RUNNER

A woman goes for a jog and witnesses something she can't run away from.

RUNNER is a short film written and directed by first-time filmmaker Clare Cooney. A quiet thriller about a woman who witnesses a violent incident and must decide between intervention and her own safety.

NOMINEE - "Filmmaker-to-Watch" Award - Atlanta Film Festival
WINNER - Audience Award - Chicago Critics Film Festival

WINNER - Best Short Film / Best Actress - Best of the Midwest Awards 2019
WINNER - Best of Fest - Windy City International Film Festival

WINNER - Best USA Short Film - Fairhope Film Festival

WINNER of Best Drama Short at Atlanta Shortsfest

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Atlanta Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
Chicago Critics Film Festival
Portland Film Festival
Midwest Independent Film Festival
Atlanta Shortsfest
The Women’s Film Festival
Windy City International Film Festival
Fairhope Film Festival
MiddleCoast Film Festival
Adirondack Film Festival
Dakota Film Festival
Way Down Film Festival
Oakton Pop Up Film Festival

clare-cooney.com/runner

Written & Directed by
Clare Cooney

Produced by
Shane Simmons and Clare Cooney


Director of Photography
Jason Chiu



Edited by
Clare Cooney

CAST:

Clare Cooney
Will Allan

Travis Knight
Cassi Schiano
Larry Neumann, Jr.
Bob Kruse
Shane Simmons
Echaka Agba
Daniela Colucci
Michael Perez
Michael Turrentine

CREW:

Sound
Nick Price

1st Assistant Director
Vincent Shade

Assistant Camera
Pouya Shahbazi

Assistant Camera/Swing Grip
Jaxi Alegria

Production Assistant/Swing Grip
Alex Sherman

Art Director
Maggie Scrantom

Set Decorator
Erin Nedelman

Production Assistants
Michael Turrentine
Daniela Colucci

Stunt Coordinators
Kai Young
Josh Greiveldinger

Executive Producers
Wamiq Jawaid
Eileen O’Callaghan & Henry Cooney

Co-Executive Producers
Nate Gilbert
John Michaels
Thomas Hanna

Original Music
Alexander Babbitt
Brian Davenport

“Electric Love”
Performed by Borns (a/k/a BORNS)
Courtesy of Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

“I Got High”
Performed by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
Label: Bloodshot Records
From the album: Want More
Written by: Billy Bungeroth, Ben Taylor, Jayson Brooks and Kevin Marks
Published by: JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound Music (ASCAP)

Color Correction Services:
Company 3 Chicago

Post Production Sound Services:
Noisefloor Ltd

Cast: Clare Cooney, Jason Chiu and Shane Simmons

Tags: film, filmmaker, women, female filmmaker, short film, BORNS, thriller, drama, runner, music and chicago