Produced for Thin Line Film Festival's 2019 48 Hour Film Competition.
*WINNER*
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Use of Line
Genre: Possession
Line: "Dentoning"
Prop: Book
After the passing of her grandfather, Jasmine and her friends travel to his old workshop to gather his former belongings. Things quickly start to go awry once Jasmine’s friends begin to notice that she is not acting like herself. They quickly learn that there is a larger purpose for being there.
Starring:
Gisela Guajardo
Drew Hodges
Alex Kurkendall
Kate Chalupa
Written: Drew Hodges
Directed: Edward Chalupa
Produced: Drew Hodges & Edward Chalupa
Director of Photography: Noel Mathew
1st Assistant Camera: Jorge Steins
Gaffer: Forrest Dean
Grip: Jheison Ochoa
Art Direction: Gisela Guajardo
Sound: Kevin Kelly
Music: Robert Trusko
Chalupa Productions
Compositions
Cactus (2017) /
Persistence. Resilience. Passion. The story behind "Cactus:" I had just auditioned for the Disney live action Mulan and was really inspired to train in martial arts, and I've always wanted to do an action piece! Due to some deadlines, we had 2 weeks from conception of idea to the final edit.
Out of the Maw (2015) /
On the planet HIKOMORI - a squad of RECON class soldiers were sent into the MAW, a hidden fortress of the THRUST faction - to steal a database of information key to the survival of the AUSUPI UPRISING.
Requiem for a Shallow Heart (2016) /
Trailer for the 2016 short film "Requiem For a Shallow Heart" from Esoteric Productions, Wood Filmmakers and Pie Productions.
Showing Up Drunk /
A Short Comedy by David Sowden and Pie Productions filmed in 2011. Release expected in late 2014.
Shifting Faults /
Short Film by David Sowden and Pie Productions. Premiered June 8th 2014 at Fort Worth Bizarre Film Festival.
Here is some music from the film.
Noir City /
Award Winning Film by Nicholas Zebrun and Esoteric Productions.
A trailer for the upcoming film "Noir City" directed by Nicholas Zebrun. Like our Facebook page at facebook.com/noircitymovie. Copyright 2013 by Esoteric Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved
Final Music Recordings to occur this summer.
Room 206 and The Evenings After /
A Short film David Sowden and Pie Productions.
Nominated for 2013 Gulf Coast Film Festival in Houston, TX.
Watermelon Man /
Our second camera died before the drum solo...But please enjoy watching our faces melt as Derek takes us to school. Jonathan Mones- Tenor Sax Daniel Porter- Keyboard Elliot Liebman- Guitar Robert Trusko- Bass Derek Winkley- Drums
Glimpse (for Orchestra) /
Last Minute /
Day One /
Psycho Killer /
LISTEN! [for mixed ensemble] /
Resonance [for Orchestra] /
Humbucker Prelude [for solo electric bass] /
Echo [for Trombone Quartet] /
Angela's Heart /
For Bb clairnet, piano, double bass, drum set, ableton live.
This piece is a tribute to my grandmother Angela Trusko. Angela passed December 2010 and I wanted to write something about her. This piece describes the thoughts and movements between consciousness, unconsciousness, life, and death.
Performers:
Ryan Connors- drums, electronics
Chris Smucker- clarinet
Julie Hall- piano
Robert Trusko- bass, electronics
Our Great Grandchildren's Return /
The Monarch Butterfly is one of the most amazing animals in the world. Their bright colored bodies attract humans and fend off predators. Monarch butterflies are the only butterflies that migrate south for the winter. What is truly amazing is that no one butterfly makes the entire trip.
For Two Marimbas and Video.
The Monarch Butterfly is one of the most amazing animals in the world. Their bright colored bodies attract humans and fend off predators. Monarch butterflies are the only butterflies that migrate south for the winter. What is truly amazing is that no one butterfly makes the entire trip. It is the great grandchildren that return.
For this project the music was written first and the video was created to accompany the music. In only a few days the music was written and in 10 days, roughly 60 man-hours, and 1,723 frames this stop-animation video was created.