The Divided States: Strife | Live Action Short Film

In early 2020, I was contacted by director Jordan Penelle with a very interesting proposition: To bring the world of The Divided States to a live action short film. Several months later, in the middle of the COVID pandemic, we all gathered in Chicago to shoot our first ever live action film. The Divided States: Strife encompasses several live action projects shot in september in the greater Illinois area.
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This short film project would not be possible without the help of our 15-man crew and wonderful cast of actors. I would be remiss not to credit everyone here:
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Victoria - Paige Bourne
George - Jake Anderson
Father - Brendan J. Foley
Mother - Anita Costabile
Officer - Sa’shel Del
Nicholas Faircrest - Alex Dunk
Militia - Tyler Affinito
Jordan Penelle

Crew:

Written and Directed by - Jordan Penelle
Executive Producer - Vincent De Nil
Produced by - Nicholas Sihl Gritsenko
Lindsay K. Bermes
Director of photography - Chris Hospelhorn
Edited by - Carly Kazmer
Sound Design by - Taylor Fitzjarrald
First Assistant Director - AJ Cardenas
Second Assistant Director - Carolyn Kaiser
First Assistant Camera - Drew Whitney
Key Grip - Greg Guillen
Art Director - Megan Yundt
Property Master - Tyler Affinito
Location Audio Mixing - Noelle Daniels
Taylor Fitzjarrald
Boom Operator - Taylor Fitzjarrald
Alex Sanchez
Assistant Editor - Max Molina
Covid Compliance Officer - Lindsay K Bermes

Special Thanks:
Peter Bermes, Frank Servino, “Dollinger Family Farm”, Sherry Cassar, Kaiser Cat Patrons, Second City Sound, Kate Levinson Locations, Paul Ewing, Bret Jones, River Kaise, Flashpoint Chicago