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11 BLOCKS TO GO: THE BET

11 BLOCKS TO GO: THE BET

LANGUAGE: English

Genre: short LGBTQ+ dark dramedy
Running Time: 11 minutes
Year of production: 2024

SYNOPSIS

Old flames Gray and Samantha track down their no-show mutual bestie, Drew, to his apartment, only to find him hosting an orgy in lieu of honoring his personal commitments. Tensions rise when Drew and Samantha confront each other's concerning choices, leading them to make a transformative bet.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: Utrata By Design Productions & Merciful Delusions Productions
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Jack Utrata as Drew
Ashley Alexander as Sam
Cody Leroy Wilson as Gray
Martavius Parrish as Henri

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Nathaniel P. Claridad
Screenwriter: Jack Utrata & Ashley Alexander
Producer: Jack Utrata, Ashley Alexander & David M. Night Maire
Director of Photography: Catalin Stelian
Sound: Clint Myers
Editing: Jack Utrata
Sound Editing: Francis Lynn & Alicia Martin
Music Composer: Melba Emmanuel

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: LGBTQ+ Dark Comedy
Sub-genre: Drama
Language: English
Country of origin: United States of America
Year of production: 2024
Total running time: 11 minutes 08 seconds
Shooting format: HD
Color type: color
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: stereo

AWARDS (film)

1. Best Short Film – Pride Vision Film Festival 2024
2. Best TV Episode – Hollywood Just4Shorts Film & Screenplay Competition 2024
3. Best Short Film – FEEDBACK Toronto Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival 2024

AWARDS (screenplay)

1. Teleplay: Best Romantic Comedy Series Episode – Austin Comedy Film Festival 2021
2. Best Television Script – Los Angeles Film Awards 2021
3. Best Teleplay: Romantic Comedy Series Episode – Houston Comedy Film Festival 2022
4. Best Screenplay – LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival 2022
5. Best Screenplay: Feature Length Comedy (41-150 pages) – Georgia Shorts Film Festival 2022

NOMINATIONS (screenplay)

1. Best TV / Web Series Pilot Script (Comedy) – Semi-Finalist – Big Apple Film Festival & Screenplay Competition 2021
2. Best TV / Web Series Script – Semi-Finalist – Hollywood Just4Shorts Film & Screenplay Competition 2021
3. Best Unproduced Feature Script – Montreal Independent Film Festival 2021
4. Best One Hour Comedy Pilot – Finalist – International TV Pilot Awards 2022
5. Best Teleplay – Finalist – Texas Short Film Festival 2022
6. Best TV Script – Semi-Finalist – Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival 2022
7. Best Dark Comedy Series Episode – Finalist – Austin After Dark Film Festival 2022
8. Best Teleplay: Romantic Comedy Series Episode – Nomination – Portland Comedy Film Festival 2022