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San Jose International Short Film Festival

"The Road Not Taken", Sunday October 27, 2024, 2pm

Santana Row, San Jose, CA

Red Rose Film Festival

Showtimes TBD

11/8 - 11/10 2024

David Michael Maurer's "Mendo's Carousel," a drama that takes you on an journey that delivers more emotion in 13 minutes than a lot of features do in 90+.
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WINNERS

Best Short Film
Best Director Short
Best Actor Short
Best Actress Short

This image shows Official Selection of the Green Jack International Film Festival.

Mendo's Carousel

“Life is tougher when you're spinning alone."

PAST SCREENINGS

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CAST

Emotional performances by a powerful cast.

CREW

It takes a team of talented people...

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David Michael Maurer

Writer // Director // Editor //

Executive Producer

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Gevorg Juguryan

Cinematographer

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Melany Mitchell

Music Supervisor

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Laura Boersma

Producer //

Granfalloon Productions

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Raúl Marchand Sánchez

Editor

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REAKTOR POST PRODUCTION

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Randy Sosin

Producer

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Tristan Clopet

Composer

CONTACT

Media Inquiries
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DOWNLOADS

Electronic Press Kit
(PDF Download)

Electronic Press Kit
(Word Format)

Cast and Crew Headshots
(Zip Download, 58MB)

Screen Grabs
(Zip Download, 60.1 MB)


 

FULL CREDITS

ON SCREEN CREDITS

 

Opening Logos:

Carve and Chisel Logo

Granfalloon Productions Logo

MENDO’S CAROUSEL

 

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Written and Directed by

David Michael Maurer

Produced by

Laura Boersma

Randy Sosin

Executive Producer

Edi Gathegi

Executive Producer

Todd Grinnell

Executive Producer

Otmara Marrero

Executive Producer

David Michael Maurer

Edi Gathegi

Todd Grinnell

Otmara Marrero

Director of Photography

Gevorg Juguryan

Edited by

David Michael Maurer, ACE

Raúl Marchand Sánchez

Music Supervisor

Melany Mitchell

Music by

Tristan Clopet

Carve & Chisel Presents

In Association with

Granfalloon Productions

A David Michael Maurer Short

Mendo’s Carousel

 

(End Credit Scroll)

 

1st Assistant Director

Randy Sosin

 

Cast

Arthur    Edi Gathegi

Sam      Todd Grinnell

Liza       Otmara Marrero

 

1st Assistant Camera

Samuel Johnson

 

2nd Assistant Camera

Cristobal Solorzan

Gaffer

Ben Bowen

 

Key Grip

Vince Urguieta

 

Sound Mixer

Lance Bailey

 

Boom Operator

Bradley Cook

 

Hair and Makeup

Julie DiMartino

 

Covid Officer

Michael Cornacchia

 

Covid Assistant

Daniel Krauchenberg

 

Production Insurance

Maurice Taylor

Insurance Brokers

 

Production Legal

Roger Goff

 

1st Assistant Editor

Robert Zalkind

 

ADR Recording

Private Island Audio

 

DAILIES, DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE & VISUAL EFFECTS BY REAKTOR POST

(SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO)

 

Post-Accounting

Matilde Albanese

 

IT Services

Ismael Alicea

 

DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE

 

Colorist

Edgar Lebrón

 

Conform Editor

Leah N. Aldarondo Pérez

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

 

Post Production & VFX Supervisor

Francisco Cueto

 

VFX Coordinator

Alfredo Colón

 

Sound Design

Carlos Dávila

Denes Pagán

 

Dialog & ADR Editor

Jesus Muñoz

 

Re-Recording Mixer

Johannes Peters

"Sweet Love"

Written by Craig Hardy and Carolyn Jordan

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

"Crazy"

Written by Tim Garland

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

"Only You"

Written by Bruce Maginnis

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

"Mars" 

Written and Performed by Elizabeth Moen

By arrangement with Ghost Town, Inc.


 Credits Continued

Very Special Thanks…

Martha Maurer

Andrew Maurer

John Stewart Muller

Ted Kroeber

 

Special thanks to SAG-AFTRA

 

Special Thanks

Josiah Akinyele

Austin Beaart

Dylan Campbell

Keith Andreen

Kevin Armstrong

Aric Avelino

Mike "Big Bear" Benson

Scott Boyd

Laura Belsey

Mónica Calderon

Jon Caligiuri

John Chisholm

Julius Cheung

Anne Clements

Frankie Cueto

Mitch Danton

Patrick Deluca

David DeSantos

Leah Ellis

Nena Erb

Leo Fialho

Ray Figueroa

Dachia Garavaryan

Craig Gartner

Tom Malian

John Glosser

Mark Goldman

Chris Hanada

Gary Harding

Melissa Hirschenson

Matthew Currie Holmes

Amanda Homer

Patrick Johnson

Sean Johnson

Adam Kane

Ben Ketai

Daniel Korb

Blair Kroeber

Kurt Kuenne

Will Lee

Kris Lev

Adam Lev

Kari Lev

Plastic Palmtree

Masha Kupets Navarre

Meredith Littas

Pedro Muñiz López

Alejandra López

Lance MacDonald

Patrick Maurer

Jessica Maurer

Jane Maurer

Mary Maurer

Jeff McGowan

Kathleen McInnis

Andrew Neel

Jamie Neese

Kelly Neese

John Ottman

Tyler Poelle

George Pilkinton

Jenny Deiker Restivo

Sam Restivo

Zoe Ritchken

Michael Ruscio

Ed Salier

Patty Salier

Ahkeith Salley

Ivana Savic - GSK Talent

Dave Scales

Jason Spire

Maurice Taylor

Julio (Doc) César Torres

Victor Teran

Ari Welkom

Jude Weng

Toby Wilkins

Rob Zalkind

Toluca Lake Dry Cleaners

James Marshall

Gina Kozai

Mike Palmer - TRIO Entertainment

City of Burbank

Film Burbank

Joel Aponte Ortiz

Andres Ramirez Molina

María Julia Dávila

Cameron Zetty

Gerardo López



 

In Loving Memory of

Jane Jenkins, Malcolm Jenkins, and Larry Jenkins

 

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SAG, AVID, REAKTOR, ARRI

 

This motion picture is protected under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries throughout the world. Country of first publication: United States of America. Any unauthorized

exhibition, distribution, or copying of this film or any part thereof (including soundtrack) may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution.

 

This motion picture is a work of fiction.  Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.

 

© Copyright 2022 Carve & Chisel, Inc.

 

Carve & Chisel, Inc. is the author of this film/motion picture for the purposes of Article 15 (2) of the Berne Convention and all national laws giving effect thereto.

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