Share (film)

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Share
File:SXSW Share (film) poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Pippa Bianco
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  • Tyler Byrne
  • Andrew Kelly
  • Danielle Oexmann
Written by Pippa Bianco
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Cinematography Ava Berkofsky
Edited by Oliver Harwood
Production
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Distributed by Memory
Release dates
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  • March 14, 2015 (2015-03-14) (SXSW)
  • May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20) (Cannes)
  • May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03) (Internet)
Running time
 11 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $25,000

Share is a 2015 American short drama film written and directed by Pippa Bianco, and starring Taissa Farmiga, Keir Gilchrist, Madisen Beaty, and Andre Royo.[1] It follows a 15-year-old girl as she returns to school after an explicit video of her goes viral online. The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 14, 2015, where it won the Special Jury Recognition Award for Narrative Short. It was then selected as the only American short film in the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, screening on May 20, 2015. The film won the first prize Cinéfondation Award at the festival.[2] It went on to screen at the Telluride Film Festival on September 6, 2015.[3] The film was released on May 3, 2016, by Memory.[4]

Plot

The film opens with Krystal (Taissa Farmiga) receiving various text messages with a video questioning if the video is her, Krystal watches the video and immediately becomes upset. She returns to school upset and distraught, her friend Jenna (Madisen Beaty) is surprised that she has returned to school. In the middle of class, Krystal notices Dylan (Keir Gilchrist) is using his phone, and decides to send him a text message, while she sends the message, she receives another message including the video, she accidentally opens the video, and it goes off.

Mr. White (Andre Royo) notices the sound is coming from Krystal's phone and decides to take her phone and tells her to come back at the end of the day. Once school ends, she retrieves her phone from Mr. White who asks if everything is okay. Dylan approaches Krystal and the two talk about the situation, Krystal wonders if more than one person was in the room at the time, and Dylan doesn't know. The film ends with Krystal ignoring the text messages getting sent to her phone.

Cast

Production

Development

Pippa Bianco wrote a screenplay for Share, which was then selected as one of eight short films for the 2014 American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women.[5] The annual program requires all of its participants to complete a short film within the year of selection.[6] Bianco collaborated with producers Tyler Byrne (Blue Ruin), Andrew Kelly and Danielle Oexmann to produce the short film.[7] Carly Hugo (The War Boys, Higher Ground) also served as an executive producer. The budget of the film was partially funded from donations through the crowdfunding website Indiegogo. Part of the money donated was given to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) because of the subject matter involved in the film.[8]

Casting

On August 27, 2014, director Pippa Bianco officially confirmed the principal cast members of the film and their subsequent roles through the film's Indiegogo page. Taissa Farmiga portrays Krystal, the film's lead character and the victim of sexual assault; Keir Gilchrist plays the role of Krystal's boyfriend Dylan, the boy who made the video; Madisen Beaty portrays Jenna, Krystal's best friend; and Andre Royo portrays Krystal's concerned teacher Mr. White.[1]

Filming

Principal photography for the film occurred over four days – beginning on July 28, 2014 – and took place in various locations around Los Angeles County, including Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California and South Gate Middle School in South Gate, California.[9][10][11] Filming concluded for the project on July 31, 2014.[12][13]

Release

Share had its world premiere on March 14, 2015 at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.[14] The film then premiered at the Directing Workshop for Women Showcase in Los Angeles on May 14, 2015.[15] The film had its European premiere at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, where it was chosen as the only American short film in the official program.[16] Share was then selected to screen at the Sarasota Film Festival,[17] Nashville Film Festival,[18] Maryland Film Festival,[19] Seattle International Film Festival,[20] Sydney Film Festival,[21] Los Angeles Film Festival,[22] Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films,[23] Provincetown International Film Festival,[24] San Joaquin International Film Festival,[25] Telluride Film Festival,[3] Tacoma Film Festival,[26] and the AFI Fest.[27]

Share also played in Toronto on September 12, 2015 as part of Memory's Program No. 1,[28] and screened at the Raindance Film Festival in London on October 4, 2015.[29] The film was released worldwide on May 3, 2016 through Vimeo, as part of Memory Presents: Program No. 1.[4]

Reception

Critical response

Mason Walker of Loser City gave Share a positive review, writing: "From that opening shot, the film, for the most part, stays the course; it rarely lets us out of Krystal's shoes. By manipulating sound and image, Bianco shows us how the trauma of sexual assault and public humiliation can make a mundane school day come horribly alive." Walker added of Farmiga's performance: "Oliver Harwood's editing lingers just long enough to catch some of Taissa Farmiga's most chilling facial expressions. Farmiga's performance has many good qualities, but it's even more notable for what it lacks – namely, artifice. She never overplays Krystal's trauma. Instead, she understands that, like many a high school girl, Krystal is trying to hide it – even if the hiding only makes it shine through with terrible transparency."[30]

Following the film's screening at the Maryland Film Festival, Eric Kohn of Indiewire selected Share as one of the best new American shorts, writing: "Bianco's approach to depicting teen girl Krystal coming to grips with video documentation of her sexual assault is in tune with many tropes of European art cinema – its long, engrossing takes on par with the Dardenne brothers and a voyeuristic quality reminiscent of Michael Haneke."[31]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref
2015 South by Southwest Film Festival Special Jury Award for Narrative Short Share Won [32]
Grand Jury Award for Narrative Short Nominated
2015 Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation Award Won [2]
Provincetown International Film Festival Jury Award for Best Student Short Film Won [33]
San Joaquin International Film Festival Special Jury Award for Achievement in Directing Pippa Bianco Won [34]
AFI Fest 2015 Grand Jury Prize – Live Action Short Film Share Nominated
2016 31st Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Short Film Lauren Grey Nominated [35]

Feature adaptation

In May 2015, it was reported by Variety that the film's writer and director Bianco is adapting the short into a feature-length screenplay at the production company Parkwood Entertainment.[36][37] In January 2016, Sundance Labs picked up the film.[38]

References

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