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I Fucking Hate You
9 minutes Comedy / Drama / Romance / IndieFlix Official Selections / Love Stinks
A raw, compelling glimpse into a young man's ill-conceived scheme to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend.
Intended Audience: Mature
Sabi Pictures presents the breakout performances of John T. Woods and Marion Kerr in this compelling and raw glimpse into a young man's charmingly ill-conceived scheme to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend. As sincere and heartfelt as it is hilarious, Ain't It Cool News has hailed it as "Brilliant" while Rogue Cinema praised the film as "...a beautiful little movie...funny and touching...". Zak Forsman's directorial debut is an assured, emotionally-charged work with highly authentic performances and gorgeous compositions.
On ‘IFHY’ we had the opportunity to take some of Sabi Pictures' evolving principles and experiment with them. Myself, Marion and John met on two occasions to discuss character and story. They came with an idea for a very specific scene. I came with a scenario that helped put their scene (which became our ending) within a context. The pairing of the two “half-ideas” formed a structured whole. During our second meeting, John and Marion worked through possible motivation, intentions and objectives for their characters. I sat back and listened, taking note of what aspects of this story and their characters were the most compelling and appealing to them.
Character was explored and discussed until the story emerged. No actual screenplay was written, no storyboards drawn up – the experiment was to see what would happen if we instilled “radical collaboration” to the extent that the actors, director, sound and camera were mindfully attentive to the present moment; improvising to serve the story, allowing the scenes to evolve organically by following them to their natural conclusion.
‘IFHY’ is a small film about unremarkable people. It has garnered much praise and I am humbled by the kind words our audience has used to describe it.
- Directed by: Zak Forsman
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Written by:
Marion Kerr, John T. Woods, Zak Forsman
John T. Woods
Zak Forsman - Produced by: Zak Forsman, Jamie Cobb
- Run Time: 9 minutes
- Release Date: 2008
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Country:
United States of America
- Intended Audience: mature
- Website I Fucking Hate You
Written by Marion Kerr, John T. Woods, Zak Forsman
John T. Woods
Zak Forsman
Produced by Zak Forsman, Jamie Cobb
Cast
Marion Kerr: undefined
John T. Woods: undefined
Renee Day: undefined: undefined
Addison Brock III: undefined: undefined
Zach Seivers: undefined: undefined
Zak Forsman: undefined: undefined
Jamie Cobb: undefined: undefined
Matt Garrett: undefined: undefined
Dances With Films
HardAcre Film Festival
Fear No Film Festival -- Audience Award Best Short (Won)
Downtown Film Festival (Los Angeles) -- Special Jury Award (Won)
HollyShorts Short Film Festival
Sacramento Film & Music Festival -- Special Jury Award (Won)
From Here to Awesome -- Audience Award Best Short (Won)
NewFilmmakers LA
BendFilm Festival
AWARDS
Audience Award - Fear No Film Festival
Audience Award - Sacramento Film & Music Festival
Programming Director's Prize - Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles
Grand jury honorable Mention - Fear No Film Festival
To unify the form of this piece with its improvised content, the camerawork needed to read as equally spontaneous as the actors’ performances. A key technique to infuse a unique visual aesthetic resulted in the momentary misframings and over-corrections we were looking for – like a panicked cameraman struggling to keep up with the unfolding story. We made use of existing and supplemented color palettes to contrast the appearance of each character’s world – Carol’s being more balanced but lacking in intensity, and Ron’s being largely out of balance and over the top.
Awards
From Here to Awesome, Discovery Showcase Award Winner
Fear No Film Utah Arts Festival, Audience Award Winner
L.A. Downtown Film Festival, Program Director's Prize Winner
Fear No Film Utah Arts Festival, Grand Jury Award Winner Honorable Mention
Sacramento Film & Music Festival, Audience Award Winner
BendFilm Festival Official Selection
Moondance International Film Official Selection
Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series Official Selection
Hardacre Film & Cinema Festival Official Selection
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Official Selection
Southside Film Festival Official Selection
Hollyshorts Film Festival Official Selection
New York United Film Festival Official Selection
Dances With Films Los Angeles Official Selection
Lakedance International Film Festival Official Selection
Twin Rivers Media Festival Official Selection
True West Cinema Festival Official Selection
Planet Ant Film and Video Festival Official Selection