A modern adaptation of an Afro-Cuban Yoruba Religion (Santeria) myth, Miami bass legend Otto Von Schirach (playing the role of Chango, god of thunder) battles to keep an inter-dimensional creature (serpent god Damballah) from ruining his dinner date.
Duncan Skiles of Waverly Films and Andrew Zuchero of Greencard Pictures came down to Miami to collaborate with Otto von Schirach on this short as part of our filmmaker + musician series for Borscht 7.
director: Duncan Skiles, Andrew Zuchero
writer/editor: Duncan Skiles
cast: Monica Lopez de Victoria, Otto Von Schirach
producer: Andrew Hevia
executive producer: Jonathan David Kane, Lucas Leyva, Dennis Scholl
cinematography: Antal Steinbach
production design: David Tamargo
assistant camera: Juan Camilo Barriga
eel fx: Robin Comisar
glitch fx: Teddy Gage
original score: Matt Veligdan
sound design: Otto von Schirach, Duncan Skiles
eel theme: Otto von Schirach
glitchtron engineer: Alejandro Espinosa
key grip: Malcolm Jolley
eel painter: Thomas Criswell
art director: Romain Gateau
key production assistant: Jack Elder
production assistant: Kayla Delacerda
publicist: Nick Ducassi
Duncan Skiles is filmmaker in New York City, originally from Arkansas. He is a co-founder of Waverly Films and has directed dozens of short films, a handful of music videos, (including one for Chiddy Bang that won and MTV Woodie award for Best Video), and a puppet cop show for Comedy Central called The Fuzz.
website: Waverly Films
Andrew Zuchero was raised in Pennsylvania and studied at New York University. He lives in Brooklyn and spends nearly all of his time at the commercial and film production company Greencard Pictures NYC.
website: Greencard Pictures