WINNIPEG FILM GROUP
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2023

He Thought He Died

Directed by Isiah Medina

Logline: A painter plots to steal his paintings back from the vault of a museum.

Synopsis: A painter stages a heist to steal his paintings back from the vault of a museum. A filmmaker happens to be at the museum on the same day.

Distribution Contact: WFG

More Details RUNTIME: 70 Minutes
GENRE: Experimental, Narrative, Fiction
PRODUCTION FORMAT: HD
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Ontario
TECHNIQUES: Live Action
KEYWORDS: Isiah Medina, Rembrandt, Toronto, Kingston, Museum, Artist, Artwork, Authorship, Self-Portrait, Painting, Painter, Culturally Diverse Filmmaker

Director's Statement: This is an old-fashioned heist movie. The artist is paid, but we don't only gaze at money. Money can gaze back at us, and remind us how far we have to go. The rest is silence.

Cast & Crew

Director: Isiah Medina
Co-Producer: Isiah Medina
Co-Producer: Andrei Pora
Co-Producer: Kelley Dong
Production Company: Quantity Cinema
Writer: Isiah Medina
Cinematographer: Kelley Dong
Cinematographer: Isiah Medina
Editor: Isiah Medina
Music: Kieran Daly
Music: Johann Hyobin
Sound Design: Isiah Medina
Sound Editor: Isiah Medina
Sound Mix: Isiah Medina
Production Design: Isiah Medina