God's Acre (2009); 4mins; Drama
BACK COVER
Having lived a life of religion, a man enters an interview that will justify or condemn his actions.
CONTENTS
Feature Presentation
In Front of the Camera
Behind the Camera
Production Notes/Trivia (Contains Spoilers!)
Director's Statement
PERKS
Official God's Acre IMDb Page
Official God's Acre Facebook Fan Page
REVIEWS/ARTICLES
Indy Red
Trigger Street
Film Bizarro
SCREENINGS
1. Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival 2013
2. 3rd Macabre Faire Film Festival (Summer 2013)
3. Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2010
4. Anchorage International Film Festival 2010
5. Moving Image Film Festival 2010
6. Hyart Film Festival 2010
7. Twin Rivers Media Festival 2010
8. Hamilton Music & Film Festival 2010
9. SharpCuts Guelph Indie Film & Music Festival 2010
10. Toronto Film Race 2009
AWARDS
1. Audience Choice Award (Toronto Film Race 2009)
2. Best Film (Toronto Film Race 2009)
3. Best Director (Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi) (Toronto Film Race 2009)
4. Best Actor (Robert Nolan) (Toronto Film Race 2009)
5. Best Ensemble Cast (Toronto Film Race 2009)
6. Best Cinematography (Toronto Film Race 2009)
Having lived a life of religion, a man enters an interview that will justify or condemn his actions.
CONTENTS
Feature Presentation
In Front of the Camera
Behind the Camera
Production Notes/Trivia (Contains Spoilers!)
Director's Statement
PERKS
Official God's Acre IMDb Page
Official God's Acre Facebook Fan Page
REVIEWS/ARTICLES
Indy Red
Trigger Street
Film Bizarro
SCREENINGS
1. Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival 2013
2. 3rd Macabre Faire Film Festival (Summer 2013)
3. Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2010
4. Anchorage International Film Festival 2010
5. Moving Image Film Festival 2010
6. Hyart Film Festival 2010
7. Twin Rivers Media Festival 2010
8. Hamilton Music & Film Festival 2010
9. SharpCuts Guelph Indie Film & Music Festival 2010
10. Toronto Film Race 2009
AWARDS
1. Audience Choice Award (Toronto Film Race 2009)
2. Best Film (Toronto Film Race 2009)
3. Best Director (Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi) (Toronto Film Race 2009)
4. Best Actor (Robert Nolan) (Toronto Film Race 2009)
5. Best Ensemble Cast (Toronto Film Race 2009)
6. Best Cinematography (Toronto Film Race 2009)
FEATURE PRESENTATION
IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA
COMING SOON!
BEHIND THE CAMERA
Rob Tosh - Co-Writer/Co-Producer/DOP
Rob Tosh has been working in broadcast television and independent film for 15 years with experience in producing, directing, videography, editing, animation, and instructing for various organizations and productions.
He currently operates his own production company and studio out of Toronto, Canada, producing and helping others to produce all manner of video productions for television the web and independent film.
He currently operates his own production company and studio out of Toronto, Canada, producing and helping others to produce all manner of video productions for television the web and independent film.
PRODUCTION NOTES / TRIVIA
In Just Four Minutes
While most people, including some of the cast and crew, thought that the 2009 Toronto Film Race was a great chance for Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi to try a comedy, he insisted that a drama be made.
God's Acre screened one week after its completion at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto in June 2009, slotted number 29 out of 30 films, the majority of which were comedies. After the drama garnered the top accolades of the competition, Alfredo has since stated that while he is a fan of comedy, his biggest achievement was that a drama had won an otherwise comedy-dominated competition.
The title God's Acre comes from an unlikely source. Back in high school, Alfredo was writing an essay using Microsoft Word. Having used the word "Heaven" twice within a paragraph, he wanted to use another word in order to describe Heaven. Accessing Word's thesaurus, "God's Acre" showed up on a list of synonyms to "Heaven."
The script was co-written by Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi and Robert Toshoff. This marks the first time that Alfredo has had a co-writer.
The script was completed in approximately 5 hours, then shot in approximately 3 hours, and edited in approximately 8 hours for a grand total of 16 hours worth of production time.
As per the rules of the 2009 Toronto Film Race, each film had to have a final runtime of no less than 30 seconds and no more than 4 minutes. Also, to successfully qualify and to keep the competition fair, each film had to include the competition-issued theme and prop element. In this case, the theme was "revenge" and the prop element was "spraying a fragrance."
The fragrance that the man sprays in the first shot of the film is labelled "God's Acre."
The film boasts a green colour palette to underscore the "Acre" aspect of fertility, Heaven.
Comprised of only 7 angles/shots.
God's Acre screened one week after its completion at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto in June 2009, slotted number 29 out of 30 films, the majority of which were comedies. After the drama garnered the top accolades of the competition, Alfredo has since stated that while he is a fan of comedy, his biggest achievement was that a drama had won an otherwise comedy-dominated competition.
The title God's Acre comes from an unlikely source. Back in high school, Alfredo was writing an essay using Microsoft Word. Having used the word "Heaven" twice within a paragraph, he wanted to use another word in order to describe Heaven. Accessing Word's thesaurus, "God's Acre" showed up on a list of synonyms to "Heaven."
The script was co-written by Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi and Robert Toshoff. This marks the first time that Alfredo has had a co-writer.
The script was completed in approximately 5 hours, then shot in approximately 3 hours, and edited in approximately 8 hours for a grand total of 16 hours worth of production time.
As per the rules of the 2009 Toronto Film Race, each film had to have a final runtime of no less than 30 seconds and no more than 4 minutes. Also, to successfully qualify and to keep the competition fair, each film had to include the competition-issued theme and prop element. In this case, the theme was "revenge" and the prop element was "spraying a fragrance."
The fragrance that the man sprays in the first shot of the film is labelled "God's Acre."
The film boasts a green colour palette to underscore the "Acre" aspect of fertility, Heaven.
Comprised of only 7 angles/shots.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
COMING SOON!
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