Fragile Storm

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Fragile Storm
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Directed by Dawn Fields
Written byDawn Fields
Carly Street
Starring Lance Henriksen
Mackenzie Mason
Jody Jaress
Cinematography Yaron Levy
Edited byDawn Fields
Music byGiuseppe Alfano
Distributed byPalm Street Films
Release date
  • September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fragile Storm is a short film which stars Lance Henriksen, Mackenzie Mason and Jody Jaress. It is about a young woman who is in the company of an older man. She comes to realize that the reason for her being with him, which is not good. [1] [2]

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Story

A young woman who is in the clutches of an older man must make her way from there. She comes to realize the reason why she is trapped there with him. She must leave! [3] The older man, Norman is played by Lance Henriksen. [4]

Background on the film

It was directed by Dawn Fields who also co wrote the story with Carly Street. The producers were Dawn Fields, Debbie Rankin and Kelly Raymer. [5] The music is by Giuseppe Alfano aka Joe Alfano. [6] [7] One of the musicians who contributed is violinist Itamar Rashkovsky [8] who is the son of Itzhak Rashkovsky. [9] Robert Hammond was one of the film's executive producers. [10]

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References

  1. Palm Street Films Fragile Storm – Short Film
  2. Hollywood Film Festival Fragile Storm Archived 2016-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. GazetteXtra, Saturday, February 27, 2016 -- Best Narrative Shorts: “Fragile Storm - Neil Johnson
  4. Niagara This Week Jan 25, 2016 Ghostly romance set in Niagara Falls' Screaming Tunnel By Richard Hutton
  5. Cleveland International Film Festival Fragile Storm
  6. КиноПоиск Fragile Storm, композитор - Giuseppe Alfano
  7. Mandy Crew Joe Alfano, Composer, Credits
  8. New Stars The Jury, Itamar Rashkovsky
  9. King's College School, Senior School Autumn Newsletter 2013 Page 10-11 A Family Affair: A Recital by the Rashkovsky Family
  10. Fragile Storm Backers, Executive Producers Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine