Control | a film by Alison Becker and Kimmy Gatewood

A dark comedy about a woman whose suicide note becomes a suicide binder.

Directed by Kimmy Gatewood
Written by & Starring Alison Becker
Executive Produced by Alison Becker and Kimmy Gatewood
Director of Photography: Devin Doyle
Edited by Kimmy Gatewood
Sound: Matt Johnson
Produced by: Alison Becker, Devin Doyle, Kimmy Gatewood, & Matt Johnson
Sound Design: William McGuigan
Colorist: Joel McWilliams

FESTIVAL AWARDS:
2017 (October) – Motion for Pictures Screening Series – Audience Choice Award
2018 (March) – LA Shorts Awards – Best Short
2018 (March) – LA Shorts Awards – Best Director
2018 (March) – LA Shorts Awards – Best Actress
2018 (March) – LA Shorts Awards – Best Cinematography
2018 (March) - LA New Filmmakers Los Angeles - Best Short
2018 – Phoenix Film Festival – Best Short
2018 - Milwaukee Film Festival – Best Film
2018 - Milwaukee Film Festival – Best Actress
2018 - Walla Walla Movie Crush - Best Narrative Short

FESTIVAL APPEARANCES:
2017 Official Selection - Palm Springs International ShortFest
2017 Official Selection – Hollyshorts Film Festival
2017 Official Selection – Big Apple Film Festival
2017 Official Selection (October) – Motion for Pictures Screening Series
2017 Official Selection – Connect Film Festival
2017 Official Selection – Southern Screen
2017 Official Selection – Laughter Comedy Fest
2018 Official Selection – Santa Monica International Film Fest
2018 Official Selection – Phoenix Film Festival
2018 Official Selection (March) – LA Shorts Awards
2018 Official Selection (March) – NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
2018 Official Selection – Bentonville Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Florida Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Bermuda International Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Fargo Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Boynton Beach Short Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Durban International Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Walla Walla Movie Crush
2018 Official Selection – Nashville Film Festival
2018 Finalist – USA Film Festival International Short Film Competition
2018 Official Selection – Drunken Film Fest Oakland
2018 Semi Finalist – Miami Short Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Pictoclik Women In Cinema
2018 Official Selection – Milwaukee Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Newport Beach Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Telluride Horror Show
2018 Official Selection – Women Texas Film Festival
2018 Official Selection – Peoria Film Fest
2018 Official Selection – SF Shorts
2018 Official Selection – YoFiFest
2018 Official Selection - Roxy Cinema Underground Film Festival
2018 Official Selection - Herstory Cinephilia Society
2018 Official Selection – Bushwick Film Festival
2019 Official Selection - Final Girls Berlin Film Festival
2019 Official Selection - Short of the Week
2019 Official Selection - Dead by Dawn

Cast: Nerd Ranch Productions

Tags: suicide, short, comedy, gun, note, dog, mental illness and obsessive compulsive