"Entertaining & highly realistic..." - The Movies Made Me Do It
"Very powerful..." - Rogue Cinema
"The film's biggest strength is its raw realism..." - Unnoticed Films
A hate crime. An accusation. Your loyalty. What would you do?
While on a camping trip, several friends find themselves in an unbearable dilemma when one of them is suspected of committing a hate crime against a gay teenager. Accusations fly. Loyalty is questioned. Friends become enemies. Guilt sets in. From award-winning filmmaker Anthony Spadaccini comes a unique indie film in the cinema verite tradition that attacks issues of friendship, loyalty, and homophobia in today's society.
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Newark Film Festival (2006)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Bryn Mawr Film Institute (2005)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Indie Can Film Festival (2006)
A presentation of Fleet Street Films
In association with B.P.A. Productions Group, Inc.
A film by Anthony Spadaccini
"UNSTABLE"
Starring Steve Brown, James Schaeffer, Bobby Hamilton, Anthony Spadaccini, Wayland Harris, Chris Erickson, Eric Simpson, Amy Kies
Produced, Edited, and Directed by Anthony Spadaccini
Written by Anthony Spadaccini & James Schaeffer
Director of Photography - John Larsen
Casting by Anthony Spadaccini
Production Design by Eric Simpson
Art Direction by Bobby Hamilton
Makeup by James Schaeffer
Original Music by Anthony Spadaccini
Associate Producers - Steve Brown & James Schaeffer
Executive Producer - Benjamin P. Ablao, Jr.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
UNSTABLE was filmed in just four days in early October 2004. We shot it on zero budget to speak of, roughing it in the woods of southern Delaware, without a script or the luxury of shooting scenes in multiple takes. With our digital-8 camcorder and big aspirations, we trekked out into the woods, went camping, and shot a tragic tale of a hate crime that could have been prevented.
The entire film was improvisation. Each actor got a brief synopsis of what his characters traits were, had an idea of what was going to happen, but that was about it. It added to the realism that I was trying to convey to the audience. I feel that the raw, camcorder style of filmmaking here (which some people might not even consider as filmmaking) adds to the authentic feel.
The subject matter, however, was probably the hardest I have ever dealt with. The number of hate crimes in the United States is rising dramatically every year and it is scary that at any given moment, one of us could become a victim. The main message of this film is that we too often sit back and do nothing while innocent people around us, daring to be different, become victims.
That is why I ask, as you view this film, that you look deep down within yourself. To see what you can do to help spread the message of tolerance and acceptance.
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