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Therapists | A Short Film
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{OFFICIAL SELECTION - LA Shorts International Film Festival 2023}
{OFFICIAL SELECTION - HollyShorts Film Festival 2023}
{OFFICIAL SELECTION - Pasadena International Film Festival 2023}
{OFFICIAL SELECTION - Big Apple Film Festival 2023}
{OFFICIAL SELECTION - France USA International Film Festival 2023}
“Therapists will reach out and grab you by the throat-and I can’t say enough about what Pelzig and Litman created here.” - Kyle Bain, Bain’s Film Reviews [baintrain08.wixsite.com/bainsfilmreviews/post/therapists-2022]
Shot on Kodak Super 16mm film, "Therapists" tracks the personal stories of over a dozen main characters as they find themselves experiencing both sides of the therapist-client relationship.
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CREW:
Writer/Director/Editor - Josh Litman
Story - Josh Litman & Tamar Pelzig
Producers - Tamar Pelzig, Matt Nordstrom, & Josh Litman
Executive Producers - Will Beinbrink, Matt Nordstrom, & Josh Litman
Director of Photography - David Asambadze
Assistant Director - Troy Quinn
Composers - Jonathan Zuniga & Matthew Thomas
1st Assistant Camera / Gaffer / Assistant Editor - Matt Nordstrom
2nd Assistant Camera - Nathania Zaini
Location Managers - Ofer Moses & Troy Quinn
Set Designer/Hair Stylist - Ofer Moses
Production Designers - Nathania Zaini & Trang Nguyen
Sound Recordists - Matt Nordstrom & Filipe Portela
Sound Editor, Designer, & Mixer - Alex Di Carlo
Dialogue Editor - Joshua Paul Johnson
Craft Services - Yifen Low, Trang Nguyen, & Ofer Moses
Colorist - Peter Swartz (Color Space Finishing)
Production Assistants - Yifen Low, Nathania Zaini, Trang Nguyen, Andrew Stables
Physical Title Design - Nathania Zaini
Special Thanks - Léopold Dewolf, Juston Graber, Aya Ish, Molly Murphy, Jamie Napoli, Oscar Poveda, Corey Stevens (Tiki Bar)
CAST (in order of appearance):
DR. JALBANI - Sheeba Quinn
DR. DELUCA - Troy Quinn
DR. LEVI - Greg Lucey
LISA LEE - Yifen Low
ROSS - Josh Litman
GIOVANNI - Tom Nicholson
FATHER SAMUEL - Andrew Stables
SCARLETT - Tamar Pelzig
MOLLY - Charly Charney Cohen
MOSES - Ofer Moses
AURORA - Noella Risley Downs
DR. STANLEY - Holden Slattery
DONALD MCKINLEY - Will Beinbrink
OFFICER DIME - Matt Nordstrom
OFFICER JACKSON - Jacob J. Tanenbaum
BAR PATRONS - Trang Nguyen, Aja Alvarez, Nathania Zaini, Filipe Portela
MUSIC:
“Your Reality” - Ofer Moses
“Start Anew” - Ofer Moses
“Perfectly Unperfect” - Ofer Moses
©2022 Action Potential Productions
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @goblin1226
    @goblin1226 22 години тому

    The son had all the signs, yet it wasnt him. I think is one of the messages of this movie.

  • @baguettelauncher8839
    @baguettelauncher8839 День тому

    pswd is "bigdong946"

  • @blufrog0_0
    @blufrog0_0 2 дні тому

    hurt people hurt people edit wrote before plot twist

  • @adrianna.riveraa
    @adrianna.riveraa 3 дні тому

    This was crazy. But it was so good. I need another part.😢

  • @gorillazfan3
    @gorillazfan3 4 дні тому

    this is gay

  • @Crotuon_
    @Crotuon_ 4 дні тому

    this is way to realistic

  • @Crotuon_
    @Crotuon_ 4 дні тому

    w film, deserves a sub

  • @tonywords6713
    @tonywords6713 5 днів тому

    Cringe

  • @averydae1810
    @averydae1810 5 днів тому

    He’s going to be so mad when he realizes his room is all messed up.

  • @The_Internet_Sucks_Now
    @The_Internet_Sucks_Now 5 днів тому

    how the hell this has 12 mil views is beyond me. It just felt like a commercial. Horribly acted, written, everything.... the idea is so basic, and formulaic that a child could make this. It's funny watching something like this and realizing it's not actually a parody... because it certainly felt like one. Anyone upset by comments "ruining the ending" may not have enough brain cells

  • @Julie4711
    @Julie4711 6 днів тому

    the acting is buns bro

  • @Arachn1d-1902
    @Arachn1d-1902 6 днів тому

    Every time I watch this that "sorry" to Katie's mom always gets me to tear up a little 😢

  • @LaTreseHammond
    @LaTreseHammond 7 днів тому

    I like this shows what the suspects parents go through while it's happening Because this is hard for them as well

  • @JesusSaves101
    @JesusSaves101 8 днів тому

    I KNEW IT WASNT ANDREW I CALLED IT

  • @jaxinisgaming
    @jaxinisgaming 9 днів тому

    The beginning where he’s playing the game is what every parent thinks happens when their kid plays a violent video game

  • @jarikawinfield
    @jarikawinfield 9 днів тому

    the dad is a bad actor

  • @InayaInaya-eu1gb
    @InayaInaya-eu1gb 9 днів тому

    I dont understand lol

  • @Young_Dung564
    @Young_Dung564 11 днів тому

    I wanna please explain me the end of this because I’m so confused about the plot twist

    • @vibez5330
      @vibez5330 10 днів тому

      So basically, The dad thought his son was the shooter because of the “signs” he thought he noticed, then he went into his room and looked through everything which made him believe that it truely was his son that did it, he also thought he was because his son has already broken into the gun closet, the dad never checked his gun closet until the end which was the plot twist, his son didn’t do it he just thought he did because the son wasn’t the best behaved, he thought the worse of his son because of signs he thought he saw. He only thought to check his gun closet until he remembered where the key was.

