2019 • 18 minutes

CRAZY FOR THE BLONDE

Two serial killers compete for the same victim, a blonde-haired woman who has plans of her own.

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Cast Kristin Muri, Mike Funk, Alexandru Aldea

Director / Sound / Editor Mark Clauburg

Screenwriter / Producer Tom Bragg

Cinematography Grant Olans

Music Peter Lisowsky

Production Design Ryan Scott

Makeup Alexandra Faye Sadeghian

TRAILER

STILLS

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

I had known screenwriter and producer Tom Bragg for years through the film festival circuit. After a previous director fell through, he asked me to hop on board a project that was already cast and moving forward. It was a different experience for me, coming into a film I hadn’t written or developed myself, but I was intrigued by the script and the opportunity to put my own stamp on someone else’s story. After a few table reads and rehearsals, we shot the film over four days at some great locations, often working long into the night.

Crazy for the Blonde gave me an opportunity to focus almost entirely on directing and collaborating with a cast and crew that had already begun to come together before I arrived. I tried to embrace the strange tone of Tom’s script rather than soften it, finding the humor in some very dark situations while still letting the more uncomfortable moments land. The result is probably one of the more unusual films I’ve directed. It’s a little controversial and definitely not for everyone—so viewer beware.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Northeast Film Festival Teaneck, NJ Official Selection Audience Choice Award

Short to the Point Film Festival Romania Official Selection

House of Horrors Film Festival Carmel, NY Official Selection

Upstate NY Horror Film Festival Rochester, NY Official Selection

Mesa International Film Festival Mesa, AZ Official Selection

Halloweenapalooza Film Festival Ottumwa, IA Official Selection

Wavestock Film Festival Staten Island, NY Official Selection

Marina Del Rey Film Festival Los Angeles, CA Official Selection

New York Short Film Festival Manhattan, NY Official Selection

Tuscon Terrorfest Tuscon, AZ Official Selection

NoHU International Short Film Festival Union City, NJ Official Selection Best Actor Award • Best Set Design Award • Best Makeup Award

Horror Avenue Film Festival DeKalb, IL Official Selection

Hollywood Silver Screen Festival Los Angeles, CA Official Selection

Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest Teaneck, NJ Official Selection Best Actress Award

Scared For Your LIIFE Film Festival Hicksville, NY Official Selection

Culver City Film Festival Los Angeles, CA Official Selection

Rolling Ideas International Short Film Festival Romania Official Selection

Grove Film Festival Jersey City, NJ Official Selection Best Film Award

Garden State Film Festival Asbury Park, NJ Official Selection

Short. Sweet. Film Fest. Cleveland, OH Official Selection

Brightside Tavern Film Festival Jersey City, NJ Official Selection Best Screenplay Award • Best Ensemble Award

Reels of the Dead Film Festival Indianapolis, IN Official Selection

Manhattan Film Festival Manhattan, NY Official Selection

Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival Asbury Park, NJ Official Selection Best Concept Award

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Houston, TX Official Selection Gold Remi Award

International Horror Hotel Film Festival Independence, OH Official Selection

Point Lookout Film Festival Point Lookout, NY Official Selection Best Film Award

New York World Film Festival Manhattan, NY Official Selection

Long Island International Film Expo Bellmore, NY Official Selection

Highlands Film Fest Highlands, NJ Official Selection

Silicon Beach Film Festival Los Angeles, CA Official Selection

Jersey City Popup Film Festival Jersey City, NJ Official Selection Best Actor Award

Catskill International Film Festival Callicoon, NY Official Selection

Atlantic City Cinefest Atlantic City, NJ Official Selection

NJ Horror Con and Film Festival Atlantic City, NJ Official Selection

Grindhouse Nights Film Festival Garwood, NJ Official Selection

New City Film Festival New City, NY Official Selection

Northern Horror Fest Bergenfield, NJ Official Selection Best Film Award

Nyack International Film Festival Nyack, NY Official Selection Best Comedy Award

Reading FilmFEST Reading, PA Official Selection

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