South of 8

South of 8 is a 2016 American crime film written by first time director Tony Olmos and Rosewood Five Productions, based on a string of bank robberies set in the near future. It officially premiered September 26, 2016 at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles, California,[1] where it won the jury award for Best Dramatic Screenplay.[2] Prior to its premiere, the film won 'Best Trailer' at the San Diego Film Awards[3] and was a finalist for Audience Choice #TrailerChallenge at DTLAFF via Indi.com.[4] The film screened again on February 11, 2017 at San Diego Film Week and took home the award for "Best Horror/SciFi/Thriller Feature."[5]

South of 8
Promotional release poster
Directed byTony Olmos
Produced by
  • Ryan Binse
  • Jeanette Di Pinza
  • George Jac
  • Tony Olmos
  • Luke Anthony Pensabene
Written byTony Olmos
Starring
  • Brian Patrick Butler
  • George Jac
  • Jennifer Paredes
  • Kate Schott
  • Raye Richards
  • Luke Anthony Pensabene
  • Shane P. Allen
CinematographyTony Olmos
Edited byTony Olmos
Production
company
Rosewood Five
Distributed byMultiVisionnaire Pictures
Amazon Video
Release date
  • September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26) (Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

In the near future, a former con looking for work becomes infamous with a gang of bank robbers during America's next Great Depression.[6]

Cast
  • Brian Patrick Butler as Ryan Bertrand
  • George Jac as Victor Vasquez
  • Jennifer Paredes as Emma
  • Kate Schott as Lori Randolph
  • Raye Richards as Lola 5
  • Luke Anthony Pensabene as Benji
  • Shane P. Allen as Lt. Armando Harris

Production

The story was written by the director Tony Olmos in July 2013. In September, it was pitched to executive producer Luke Pensabene. Brian Patrick Butler was cast as the film's lead actor by October and in January 2014, the screenplay was complete. Its third producer Jeanette Di Pinza had joined forming the production name "Rosewood Five."

Planning and casting continued with lead actor George Jac, supporting actor Shane P. Allen, and three of four "Lolas." Filming began in March 2014 starting with a car chase and shootout scene in National City which featured a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda. Jennifer Paredes and Kate Schott were the next two actresses who were confirmed shortly after that as filming continued through August 2014. Referred actress Raye Richards was then auditioned and cast in a supporting role for a filming schedule in Alpine, CA.

In September 2014 production slowed as producers constructed a private studio in downtown San Diego to film four very crucial scenes needed for completion. Construction began in January 2015, and all shoots were wrapped by April 2015. Filming of the filler scenes continued until July 2015, when principal photography wrapped on an aggregated micro budget with an entirely San Diego based cast and crew.[6]

Awards and festivals
Festival / Event (year) Award Recipient Result Ref.
San Diego Film Awards (2017) Best Narrative Feature Film Tony Olmos Nominated [7]
San Diego Film Week (2017) Best Sci-Fi Feature Tony Olmos Won [5]
A-List Actor Brian Patrick Butler, George Jac, Luke Pensabene, Raye Richards, Shane P. Allen, Mark Anthony Cox Won [8]
Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival (2016) Best Dramatic Screenplay Tony Olmos Won [2]
Indi.com Trailer Challenge – Audience Favorite Brian Patrick Butler (trailer editor) Nominated [4]
San Diego Film Awards (2016) Best Trailer Tony Olmos Won [3]

Reviews

Emilie Black of Cinema Crazed said the film had a good story, music, direction and performances which keeps audiences entertained throughout. These key necessities make viewers look forward to the team's future projects.[9]

References
  1. "2016 DTLA Film Festival Announces Feature Films and Special Series". DTLA Film Festival.
  2. "DTLA Film Festival Announces 2016 Awards". DTLA Film Festival.
  3. "And the Winners Are:". filmconsortiumsd.com.
  4. "@dffla #trailerchallenge". Indi.com.
  5. "San Diego Feature Films". sdfilmweek.com.
  6. "San Diego "South of 8" filmmakers make a feature film with (almost) no budget". fm949sd.com.
  7. "2017 San Diego Film Awards Nominations".
  8. "A-List Acting Awards".
  9. "South of 8 (2016) [San Diego Film Week 2017]". cinema-crazed.com.
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