Filmmakers Ray Nomoto Robison & Scott Ford in attendance
Inspired by B-movies and old television shows, this intriguing modern day tragedy follows six suicidal contestants as they participate in a reality internet service which allows subscribers to wager on the outcome of a series of Russian Roulette style games. One by one, the contestants are eliminated in their effort to win the game and become an instant multi-millionaire. The web service is rigorously monitored and strictly for those international high rollers who love the thrill of life and death competition. It’s a twisted premise, but America’s obsession with reality television has grown to a fever pitch. What’s the next step? Tensions rise as the odds get narrower, and they reach absolute boiling point when a subscriber believes he recognizes one of the contestants as his missing cousin. Shot in a stark, film noir style reminiscent of crime movies of the 40s and 50s, the nervous, sweaty close-ups and harsh, dramatic shadows give the film a gritty, uncompromised tone.
Filmography: Die Before I Wake (07)
Awards: Bluegrass Independent Film Festival's Audience Award, Miami Underground Film Festival's Audience Award, CineFest 2009's Best Feature & Best Screenplay, Rogue Independent Film Festival's Best Feature
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Ray Nomoto Robison (Director)
Based in southern Oregon, Ray Nomoto Robison has produced and directed two low-budget features. After film school, Robison worked as a producer/director of television commercials for TV stations in Montana and Oregon. He has produced thousands of television commercials and has received awards from the Southern Oregon Film & Video Association, Southern Oregon Advertising Professionals, Rogue Valley Community Television and The Videographer Awards. His short film, Model Rules, written by and starring longtime actress Marlyn Mason, who is perhaps best know for being Elvis Presley's leading lady in The Trouble with Girls, is part of this year's NW Emerging Artist Shorts Competiton.
Scott Ford (Actor)
Scott Ford, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, has a well-versed career that has taken him from stage to screen and back again. A pending member of the Screen Actors Guild, Scott has acted in numerous films. His broadcast career has taken him from your living room, where he has several commercial performances to his credit to England as the announcer for a British Escape Artist. Finally, his stage work has taken him from campfires and comedy and landed him in Ashland Oregon where he currently resides. Scott’s Southern Oregon stage credits include Mr. Smith, the father, in the musical, Meet Me In Saint Louis, at Camelot Theater and most recently, double cast as the evil villain Pasha Pooba and the bombastic Genie in Ali Baba presented by the nationally recognized Oregon Cabaret Theater.
