Written & Directed by
Tyler Williams
Screenplay by
Vincent Galvez
Produced by
Tyler Williams, Simon Fon
Watch the Director's Cut here!
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Genre: Action, Heroic Bloodshed, Gun-fu
Synopsis: An innocent young witness to a brutal crime finds herself hunted by the dangerous men and woman responsible. Her only protection is a hard-boiled police inspector named Lee. Relentlessly pursued by the criminals, the two attempt to take refuge inside an old barn. Lee, heavily outnumbered and outgunned but determined to protect the witness at all costs, takes a final stand against the horde of gangsters hellbent on silencing her. Justice will be served no matter how much blood must be shed.
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Michael Dufays | Police Inspector Lee |
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Aniko Kaszas | The Witness |
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Tyler Williams | Villain |
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Casey Hudecki | LadyKiller |
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Allen Keng | Twin #1 |
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Jeff Ong | Twin #2 |
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Todd Campbell | Henchman |
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Simon Fon | Henchmen |
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Daniel Levinson | Henchman |
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Kevin Robinson | Henchman |
| Executive Producers | Simon Fon Daniel Levinson |
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| Action Choreographers | Tyler Williams |
| Stunt Co-ordinator/rigger | Simon Fon |
| Gun Wranglers | Simon Fon |
| Assistant Gun Wranglers | Casey Hudecki Kevin Robinson |
| First Assistant Director | Vincent Galvez |
| Second Assistant Director | Brooks Hunter |
| Director of Photography | Ken Mohabir |
| Camera Operators | Ken Mohabir |
| Camera Assistants | Jeff Campagna Samuel Lam Yaz Rabadi |
| Grip/Gaffer | Daniel Libby David Planche |
| Picture Editor | Tyler Williams |
| Sound Design | Tyler Williams |
| Wire Removal by | Steve Mottershead |
| Original Music by | Greg Wilkinson |
| Make-up artist | Nerissa Mohabir |
Running Time: 2min 30sec (contest version), 6min (extended version)
Production Format: DV
Color Format: Colour
Winner: 'PLATINUM Remi Award - Independent Short Live Action Narrative' Worldfest Houston International Film Festival 2009
Winner: "Best Special Effects - Short" Action On Film Festival 2009
Official Award Nominee: "Best Action Sequence - Short" Action On Film Festival 2009
Official Award Nominee: "Breakout Male Action Star - Michael Dufays" Action On Film Festival 2009
Official Selection: Worldfest Houston International Film Festival 2009
Official Selection: Action On Film Festival 2009
Official Selection: Mississauga Independent Film Festival 2009
Official Entry: 2009 Babelgum Online Film Festival
Official Entry: Stranglehold’s True to John Woo Short Film Contest
The film was shot entirely in 2 days and the contest cut was edited in one week in order to be submitted to the "True to John Woo Short Film Contest" in time for the rapidly approaching deadline. The entire production, from concept to delivery lasted only 2 weeks.
After the contest ended the director re-cut the film, had an original score composed and added numerous finishing touches to create his proper extended cut for film festivals.
Although the filmmakers were not able to secure any white doves in time for the shoot, there is a total of 20 different John Woo film references in the short. Can you name them all?
Watch the contest cut of the film here!
STRANGLEHOLDS TRUE TO JOHN WOO SHORT FILM CONTEST
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