Virtual Cocktail
“Hello My Name is Friend-Man” is about a student documentary crew following the story of a hero wielding the power of friendship.
Our short film had its festival debut at the 2023 GenCon Film Festival, won Best Comedy at 2023 Indy PopCon International Film Festival, and was accepted to the 2024 Indy Film Fest. Friend-Man will be available November 2024. Check out our trailer here!
- Written & Directed by Sebastian Russell and Sean Paul Russell
- Produced by Maggie Crady
- Assistant Director Alex Klosowski
- Audio Recording by Michael Cole
- Score by Brody McFaden
- Costumes by Kayla Cieslinski and Sean Paul Russell
- Behind the Scenes Coverage by Jack Paley
“The Armor” was created for the My Rode Reel 2021 film competition. It was also shown at several festivals, including GenCon Film Festival (2022), Indy PopCon International Film Festival (2022), Indy Film Fest (2022), Hoosier Films Annual Festival (2022), The Great Canadian Comedy Film Festival (2022), and won the Audience Choice award at the Montage Film Festival at Indiana University (2022).
The Loveland Frog is our first Virtual Cocktail project shot in Cincinnati. It made its festival debut at Indy PopCon International Film Festival (2024) and will show in the upcoming GenCon Film Festival (2024).
Our other short films can be viewed on the Virtual Cocktail YouTube channel.