Out with the old

A surprise gift idea ends up costing two siblings far more than they anticipated.

2022 | Narrative short | 6 min 

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Dances with Films: NY (2022)
Dam Short Film Festival (2023)
Omaha Film Festival (2023)
NewFilmmakers LA (2023) 
CBC Gem ‘Short Reflections Series’ (2023)

Starring Ardon Bess, Jasmine Burns, Derick Agyemang and Raymond Miller

Written and Directed by Alex Butt 
Cinematography by AA Scott McClellan
Production Design by Claudia Dall’Orso
Music by Joseph Shabason
Edited by Emmett Maloney 
Produced by Alex Butt and Lewis Spring

Casting Director: Ashley Hallihan
Production Manager: Richard Ferguson 
1st Assistant Director: Emma Lichti 
1st Assistant Camera / Focus Pull: Michael Pesut
2nd Assistant Camera: Micha Matevzic 
Steadicam / Camera Operator: Connor Jarvie
Gaffer: Adrian Antonecchia 
Key Grip: Chris Perkins 
Sound Recordist / Boom Operator: Sebastian Navarro 
Wardrobe Designer: Christina Dwyer 
Hair and Makeup Designer: Elyse Martin 
Art Director: Natasha Uhrig 
Production Assistant: Jordan Baggio 

Visual Effects: Darling VFX
Additional Visual Effects: Emmett Maloney 

Audio Production: Grayson Music
Sound Mixer / Sound Designer: Ferdinand Wilhelm 
Audio Producer: Nicholas Shaw 

Colour Transfer: Alter Ego
Colorist: Conor Fisher 
Assistant Colorist: Sam Omand 
Color Transfer Producer: Jane Garah, Spencer Butt 

Title Design / Graphic Design: Zachary Bautista
Storyboard Artist: Terrence Brown



Previous Directing Credits:
Bonding (2018) | Don the Maintenance Man (2015) | Roman (2014)