PLEASE PUNISH ME

"Please Punish Me" is a comedic 13 minute short film about a businessman who is overly blessed to the point that seeks to be punished for his curse.

CREDITS

• Directed by: Chris Esper
• Produced by: Creusa Michelazzo
• Story by: Tom Paolino
• Screenplay by: Rich Camp
• Cast: David Sackal, Joanna Donofrio, Brad Rhodes, Lorrie Bacon, Mark Carter & Talli Clemons
• Director of Photography: Mark Phillips
• Edited by: Felipe Jorge
• Production Designer: Stephanie Castanos
• Sound: Jorge Mario Toban
• Music by: Steven Lanning-Cafaro

AWARDS & HONORS

• Winner for Best Comedy Short Film, Best Short Film Director and Best Writers (Tom Paolino & Rich Camp), Malibu West International Film Awards (Malibu, CA) (2016)
• Official Selection, Festigious International Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA) (2016)
• Official Selection, Blow-Up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival (Chicago, IL) (2016)
• Winner for Best Short Film and Best Director, New England Underground Film Festival (Hamden, CT) (2016)
• Official Nomination, ColorTape International Film Festival (Australia) (2016)
• Nominee for Best Comedy Scene, Action on Film International Film Festival (Monrovia, CA) (2016)
• Winner for Best Indie Film, Los Angeles Film Awards (2016)
• Official Selection, Top Shorts Online Film Festival (2016)
• Official Selection, Fanboy Film Festival (2016)
• Indie Film Night at the Luna Theater (Lowell, MA) (2016)
• Official Selection, Ozark Shorts Film Festival (Ozark, MI) (2016)
• Official Selection, Sanford International Film Festival (Sanford, ME) (2016)
• Official Selection, Los Angeles CineFest (Los Angeles, CA) (2016)
• Official Selection, SENE Film, Arts & Music Festival (Providence, RI) (2016)
• Official Selection, NewLife Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA) (2016)
• Official Selection, Stories by the River Film Festival (Quincy, MA) (2016)
• One of the Most Impactful Movies of 2015, Sonic-Cinema.com (2015)
• Official Selection, Silver Dollar Film Festival (2015)
• Official Selection, Shawna Shea Film Festival (Somerville, MA) (2015)
• Official Selection, Rhode Island Comic Con Film Festival (Providence, RI) (2015)
• Official Selection, 401 Film Festival (Providence, RI) (2015)
• Tuesday Night Film Series at The Arctic Playhouse (Warwick, RI) (July 7th, 2015)
• World Premiere, Cable Car Cinema (Providence, RI) (June 14th, 2015)

LINKS

• IMDb
• (re)Search My Trash Interview
• Brian "The Hammer" Jackson Interview
• Loud Green Bird
• The Local Film Network
• The Tawfik Zone Interview
• One Film Fan Interview
• Rogue Cinema Interview
• Mr. Rumsey's Film Related Musings

REVIEWS

• (re)Search My Trash
• Sonic Cinema
• Reviews by Amos Lassen
• Screen Critix
• IndyRed
• UK Film Review
• Loud Green Bird
• The Film Philosopher
• Irish Film Critic
• Cinema Crazed
• One Film Fan
• The Final Cut
• Watch This Space Film Magazine
• Forest City Short Film Review
• VideoViews
• Boston Film Examiner
• Scott's Movies
• You've Got Film On You
• The Cinemarks
• Cinema Schminema
• A Bucket of Corn
• A Word of Dreams
• Reel Red Reviews
• Motif Magazine
• Fraking Films
• Mike's Film Talk
• Movie-Blogger.com