Geneva Jacuzzi's Casket

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Short Synopsis

Los Angeles 2066AD: The Pleasure-U BioDrone, Kate Shaw's only assistant, has contracted an undiagnosed mental disease. The BioDrone’s head, inside a reprogramming bag, continuously calls to Kate’s brain with strange visions.

"Creepy. Scary. Intriuiging. Funny. Futuristic. Anachronistic. Surprising. Warped."

-Martin Desmond Roe, Academy Award-winning director of "Two Distant Strangers" live action short film.

"A decisive anti-thesis of decontrol that offers true freedom in the submission to sound and image."

-Gabriel Hart, author of Virgins in Reverse/The Intrusion, voice of Jail Weddings

"Post-modern, avant-garde, and hysteric, let Friend inject a virus directly into your hardware and enjoy this cerebral and retro-futuristic ride."

-Adrian Perez, Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival

Director's Statement

When I wrote the original brief for “Geneva Jacuzzi’s Casket,” I told Geneva I wanted this special. Not a typical “music video.” I intended to put the amount of effort and thought into the film that I would have put into making an independent feature. We could make something long-lasting by condensing that thought and effort into a six-minute burst. A film that keeps its secrets and has an undeniable density and subliminal structure that would require repeat viewings and discussions.

For viewers wanting to dive deeper into the world of Geneva Jacuzzi's Casket, I am 3/4 done with a 1,200-page graphic novel, four-book cycle, prelude that goes into the character of Kate Shaw and the totalitarian government, The World Wellness Watch.

Old-Earth Volume One: Psychographic Cybernetics can be ordered here.

-Chris Friend 2023

Cast and Crew

Directed by
Chris Friend
Written by
Chris Friend
Kate Shaw / XYXZ-02 / XYXZ-03 / Hive Mothers / The Traveler:
Geneva Jacuzzi
Produced by
Hunter Lee Hughes
Executive Producer
Charlene Francesca Friend
Music by
Geneva Jacuzzi
Cinematography by
Cody William Smith
Film Editing
Chris Friend
Production Design
Hunter Peterson
Art Direction by
Chris Friend
Set Decoration by
Chris Friend
Costume Design by
Ajax Stevens
Hair Department Head / Makeup Department Head
Geneva Jacuzzi
Props / Storyboard Artist
Chris Friend
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Friend
Visual Effects Artist
Chris Friend
Animator
Chris Friend

1st Place Award Winner

1st Monthly Film Festival
Winner Best Experimental Short
Sept-2021
Alternating Currents Film Festival
Winner Best Music Video
June-2021
APEX Film Awards
Winner Best Music Video
March-2021
Aphrodite Film Awards
Winner Best Experimental Film
April-2021
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Winner Best VFX
Nov-2021
Atlanta After Dark Film Festival
Winner Best Music Video
Aug-2021
Austin After Dark Film Festival
Winner Best Experimental Music Video
March-2021
Big Sur Film Festival
Winner Best Experimental Short
May-2021
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
Winner Best Director Of Experimental Short Film
June-2021
Cannes World Film Festival
Winner Best Weird/WTF Film
March-2021
Cult Critic Movie Awards
Winner Best VFX
April-2021
Cyber Film Festival
Winner Best Music Video
March-2021
End of Days Film Festival
Winner Best Music Video Special Effects
April-2021
Experimental Film Festival Barcelona
July-2021
G Underground Film Festival
June-2021
GENREBLAST
Winner Best Music Video
July-2021
Hollywood Indie Film Awards
Winner Best Experimental Short
March-2021
Independent Shorts Awards
Winner Best Music Video
Feb-2021
Indie Short Fest
Winner Best Visual FX
March-2021
IndieX Film Fest
Winner Best Music Video
March-2021
L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror Festival
July-2021
London Indie Short Festival
May-2021
Lonely Wolf #23LWIFF
Dec-2021
Los Angeles Rocks International Film Festival
Winner Best Music Video
May-2021
Make Art Not Fear
Sept-2021
Mercurio Bimonthly Short Film Awards
Oct-2021
Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque
Winner Best Experimental Short
Feb-2021
Music Video Clip Monthly Awards
Winner Best Experimental Music Video
Feb-2021
No Stress Music Video Awards
Winner Best Experimental
April-2021
Pure Magic International Film Festival
Winner Best Fantasy Short
March-2021
Royal Wolf Film Awards
Winner Best of the Month, Winner Best Experimental/Travel/Time-Lapse Short
Sept-2021
Seoul International Short Film Festival
Winner Best Music Video
April-2021
SounDance Film Festival
Winner Best Picture, Winner Best Sci-Fi Music Video
April-2021
URUVATTI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winner Best Experimental Short Film
March-2021
Venice Fullshot Film Festival
July-2021
Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition
Dec-2021

