Come and check out the critically acclaimed award winning short film FREAK at the Studio City Film Festival on Wednesday, 7th @ 10pm -- 13752 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, California
FESTIVAL WEBSITE: http://www.studiocityfilmfestival.com/
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FESTIVAL & COMPETITION AWARDS
WINNER: Best Drama/Short film - Indie Gathering International Film Festival, 2012
WINNER Best LGBT Project - American Independent Film Festival, 2012
WINNER: Best GLBT Short Film - IFS Film Festival, 2012
WINNER: Best Makeup - Sunset Film Festival, 2012
WINNER: Best Drama - Burbank Int'l Film Festival, 2011
WINNER: Best LGBT Film - Toronto Ind. Film Fest., 2011
WINNER: Best Short Film Male Division - FilmOut San Diego, 2011
WINNER: Best Actor in a Short - AOF Film Fest., 2011
HONORABLE MENTION: ReelHeART International Film Festival, 2012
RUNNER UP: Best LGBT Project - AOF Film Fest., 2011
RUNNER UP: All Things Hollywood Film Fest., 2012
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - Accolade Competition, 2011
HONORABLE MENTION - Los Angeles Movie Awards, 2011
INDIE FEST COMPETITION - Award of Merit, 2012
BEST SHORTS AWARDS - Award of Merit
REVIEW QUOTES
"Picture Mulholland Drive in 15 minutes"
- Ryan Greenwood (Plucky Magazine)
"...a bit of hope if you ever felt like an outcast yourself"
- Brian Morton (Rogue Cinema)
"The acting and directing are confident"
- Brian Callaghan (Edge Media)
"A memorable little gem"
- Brian Callaghan (Edge Media)
"The director is nothing but skillful as he draws a fully formed character struggling with insecurities that are both uniquely personal and still universal"
- Scott Larson (Scott's Movie Comments)
"the acting of Aaron Merken is ridiculously strong"
- Mark Bell (Film Threat)
"extremely entertaining"
- Mark Bell (Film Threat)
"a work delivered from the heart"
- David Hall (Gay Celluloid)
"poignantly captures the sheer hurt of living a life filled with ridicule and abuse"
- David Hall (Gay Celluloid)
"Aaron Merken gives a powerhouse performance that could have been laughably camp, but instead, is an anguished look inside a desperate soul"
- John Townsend (Lavender Magazine)
"Casaccio delivers a happy ending that is sure to make you smile"
- Shelly Straub (Connections Magazine)
"Aaron Merken is amazing as he plays the part of someone who has no touch with reality and is at the verge of breaking"
- Amos Lassen
"a very welcome film"
- Amos Lassen
"Casaccio cleverly uses object motifs and repetition to tell a story"
- Nick Feather (That Gay Movie)
"Aaron Merken gives an all-too-human performance"
- Nick Feather (That Gay Movie)
"Aaron Merken delivered a remarkable performance"
- Hilde Orens (GayFilmNation)
"Eric Casaccio clearly puts his very soul into 'FREAK'
- Hilde Orens (GayFilmNation)
