Aquamarine
a short film based on a true story (kind of)
directed by Jack Dentinger & written by Bixby Elliot
starring Isabel Pask & Eric Wiegand
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Festivals, Awards & Nominations
Madrid International Film Festival July 2022
(Nominated for Best Short Film, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Short Film, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Short Film, Best Editing in a Short Film and Best Costumes in a Short or Feature)
Beeston Film Festival
(Nominated for Best Script, Best Horror and Best Pride - Awards in April)
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival - Official Selection
(Best Short Film Award Winner)
(nominated for Best Director, Screenplay, Actor, Actress, Production Design and Best Escapism Film)
New Hope Film Festival - Official Selection
(Best Experimental Short Award Winner)
Imagine Rain Festival - Official Selection
(Best Indie Short, Best Director and Best Script Award Winners)
Phoenix Shorts Festival - Official Selection
(Best Script Award Winner)
Stockholm Shorts Festival - Official Selection
(Best Script Award Winner)
Madrid Short Film Festival
(Best Producer Award Winner)
Alvsbyn Sweeden Film Festival - Official Selection
Amsterdam Short Film Festival - Official Selection
Out on Film - Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival - Official Selection
Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival - Official Selection
(Best Actress Award Winner)
Miami Short Film Festival - Official Selection
(Best Short Nominee)
Catalina Film Festival - Official Selection
Sarasota Film Festival - Official Selection
Venice Shorts - Official Selection
New Hope Film Festival - Official Selection
NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival - NYITFF - Official Selection
Seoul Short Film Festival - Official Selection
(Best Actress Award Winner)
Paris Film Festival - Official Selection
(Best Actress, Nominee)
Santa Monica Short Film Festival - Official Selection
(Best Actor and Best Actress Award Winners)
New York Independent Cinema Awards - Official Selection
Los Angeles Lift Off Festival - Official Selection
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Dubai Independent Film Festival - Finalist
Vancouver Independent Film Festival - Finalist
Roma Short Film Festival - Finalist
New Wave Short Film Festival - Finalist
Tokyo International Short Film Festival - Finalist
Stockholm Short Festival - Semi-Finalist
London Indie Short Festival - Semi-Finalist
Florida Shorts Festival - Semi-Finalist
Niagara Falls International Short Festival - Semi-Finalist
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
San Francisco Indie Short Festival - Semi-Finalist
San Francisco Queer Film Festival - Quarter-Finalist
Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
Aquamarine
a short film based on a true story (kind of) about loud birds, romantic suitors, and a Victorian-era female serial killer.
directed by Jack Dentinger
written by Bixby Elliot
starring
Isabel Pask & Eric Wiegand
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Produced by Aubyn Heglie and Bixby Elliot
Produced in Association with The Bellwether Project
Director of Photography, Kevin Gallowy
Production Designer, Kassidy Curtis-Lugo
Costume Designer, Olivia Hern
Choreography by Aubyn Heglie
Production Sound Mixer, Matt Leibowitz
Lead Gaffer, Jamal Solomon
1st AC, Frank Traggianses
Assistant Gaffer, Justin Lanier
Art Director, Caroline Keegan
Composer, Laura Galindo
Sound Designer, Matt Leibowitz
Editor, Jack Dentinger
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Babies and husbands keep disappearing and dying in 18th century England, but when Frederick Nattrass arrives for an afternoon tea with Mary Ann Cotton they don't care about that at all. All Frederick knows is that they are mightily in love with this handsome and unusual creature who offers a bit of tea and another chance at love. Is marriage in the cards for these two lovebirds or does Mary Ann have something else in mind?
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT BIXBY ELLIOT at bixbyelliot@gmail.com