Debuting this past July at the Comic Con Independent Film Festival in San Diego, California, Helio won the prize for best sci-fi/fantasy film. The short goes underground (literally) to explore a nightmarish scenario in the near future. Here's the official description: Helio is a short, visceral film centered on a post apocalyptic underground society where miners work for light to survive. But when a dying rebel thrusts the unexpected onto an unassuming worker's lap, all hell breaks loose. What begins as one man's race to escape the hostile government quickly escalates into a city-wide uprising of the people. Teddy Cecil wrote and directed. Barrett James stars. You can now watch the short in its entirety on YouTube....
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- 11/29/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Recently debuting at the Comic Con Independent Film Festival in San Diego, California, where it won the prize for best sci-fi/fantasy film, Helio peers under the ground and discovers a different kind of hell. We have an exclusive clip to pique your interest. Here's the official synopsis: Helio is a short, visceral film centered on a post apocalyptic underground society where miners work for light to survive. But when a dying rebel thrusts the unexpected onto an unassuming worker's lap, all hell breaks loose. What begins as one man's race to escape the hostile government quickly escalates into a city-wide uprising of the people. Teddy Cecil wrote and directed. Barrett James stars. The film, which looks quite cool, runs just under 20 minutes. It will...
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- 7/25/2016
- Screen Anarchy
The sci-fi short film “Helio” centers on a post-apocalyptic underground society where miners work for light to survive. When a dying rebel thrusts the unexpected into a unassuming worker’s lap, he attempts to break free from the dystopian government. In the process, he sparks a revolution of the people. “Helio” is the directorial debut from Teddy Cecil, who also wrote and produced the film.
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The film stars Barrett James, who recently made a guest appearance on the TBS sitcom “Angie Tribeca,” Dennis Keiffer, a stunt performer in films like “John Wick” and “Iron Man 3,” Dio Johnson, Derek Chariton, who played Billy the Kid in the miniseries “The American West,” Chuck Wigginton, and Erik Denton.
The film is produced by Shadow Council Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company dedicated to making creative,...
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The film stars Barrett James, who recently made a guest appearance on the TBS sitcom “Angie Tribeca,” Dennis Keiffer, a stunt performer in films like “John Wick” and “Iron Man 3,” Dio Johnson, Derek Chariton, who played Billy the Kid in the miniseries “The American West,” Chuck Wigginton, and Erik Denton.
The film is produced by Shadow Council Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company dedicated to making creative,...
- 7/13/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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