Dean Colin Marcial
DirectorBraden Friedman
ProducerPhilippines
CountryLogline
A lonely security guard working the night shift becomes the sole witness to a murder in his building.
Short Synopsis
Bowie is 24 with nowhere to go, longing to escape. Working as a night watchman at an old condominium in Manila, he sees the tenants’ secrets and dirty laundry, yet nobody sees him. His only friends in the world are his co-workers and his supervisor Buto (40s), a macho ex-cop who lets him board at the barracks of the building’s parking garage.
When Armie (late 30s), a charming American nephew to a mestizo billionaire moves into the penthouse, Bowie’s life is turned upside down. One night on duty, Bowie witnesses an altercation between Armie and his musician girlfriend Sam (20s) on the CCTV. Hours later, she’s found dead in his bathroom.
The news causes a firestorm in the press with Bowie caught in the middle. Torn between the truth and his duty to guard the building’s interests, Bowie begins to unravel towards a violent climax of street justice.
Dean Colin Marcial
DEAN COLIN MARCIAL is an international filmmaker working in New York and Manila. His award-winning films have been screened all over the world including TIFF, SXSW, Sitges, Fantastic Fest, and Slamdance. Several of his shorts are Vimeo Staff Picks and Short of the Week selections and have been featured on VICE, CNN, and Filmmaker Magazine. In 2010, he co-founded CALAVERA USA, a Brooklyn-based production company whose credits include ALL THAT I AM (SXSW Special Jury Prize '13, distributed by Gunpowder & Sky), FISHTAIL (Tribeca '14, distributed by Netflix), and YEARBOOK (Sundance Jury Prize '14, 25+ awards, 125+ festivals). In 2017 he was a recipient of the Tribeca All Access Grant & TAA Alumni Grant and shortlisted for the Russo Bros. Fellowship at the 2018 Slamdance Film Festival. In 2021, he was awarded the Jerome Foundation NYC Film/Video Production Grant for his feature GREEN GORILLAS. Earlier this year, he participated in the 2023 Berlinale Talents. He was born in the Philippines, raised in Long Island, and graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Dean is represented by Reality MM Studios, the acclaimed production company of Erik Matti & Dondon Monteverde
Braden Friedman
Braden has produced films that have screened at premiere film festivals around the world. He’s currently producing LIL CON LILI with Mandalay Entertainment and Netflix- the film is written/directed by Gabriela Garcia Medina. The short film LIL CON LILI won the BEST OF FEST at the HBO WOMEN IN COMEDY FESTIVAL with NBC and can be seen on MAX currently. Braden was a Producer on Sara Colangelo’s LITTLE ACCIDENTS, which premiered at Sundance in 2014 and was also a Production Executive on THE BENEFACTOR, starring Richard Gere along with BURNING SANDS, starring Trevor Jackson. Braden graduated from the USC, School of Cinematic Arts.