Finalist

4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
March-2021
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
March-2021
Cult Movies International Film Festival (10th Season)
April-2021
Dark And Light
April-2021
Europa Film Festival
March-2021
Hobnobben Film Festival
Aug-2021
Independent Shorts Awards
Best Music Video Feb-2021
International Music Video Awards
April-2021
Kosice International Film Festival
March-2021
Madrid Film Awards (MADFA)
July-2021
Munich New Wave Short Film Festival
March-2021
Music Video Awards
June-2021
New Generation Film Festival NGFF
Oct-2021
Paris International Short Festival
April-2021
Sci-On!
April-2021
Seattle International Fashion Film Festival
March-2021
Stockholm City Film Festival
July-2021
T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards
Dec-2021
Tokyo International Short Film Festival
March-2021
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift
June-2021
Vancouver Independent Film Festival
June-2021

Semi-Finalist

180´Berlin Filmfest
Sept-2021
Blow-Up Arthouse Filmfest · Chicago
Nov-2021
Boden International Film Festival
April-2021
Cult Movies International Film Festival (10th Season)
April-2021
Dreamachine International Film Festival
March-2021
Dumbo Film Festival
April-2021
International Music Video Awards
April-2021
London International Web & Shorts Film Festival (UK)
April-2021
Madrid Film Awards (MADFA)
July-2021
Munich Music Video Awards
March-2021
Near Nazareth Festival ( NNF)
June-2021
Prague International Indie Film Festival
Aug-2021
Rome Music Video Awards
July-2021

Honorable Mention

11th London Seasonal Short Film Festival
April-2021
ADIFF - Actor&Director Awards
March-2021
Art Film Awards - Monthly Competition
Nov-2021
INFLUX Film Awards
June-2021
London International Monthly Film Festival
Jan-2022
Los Angeles Core Film Festival
July-2021
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
May-2022
Prague Independent Film Festival
Oct-2021
Roma Short Film Festival
March-2021
Video Art and Experimental Film Festival
Oct-2021

Nominee

Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest
Sept-2021
BlackCat Film Festival
Nov-2021
Cardiff Mini Film Festival
Sept-2021
CLIMAX Critics Awards
Nov-2021
Feel The Reel International Film Festival
June-2021
London International Monthly Film Festival
Jan-2022
Luminous Frames
April-2021
Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival
Oct-2021
Shockfest Film Festival
Dec-2022
Short Encounters International Film Festival
April-2021
TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival
March-2021

Selected

12th Short Film Breaks
Jan-2022
7th Art Festival of Miami
Oct-2021
8th Music Film Festival
April-2021
ADIFF - Actor&Director Awards
March-2021
American Horror Film Festival
Sept-2021
Art Film Spirit Awards
April-2021
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Nov-2021
Audio Shoot International Music Video & Film Festival.
Nov-2021
Bad Film Fest
Nov-2021
Berlin Shorts Award
March-2021
Boden International Film Festival
March-2021
Breckenridge Film Festival
June-2021
Buzz Vicious International Film Festival
June-2021
Canted Angle Film Festival
Oct-2021
Caostica 21. International Shortfilm and Music Video Festival
May-2021
Cinematic Panic
Sept-2021
DANCES WITH FILMS
July-2021
Eastern Oregon Film Festival
Aug-2021
EdiPlay International Film Festival
April-2021
El Grito: International Fantastic Film Festival
Oct-2021
Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival
March-2021
Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
Sept-2021
FICBC - Balneário Camboriú International Film Festival
Oct-2021
FIFF-Filmstrip International Film Festival
Jan-2022
FilmHaus Berlin
Dec-2021
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork
March-2021
FLICKFAIR Film Festival
Aug-2021
Goa Short Film Festival
Nov-2021
Hallucinea Film Festival
June-2021
Holly Weird Film Festival
June-2021
Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
March-2021
Hong Kong Indie Film Festival
April-2021
International Sound & Film Music Festival (ISFMF)
Oct-2021
ISAFF
March-2021
ISAFF
March-2021
Isolation & Suffering Short Videos Festival
Aug-2021
JIFF Japan Indies Film Festival
Nov-2021
Kaminari Japanese Film Festival
Nov-2021
Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival
Sept-2021
LA Festival of Cinema
Feb-2021
LA Music Video Awards
June-2021
LA Punk Fim Festival
Oct-2021
London Lift-Off Film Festival
Nov-2021
London Music Video Festival
June-2021
LOS ANGELES INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
Nov-2021
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
April-2021
New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival
Sept-2021
New York Neorealism Film Awards
Nov-2021
Newcastle Fringe Emerging Film-Makers Festival
March-2021
On Art - Poland
June-2021
Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
April-2021
Planet 9 Film Fest
Oct-2022
Portoviejo Film Festival
June-2021
San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Nov-2021
Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival
Sept-2021
Short Movie Club Film Festival "Nefiltravanae kino"
Jan-2022
Short Shot Fest
March-2021
Show Some Spark Movie Awards
June-2021
Slamdance Film Festival
Dec-2021
Sydney Underground Film Festival
Aug-2021
TFFL - Tourne-Films Festival Lausanne
Aug-2021
The Cut Film Series
March-2021
The First-Time Filmmaker Showcase
March-2021
The Magikal Charm Experimental Video & Film Fest
March-2021
The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards
March-2021
The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival
Nov-2021
Tlanchana Fest
June-2021
Toronto Short Film Festival
March-2021
UK Film Review Festival
Oct-2021
Venice Fullshot Film Festival
March-2021
Vox Popular Media Arts Festival
Aug-2021
Warped Dimension
April-2021

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