Short Fiction, 2021

“The performances here are so solid, we struggled to pinpoint if it was a single actor or multiple performers doing the different parts… This should really serve as the greatest compliment.”

The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards

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ABOUT THE FILM

Filmed over a sweltering Dutch summer, Red Light Solo showcases a series of international artists' rise up the Amsterdam jazz ladder. The film features music from The Guy Salamon Sextet, The Amsterdam Funk Orchestra, Laura & Strings, The Valvetronic Brassband, The Yenting Lo Band, Idoko, The Enea Besana Band and The New Arrangements Nonet. The film also marked long-time composing collaborator Alisdair Pickering's first producing credit, for which he won five Best Documentary Feature awards internationally alongside producer/director Ryan J. Smith.

ABOUT THE FILM

Made during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Bull And The Bear was filmed over a series of FaceTime sessions between director Ryan J. Smith and actor Mitchell Fisher. For a fresh take on the "self-tape" format, the filmmakers opted to record actual screen hardware for a dirtier look, whereby the audience may spot smudged fingerprints and individual pixels flickering throughout the movie.

WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Ryan J. Smith

CAST: Mitchell Fisher

PHOTOGRAPHED AND EDITED BY: Ryan J. Smith

AWARDS: Best Quarantine Film (The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards) Nominated for Best Director, Actor and Jury Prize

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"Get a grip, Dougie, it's just business."

Franco Alby - The Bull And The Bear