Experiencing Interruptions?

STYX & STONER

It's detective Styx first day on the job, her birthday no less in this sleepy Florida town of 'Seaview by the Sea', what could possibly go wrong?

  • Adam Steinfeld
    Director, Writer, Producer & Editor
    I SEE RILEY, and Tommy Fingers Sings the Blues (twisted-tales, horror filmscript), CREEZY, Where are you (micro-series), The Strange Case at Hickory High (Psychological Thriller / Sci-Fi), Houdini Lives! , Yo Houdini (supernatural series), Ask Madame Wonder? (twisted-tales)
  • Marcus Wolf
    Camera Operator
    the Hurricane
  • Tuwana Maureen Dumond
    Key Cast
    "Detective Styx"
  • Ed Casas
    Key Cast
    "Detective Stoner"
  • Eric Swain
    Key Cast
    "Strange Fisherman"
  • Myra Graves
    Key Cast
    "Nosy Neighbor "
  • Elaine Walker
    Key Cast
    "Nosy Neighbor w/baby"
  • Annmarie St. John
    Key Cast
    "Mother on cell phone"
  • Joas (T-Bone) Thermidor
    Key Cast
    "Brother on cell phone"
  • Amedeo Falgiatore
    Key Cast
    "Captain "
  • Larry Robinson
    Key Cast
    "Police Officer"
  • Lena Fayre / This World (Music can be found on Spotify.com - Amazon.com - Bandcamp.com)
    MUSIC, SONGS, ARTIST
    Song used by written permission
  • Lena Fayre / Every Man is a Warrior - Music can be found on Spotify.com - Amazon.com - Bandcamp.com
    MUSIC, SONGS, ARTIST
    Song used by written permission
  • Monk Turner + Fascinoma / It's Your Birthday!
    Additional Song
    Song used by Permission (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)
  • Tony Campagna / SpellboundFXandArt.com
    Special Horror Effects
  • Actors Cultural Theater of Broward
    SPECIAL THANKS
  • based on characters by Adam Steinfeld
    COPYRIGHT -MMXX, Adam Steinfeld
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 15, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    125 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    1080p / 1920×1080 / 16X9
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16X9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Independent Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 20, 2020
    West Coast Premiere
    FINALIST - May, 2020/ Best Crime Short
  • Independent Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 20, 2020
    West Coast Premiere
    FINALIST - May, 2020 / Best Dark Comedy Short
  • 2020 Single-Take Challenge on-line screening and awards event
    Sarasota
    United States
    October 10, 2020
    Finalist
  • Miami Mindie Festival 2020 - August Monthly Edition
    Miami
    United States
    February 27, 2021
    Semi-Finalist - August Monthly Edition , yearly award TBA, Feb. 2021
  • 35th ANNUAL FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - SHORTS: Filmed in Broward
    Ft. Lauderdale
    United States
    November 5, 2020
    USA Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Miami Underground film festival
    Miami
    United States
    September 25, 2021
    Hard Rock Cafe, Baysite
    Official Selection
  • Spooky Empire's Int'l Horror Film Festival
    Orlando
    United States
    October 22, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography

SHORT BIO
Adam Steinfeld, director and comedy magician, under his banner Magic Live!®, studied to be a filmmaker at the Univ. of Miami, earning a BA in Film, other media projects; Houdini Lives!, I SEE RILEY, and Tommy Fingers Sings the Blues (twisted-tales, horror filmscript), CREEZY, Where are you (micro-series), The Strange Case at Hickory High (Psychological Thriller / Sci-Fi), Yo Houdini (supernatural series), Ask Madame Wonder? (twisted-tales), and many more.

LONG BIO
Adam Steinfeld studied to be a filmmaker, at the Univ. of Miami, directing, writing and creating mini-versions of the Tonight show, and his final senior thesis short film "the Box" on iconic Houdini, he went to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Film, all while performing as a skilled street-style magician that put himself through college.

Soon after graduation, Steinfeld's travels focused on his magic skills, presenting at; Comedy Clubs and Mega-Cruise Ship theater stages around the Caribbean and the World, to performing and producing in one of the longest running permanent Magic Illusion shows in, over 2,400 LIVE shows; MAGIC LIVE!...comedy on the beach, at two mega island casino resorts in Aruba, that ran over a decade at one location from 2001 to 2013, named Best International Magic show by Premious Magica in Buenos Aires.

Now back in South Florida, Adam Steinfeld, is mixing his talents of magic and grand Illusions with storytelling, from Houdini Lives!, I SEE RILEY, and Tommy Fingers Sings the Blues (twisted-tales, horror film-script), CREEZY, Where are you (micro-series), The Strange Case at Hickory High (Psychological Thriller / Sci-Fi), Yo Houdini (supernatural series), Ask Madame Wonder? (twisted-tales), and many more.

No doubt, magicians played, an early key role, in the development of feature films, from Georges Méliès , to Harry Houdini , to Orson Welles.

My short experimental film, 'Houdini, talks Houdini' screened at the 16th annual Coney Island film festival, and short deli-documentary; 'Hold the Schmaltz: the final hours of RASCAL HOUSE', premiered in 2017, at the 31st Annual Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival, and supernatural, Yo Houdini web series nominated for; Best Web Series and Editing by the 2018 Independent Horror Awards.

Lately, I've been working with the Actors Cultural Theater of Broward directing and writing shorts, and planning a comedy horror feature film set in the Everglades.

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Director Statement

Originally filmed in one long take for the 2020 Single-Take Challenge in Sarasota, I went back to the timeline edit and tweaked it a bit on April 2, 2021 to add a few cut-away shots, and B - footage working with the talented actors of ACT BROWARD (Actor's Cultural Theatre of Broward).

NOTE: two original songs by L.A. singer/song writer, Lena Fayre who granted me permission to use, her words and melodic sounds in "This World" and "Everyman is a Warrior" captures the vibe of the story well.

We shot it several times over and over again, and several short false stops, the 3rd full take the best, in all with the sun blaring approaching noon, I'm just happy it didn't rain.

-Adam Steinfeld
director of: Styx & Stoner