  • @d3adyoutubeaccount
    @d3adyoutubeaccount 11 днів тому

    2:24 Here’s a fun fact! While I don’t remember the name of this game, I remember that it has been regarded as one of the darkest and most brutal games ever. I remember hearing once that “only psychopaths would enjoy this game”.

    • @czarnakoza9697
      @czarnakoza9697 5 днів тому

      its called hatred kind of a meme nowadays

  • @andrew2377
    @andrew2377 11 днів тому

    Ok... So how did it go when his son got back home and saw his room messed up? I just think you should've included that conversation and then ended shortly after.

  • @tjminimoto
    @tjminimoto 11 днів тому

    I feel bad for the kid especially when he was berated by a girl he likes

  • @fsdafasdffvasdfvh2599
    @fsdafasdffvasdfvh2599 12 днів тому

    lmao this is dogshit

    • @Shiny440
      @Shiny440 9 днів тому

      Ikr but also why say that?? Suspicious.

  • @aleckeefe884
    @aleckeefe884 13 днів тому

    Too long

  • @user-em4eb3ip5z
    @user-em4eb3ip5z 14 днів тому

    whait so andrew is the shooter

  • @unknown-and-known
    @unknown-and-known 14 днів тому

    i like double action user guy he knows the functions of that thing

  • @unknown-and-known
    @unknown-and-known 14 днів тому

    if this kid broke into the gun cabinet before he should've gotten a better safe before this went down oh also hes playing on a touchpad man what da hell

  • @SarcDominus
    @SarcDominus 14 днів тому

    The start was a spin off of Wayne Harris's call

  • @RileyGoodwin-sl2zg
    @RileyGoodwin-sl2zg 14 днів тому

    Damn. This hits hard

  • @ToryStruthers
    @ToryStruthers 14 днів тому

    16:22 …..

  • @davidplaysgames535
    @davidplaysgames535 14 днів тому

    Carl Ford. Have you forgot about Arthur Ford?

  • @JohannesHilger
    @JohannesHilger 15 днів тому

    Totally predictable

  • @sliceserve234
    @sliceserve234 15 днів тому

    horrible acting

  • @lifeiscats1337
    @lifeiscats1337 16 днів тому

    So who was the shooter then?????

  • @lifeiscats1337
    @lifeiscats1337 16 днів тому

    9:02 this guy is an idiot. It’s spelled “Afghanistan” with an i instead of an a

  • @robertpattison6729
    @robertpattison6729 16 днів тому

    Don't store guns with the ammo! come on CARL!

  • @johnkaplan3810
    @johnkaplan3810 17 днів тому

    Cool to see that he kept his m1 Garand from his time in Afghanistan

  • @johnkaplan3810
    @johnkaplan3810 17 днів тому

    The scariest part is the kid gaming with his touchpad

  • @tomstevenson7940
    @tomstevenson7940 17 днів тому

    Leftys or truebelievers not this

  • @ShangHighRoller
    @ShangHighRoller 17 днів тому

    The ending is ambiguous--how do we know he just has the one son? Maybe it's another son calling to see if Dad knows that his brother just shot up the school. Well done.

  • @Swatcrocodile
    @Swatcrocodile 17 днів тому

    Erm what the skibiti sigma

  • @americanbullygrekobullykam2376
    @americanbullygrekobullykam2376 18 днів тому

    Bro that me cry

  • @40znshorties35
    @40znshorties35 18 днів тому

    What game is he playing at 2:24

  • @masror_ah
    @masror_ah 19 днів тому

    Why in the actual fuck does this piece of garbage have over 12 million views?

  • @MythsAreTooGood
    @MythsAreTooGood 19 днів тому

    That hit hard

  • @better.than.u.inc.
    @better.than.u.inc. 19 днів тому

    Plot twist like damn the end hit this single dad hard

  • @AnthonyTheDoorman
    @AnthonyTheDoorman 19 днів тому

    I don't get it

  • @Twomanycups
    @Twomanycups 20 днів тому

    the craziest part is that that game is real, i think its called hatred or something

  • @sirborkyes
    @sirborkyes 21 день тому

    I like this short movie, the acting is amazing, really enjoyed how it was seen through the father's perspective, but I really feel like it is unrealistic for a kid my age (about 16) to shoot up a school because of a fight with someone they might love that ends with their relationship ending as well. I've gone through a lot of pain from a handful of fellow students in my school straight up ghosting me, as well as a lot of other heavy things having happened to me the same year and the year before, but I've never thought of committing an act of violence such as shooting up my school.

  • @YoreBeatenPath
    @YoreBeatenPath 21 день тому

    I’m cold right now and that was chilling.

  • @ob707
    @ob707 22 дні тому

    Got let here from a post on Reddit, this was a great film