BendFilm Festival 2020

Narrative Shorts #1: Old Love, New Love, and Love's Labor's Lost

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8 films in package
SHARP AS STONE
An adventurer tries to pull out the Sword in the Stone, but with each attempt more extreme than the last...
KNIGHTMAN
A medieval knight searches for the Holy Grail in New York City, believing it will return him home.
COSMIC FLING
Stuck in orbit, two lonely souls long to break free.
THANK YOU KINDLY
Two people at a crossroads in life find inspiration in one another through a chance encounter.
HOW CAN I FORGET
An awkward blind date takes an interesting turn.
FIRST & LAST
Max and Hailey's adorable first date vs. four years later.
FOR THE LOVE OF BARB
A deceased lover leaves behind a bit of romance for a ferocious meeting between her suitors.
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This program include seven (7) short films! Please click through the films on the right to see details about each one.

KNIGHTMAN


Kay, a medieval knight searches for the Holy Grail in New York City, believing it will return him home to his time period. He lives a lonely life working as a food delivery-man and is infatuated with Guen, a friendly artist who is one of his frequent customers.


Director's Bio:

Jun Sekiya grew up in Yokohama, Japan, on THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and the films of Hayao Miyazaki. He moved to New York City to study filmmaking at New York University and graduated in May of 2018. In his time in New York, he has interned at companies like HBO and GKIDS, and most recently started work as a creative assistant for Soman Chainani, the New York Times best-selling author of The School for Good & Evil.

  • Runtime
    20 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Northwest Premiere
  • Rating
    "PG-13" equivalent
  • Note
    New York University
  • Director
    Jun Sekiya
  • Screenwriter
    Jun Sekiya
  • Producer
    Sophia Huebschman
  • Executive Producer
    Neil Thekdi
  • Co-Producer
    Jordan Rowe
  • Cast
    Matthew Needham, Francesca Anderson
  • Cinematographer
    Isaac Berman
  • Editor
    Jun Sekiya
  • Animator
    Miyako Molinelli
  • Production Design
    Gwendolyn Kelly
  • Sound Design
    Nils Petersson
  • Music
    Sebastian Zel
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