Remission
Short Film
Paul Kaiser (Producer, Story, Co-Written, Production Design, Costumes, Music, Animation Art, Acting)
CASUAL VIGNETTES of GILDED VULGARITY
Short Film
Paul Kaiser (Producer, Director, Written by, Production Design)
THE SHELL JACKET
Feature Screenplay
Years after the Civil War, an Army deserter with a dark secret is being hunted by members of his old unit. After they kidnap his ten-year-old daughter, he must survive the unforgiving California desert and rescue her before she’s the one who pays for his past.
Inspired by classic Westerns, the script takes a fresh approach by blending in supernatural elements to explore themes of PTSD, grief and loss, guilt, generational family dynamics, and the failures in fatherhood.
Authors Paul Kaiser (story, written by) and Logan Sparks (written by)
Rhode Island International Film Festival *Screenplay Finalist*
(Academy Award Qualifying, BAFTA Qualifying, Canadian Screen Award Qualifying)
Mallorca International Film Festival *Screenplay Special Mention*
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival *Screenplay Second Place*
Selected Screenings and Awards:
(Academy Award Qualifying, BAFTA Qualifying, Canadian Screen Award Qualifying, Moviemaker Top 50)
Rhode Island International Film Festival * Screenplay Finalist*
(Academy Award Qualifying, BAFTA Qualifying, Canadian Screen Award Qualifying)
Brooklyn Film Festival *Audience Award Experimental Film Winner*
(Canadian Screen Award Qualifying, Moviemaker Top 50, FilmFreeway Top 100)
Evolution! Mallorca Int. Film Festival *Best Experimental Film Winner*
(Moviemaker Top 50, FilmFreeway Top 100)
Oxford Film Festival *Best Experimental Film Winner*
(Moviemaker Top 50)
Sapporo International Short Film Festival *Best Production Design Winner*
(Canadian Screen Award Qualifying)
(Academy Award Qualifying, BAFTA Qualifying, Canadian Screen Award Qualifying, FilmFreeway Top 100)
Interfilm Berlin - International Short Film Festival
(Academy Award Qualifying)
(Academy Award Qualifying, Moviemaker Top 50, FilmFreeway Top 100)
(Moviemaker Top 50, FilmFreeway Top 100)
(Moviemaker Top 50, FilmFreeway Top 100)
(BAFTA Cymru Qualifying, FilmFreeway Top 100)
Rome International Film Festival
(Moviemaker Top 50)
(Member of Méliès International Festivals Federation)
(Leading arts and culture platform of Turkey)
Athens Short Film Festival *Best Cinematography Winner*
Fine Arts Film Festival *Best Experimental Film Winner*
Santa Cruz Film Festival *Best Experimental Film Winner*
NewFilmmakers Film Festival *Best New Media Winner*
Filmquest
The Militello Independent Film Fest
Prague Independent Film Festival
Film Photography
All photos are medium or large format photography using a Hassleblad and Toyo cameras. Photos are a sample taken from various parts of world between 2007 and 2023.
