We're happy to announce today that the extended and remastered cut of 'Syringe' has been selected to play at the first annual 'Silk City Flick Fest' in Manchester, Connecticut!
We're not too sure if we've got any fans that far east, but if you happen to be in that area, be sure to head out to the screening this October. We'll update this post with the full schedule as soon as it becomes available.
A few notes: unlike the SATO version, this cut of 'Syringe' includes a few extra scenes, and has been digitally remastered in high definition. We also put the ol' spit-n-shine on some of the frames, and ran a good deal of color correction on top of it.

Also, as per the rules of the festival, we've pulled the Youtube version offline for a while, and we'll put it back up after the competition ends in mid-October. We're also considering uploading this newer version to the official Youtube channel in time.

If anyone is interested in attending the festival, we're planning on giving away a few tickets in our first ever contest. Details will come soon.

[NOTE: THE ONLINE CLIP OF 'SYRINGE' HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY PULLED FROM YOUTUBE DURING THE FILM'S ENTRY IN THE SILK CITY FLICK FEST. WE WILL PUT IT BACK ONLINE WHEN THE FESTIVAL HAS ENDED.]

“Syringe” is a short 5 minute film from Tempest Pictures which participated in the Springfield and the Ozarks 48 Hour Film Competition in 2008. Participants were given an “Inspiration Package” in which to use to create a short film in under 48 hours. Parts of this package included mentioning and including several props from Liberty Bank, and focusing on the subject of doing more with less and the tragedy of squandering riches.
( Austin McConnell, Vincent Rouse, Michael Lair, Lance Little. 2008 )

At the Rising Star Awards Ceremony on May 16, 2008; “Syringe” walked home with an astounding amount of awards and nominations. The director would like to thank everyone involved in making this movie great.

THE AWARDS

Winner- BEST DIRECTION ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Winner- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Winner- BEST MALE PERFORMANCE ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Winner- BEST EDITING ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Winner- BEST SOUND ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
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Nominee- BEST DIRECTION ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Nominee- BEST SCREENWRITING ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Nominee- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Nominee- BEST MUSIC / SONG ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Nominee- BEST MALE PERFORMANCE ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Nominee- BEST EDITING ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Nominee- BEST SOUND ( SATO 48 – 2008 )
Nominee- AUDIENCE FAVORITE ( SATO 48 – 2008 )

PRESS COVERAGE