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The Assassin's Apprentice
Russell
Emanuel
1977-08-31
Male
russem31@yahoo.com
(323) 356-5554
5267 Warner Ave. #188
Huntington Beach
California
92649
United States
1232
The Assassin's Apprentice
A coming of age story about Kaylee (Tarah Paige), an apprentice assassin, and her relationship with Pete (Robert Picardo), her trainer, and Miranda (Marina Sirtis), their handler. Kaylee, like a rebellious teenager, simultaneously wants approval and independence from Pete and Miranda. When assigned her first solo hit, Kaylee immediately disobeys orders and goes off course, chasing a Freerunner drone, often with hilarious results. In the end, Kaylee accomplishes her mission, but realizes that she is not yet ready to go it alone. English Subtitles Video Link: https://vimeo.com/277741032/6dcc7e6b0b French Subtitles Video Link: https://vimeo.com/283840992/8d70ba7b4c Spanish Subtitles Video Link: https://vimeo.com/280311363/a6c04e499f English Subtitles SRT File Link: www.russem.com/TheAssassin'sApprenticeSubtitlesSRTEnglish.srt French Subtitles SRT File Link: www.russem.com/TheAssassin'sApprenticeSubtitlesSRTFrench.srt Spanish Subtitles SRT File Link: www.russem.com/TheAssassin'sApprenticeSubtitlesSRTSpanish.srt
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https://vimeo.com/263050365
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Short
No
2018-03-15
50000 USD
Digital 4K
2:35 to 1
Color
No
Russ Emanuel
Paul Hickman
Howard Nash, Ryan T. Husk
Tarah Paige, Robert Picardo, Marina Sirtis, Rico E. Anderson, Reka Rene, Katherine Roberts, Jennifer Durst, G. Larry Butler, Luis E. Carazo, Sasha Travis
Executive Producer: Paul Hickman, Belleamie McMillan, Gerald H. O'Connell; Director of Photography: Ray Karwel; Production Designer: Lauren Ivy; Costume: Nina Minnelli; Makeup: Alisha L. Baijounas, Patrick DeFontbrune, Maira Gomez; Editor: Emile Haris; Composer: Vasilis Milesis; Sound Designer: Sean Fahimian; Visual Effects: Tommy Kraft
It’s always a pleasure to get back into the action genre, which I haven’t done since “Girl with Gun” over ten years ago. And to work once more with my producer Howard Nash along with writer Paul Hickman and a great cast spearheaded by Tarah Paige, Marina Sirtis, and Robert Picardo (this is my sixth film with Robert). Like any film, this one was fraught with challenges, but the reward was phenomenal. I got to work with a great crew including my Director of Photography Ray Karwel, Editor Emile Haris, Composer Vasilis Milesis, Production Designer Lauren Ivy, Key Costumer Nina Minnelli, Key Makeup Artist Alisha L. Baijounas, Still Photographers Janeen Berryman and Jack Roth, Drone Operator Steve Overstreet, and Stunt Supervisor Steven Stone, among many others. The sound design work by Sean Fahimian, who has worked on my films since 2005, is just phenomenal. Employing 5.1 surround sound, and with Foley done by Emmy-winning Juniper Post, we definitely want to know where the prop drone is that Kaylee is following throughout the film. And we worked with a Canary Islands based production group for the Silbo Gomero language employed by the drone – it’s an actual language which is spoken using “whistles”. That being said, some cast and crew I have worked with before, others are new. But we are all part of a family and I for one thoroughly enjoyed being part of this group. I hope you enjoy this film as much as I had making it! -- Russ Emanuel
Russell "Russ" Emanuel is an award-winning American director, producer, and independent filmmaker, having directed such actors as John Heard, Robert Picardo, Vincent Pastore, Glynnis O'Connor, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Jeremy London, Ryan Hurst, William Devane, Marina Sirtis, Sean Kenney, Armin Shimerman, and Gary Graham. Originally from San Francisco, he grew up in both Japan and the United States, garnering an international viewpoint of the world throughout his childhood. After graduating from the University of Southern California to study Cinema-Television, he founded Russem Productions in 2002 in order to promote his short films including GIRL WITH GUN (2005) and documentary RESTORATION OF PARADISE (2014), as well as current films COLLAR (2017), THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE (2018), and THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE II (2021). Presently, WISPER (2020) marks Emanuel's fifth foray into feature filmmaking, after having directed P.J. (2007), CHASING THE GREEN (2009), THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH (2012), and OCCUPANTS (2015).
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