Films
A Tangled Web
Writer and Director: Emmanuel Obi, Jr.
Featuring: Isabelle Flachsmann, Nathalie Sameli, Paulina Juergens, Leonard Kocan, Daniel Olivier, Uwe Schwarzwälder
Genre: Thriller
Fun Facts
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Filmed in only 8 days
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The writer/director had to cook lunch and dinner for the actors on most days
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One of our lights burned out and the owner of the resort where we filmed had to repair it and provided us with another light for filming
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Writer wrote three extra scenes in the middle of filming to extend the film
Pending
Writer and Director: Emmanuel Obi, Jr.
Featuring: Birgit Stauber and Thorsten Becker
Genre: Thriller - Short feature
Social networking can become an obsession . . .
Fun facts:
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The orignal concept for Pending was actually a five minute short film called "Facebook Stalker"
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The original ending was changed because I had conflicts with it. Birgit suggested the scene after the credits as a way to wrap up the short.
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Birgit had never had fresh baked chocolate chip cookies before the final day of filming of Pending
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Thorsten was pulling double duty during the entire shoot, acting on camera for me during the day and performing at in a play in Zurich.
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Outside of the bookstore and grocery store scene, every scene was filmed in the same location
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Fun
Til Death Do Us
Writer and Director: Emmanuel Obi, Jr.
Featuring: Richard Bucher, Vlasto Peyitch, Nathalie Sameli and Sandro Howald
Genre: Thriller - Short film
Divorce isn't for everyone . . .
Fun facts:
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Actress, Nathalie Sameli, actually had a broken tailbone during filming as a result of an accident in her home. This completely changed the chase scene (for the better in my opinion - I guess I shouldn't say I'm thankful for that . . . but . . .)
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My wall is currently stained with mint tea
The Way Home
Writer and Director: Emmanuel Obi, Jr.
Featuring: Sandro Howald, Richard Bucher, Nathalie Sameli and Jim Sullivan
Genre: Drama - Short film
Just because it is not shown does not mean that love is not there . . .
Fun facts:
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The story is based on the story of a WWII veteran that appeared in the documentary "We were there"
Fun
Hosed
Writer and Director: Emmanuel Obi, Jr.
Featuring: Silvia Crastan and Uwe Schwarzwälder
Genre: Thriller​ - Short film
She finally knows who is responsible for her husband's murder
Fun facts:
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The original actor cast for the role of Mr. Clark broke the bridge in his teeth and Uwe Schwarzwaelder stepped in two days before filming
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Silvia Crastan had never held a baseball bat before filming and was coached by Leo Vera and myself
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Every scene was filmed in the same location
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I originally planned on only filming Hosed, however, since I have such a large problem saying no I ended up saying yes to other actors that wanted to be a part of the film. This was the genesis of the four films in two months projects. I have got to learn to say no.
