An origin story, of sorts—LIGHTNINGFACE stars Oscar Isaac as Basil Stitt, who in the aftermath of an inexplicable incident, decides to sequester himself inside his apartment, setting the stage for a profound transformation. Written and directed by Brian Petsos. http://bit.ly/2gXd9eT Official Selection of the 2016 BFI London Film Festival, 2016 Brooklyn Film Festival, 2016 Denver Film Festival, 2016 Marfa Film Festival, 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival, 2016 New Hampshire Film Festival, 2016 New Orleans Film Festival, 2016 Nitehawk Shorts Festival, 2016 Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2016 Short Shorts Film Festival, 2016 Tacoma Film Festival, 2016 Virginia Film Festival, 2017 Atlanta Film Festival, 2017 Capital City Film Festival, 2017 Collinsville Film Festival, 2017 Dingle International Film Festival, 2017 Manchester Film Festival, 2017 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, 2017 Montclair Film Festival, 2017 Nashville Film Festival, 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival, 2017 Omaha Film Festival, 2017 Oxford International Film Festival, 2017 RiverRun International Film Festival, and the 2017 Sioux Empire Film Festival. Nominated for Best Actor (Oscar Isaac) at the 2017 Vaughan International Film Festival, and Best Narrative Comedy at the 2016 Miami Short Film Festival. Winner of the Vortex Grand Prize at the 2016 Rhode Island International Film Festival, and Best Short Film at the 2016 Filmfestival Kitzbühel. LIGHTNINGFACE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Brian Petsos PRODUCED BY Brian Petsos Cary Flaum Milos S. Silber Todd Wiseman Jr. STARRING Oscar Isaac EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Kristen Wiig Taryn Benesta Oscar Isaac Zach Lasry DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Daniel Katz PRODUCTION DESIGNER Chris Trujillo EDITOR Bryan Gaynor COSTUME DESIGNER Stacey Berman ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN Justin Hori HAIR, MAKEUP, AND PROSTHETIC DESIGNER Lexan Rosser LINE PRODUCER — Eddy Vallante FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR — Eric LaFranchi SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR — Adam Keleman OSCAR ISAAC as Basil Stitt, and Rick (voice) TIM ROCK as The Pizza Man KRISTEN WIIG as Katherine (voice) ERIKA RANKIN as Tanya (voice) JULIE PETSOS as Mrs. Stitt (voice) CO-PRODUCER — Bryan Gaynor ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS — Daniel Katz, Justin Hori, Micah Scarpelli GAFFERS — Zach Frank, Chad Dougherty KEY GRIP — Matt Kessler PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER — Alberto Leon FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA — Adrien Bertolle ART DIRECTOR — Nora Mendis POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR — Cary Flaum CG — Justin Miller VFX — Nic Seresin, Cagan Yuksel, Liam Kirtley, Inti Martinez, Ryan Saxe DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE — Company 3 New York COLORIST — Rob Sciarratta ONLINE EDITOR — Lucas Howard ASSISTANT TO MR. ISAAC — Natalie Gee FINAL MIX — Bang Audio Post RE-RECORDING MIXERS — Nick Cipriano, Paul Vitolins ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER — Karen Boyer COSTUME DEPARTMENT INTERN — Grace Interlichia ON SET DRESSER — Dani Broom-Peltz SET DRESSER — Thomas Macowski SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA AND DIT — Jamie Li STEADICAM OPERATOR — Afton Grant BEST BOY ELECTRIC — Sean Coia BEST BOY GRIP — Lori Dinsmore LOAD OUT GRIPS — Brad Morse, Max Barlow DI PRODUCER — Nick Monton COLOR ASSISTANT — Giovanni DiGiorgio COMPANY 3 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER — Stefan Sonnenfeld STILL PHOTOGRAPHER — Alisha Wetherill CATERING — David Dreishpoon’s Gourmet Craft Service PRODUCTION LEGAL — David M. Slater VERY SPECIAL THANKS Shishi, Grong, and Chooch SPECIAL THANKS Dan Berk, Steven Petsos, Jeremy Good, Drew Leary, Jonathan Gray, Alex Resnikoff and Hand Held Films, Jerome Thelia, Terry Leonard, Bradley E. Randall, Alex Lavrenov, and SAG-AFTRA FEATURING THE MUSIC OF Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Iannis Xenakis Vic Damone Grotesque and Albert Ayler FILMED ON LOCATION IN NEW YORK CITY This motion picture is protected pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the United States of America and other countries. Any unauthorized duplication, distribution and/or exhibition of this motion picture may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution. Characters and incidents portrayed and the names herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, characters or history of any person is entirely coincidental and unintentional. © 2016 Lightningface LLC. All rights reserved. http://bit.ly/2gXd9eT (Significant inquiries may be directed to nobody@asaboteur.com and will be responded to accordingly.)

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