short Film). It screened at the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes Film Festival.[2] The film qualified for consideration for the Live Action Short Film Shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards[3] and was selected by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the Oscars' Top 5 Live Action Shorts.
- ^ "OSCAR Contender Live Action Short Film Created During the Pandemic". Monterey County Weekly. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ https://www.ampav.com/student-programs/cannes-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/2021-finalists-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/
- ^ "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announces 2021 Nominees; Kenny Loggins Set for Lifetime Honor (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.