Trumped (2009 film) explained

Trumped
Director:	Michael Whitton
Producer:	Kellie Maltagliati
Starring:	James James Matt Kawczynski David Whitton
Music:	Michael Whitton
Cinematography:	Sean Daly
Editing:	Michael Whitton
Studio:	ON3 Films Ask Around Productions
Distributor:	3 Walls Entertainment
Runtime:	7 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Trumped is a 2009 American thriller short film written and directed by Michael Whitton and starring James James, Matt Kawczynski, and David Whitton. The film follows the spree of a three-man costumed gang bent on scaring people for fun.

Premise

The film is focused around a demented scare game that the desensitized players: Greg (James), Anthony (Kawczynski), and Tommy (Whitton) think is harmless and the random victims believe is real; but when an accident blurs the two, the players are forced to face a consequence that trumps all the rest.

Cast

(in order of appearance)

• James James as Greg (Blue), a thrill-seeker
• David Whitton as Tommy (Red), Greg's roommate
• Matt Kawczynski as Anthony (Green), Greg's friend by default
• Tamara Gschaider as Mia, young attack victim
• Kathy Corrigan as Ima, old attack victim
• Larry Whitton as Gentleman, Ima's husband
• Jaime Whitton as Girl, a potential attack victim
• Rodney Amieva as Dude, Girl's friend
• Ray Chavez, Jr. as Mello, a hoodie gangster
• Rene Arreola as Once, a hoodie gangster
• David Fernandez as Keso, a hoodie gangster

Production

Trumped was shot in Super 16mm on location in Los Angeles, California.

Accolades

• Winner BEST DRAMA at the 2010 Ivy Film Festival^[1]
• Winner BEST SHORT at the 2010 FirstGlance Short Online Contest^[2]
• Winner PREMIERE at the FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia TwentyTen (Shorts Too)^{[3] [4]}
• SEMI-FINALIST at the 2011 Action/Cut Short Film Competition^[5]
• Shortlisted at 2010 Visionfest^[6] and the 2011 Independents' Film Festival.^[7]

See also

• Aestheticisation of violence
• Adrenaline junkie
• Hooliganism

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ivyfilmfestival.com. ivyfilmfestival.com. 2012-04-03. 2010-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100715064447/http://ivyfilmfestival.com/page/2010-ivy-film-festival-winners. dead.
2. Web site: Short Online Contest . 2012-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404031415/http://www.firstglancefilms.com/hollywood/shortonlinecontest#TRUMPED . 2012-04-04 . dead .
3. Web site: FirstGlance Film Festival announces Philly line-up | Philadelphia City Paper | 08/06/2010 . 2012-04-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120729153303/http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/criticalmass/firstglance_film_festival_announces_philly_line_up.html . 2012-07-29 .
4. Web site: FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia TwentyTen Announces Official Selections for Annual Event.
5. Web site: Action/Cut Short Film Competition - 2011 Finalists & Semi-Finalists. www.actioncut.com.
6. Web site: Domani Vision Film Society :: film festival :: films :: 2010. www.visionfest.com. 2012-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20120312024829/http://www.visionfest.com/film_festival/films/2010/#trumped. 2012-03-12. dead.
7. http://tbae.net/2011-films{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}