Swallow is a 20 minute short film shot on the Scarlet Red camera in the Spring of 2012. It premiered at the Timecode:Nola Film Festival 2. The film is the exploration of a man whose idea of the world has been shaped by means of conditioning through guilt and shame. Swallow explores this man's life by means of an organic stream of consciousness - where all things have already happened and represent the flashes of images that would likely happen in a single moment of conflict. The film is a tribute to those raised in a strict Catholic household.
  • Swallow - short film
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    Actors Joseph Meissner, Nick Gomez, and Shanna Forestall. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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    Actors Joseph Meissner, Shanna Forestall, and Nick Gomez. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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    Actors Joseph Meissner, Shanna Forestall, and Nick Gomez. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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    Actors Joseph Meissner, and Shanna Forestall. Cinematographer Bruno Doria. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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    Actors Joseph Meissner, Shanna Forestall, and Nick Gomez. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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    Actors Joseph Meissner, Shanna Forestall, and Nick Gomez. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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    Actor Shanna Forestall. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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    Actors Shanna Forestall and Joseph Meissner. Photo by Chris Nausley.