BEAST
Chapter 1 (Pilot)
In Chapter 1 of this award winning short series, a distraught but determined teenager recruits the help of a fisherman to figure out what happened to his father after a mysterious disappearance.
TRAILER
BEHIND THE SCENES
PRESS
NoFilmSchool - Want To Make A Short? Make A Pilot
Director’s Notes - Q&A With Director Ben Strang
Indiewire.com- The Best Independent TV Series
Indiewire.com- Flashes of "Stranger Things" in 1st-Ever Indie TV
Reel Chicago - Sarofsky Adds SXSW Winner to Roster
Deadline.com- SXSW Film Festival Jury Awards
Variety.com- SXSW Awards
2020 DIRECTOR’S NOTES PREMIERE
2020 OMELETO PREMIERE
2019 TELLY AWARDS - Winner
2018 SXSW - Grand Jury Award
2018 BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL - Grand Jury Award
2018 ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL - Nominee
AWARDS
TEAM
written & directed by ben strang
starring elijah mayo, chantal nchako, jay potter, helen hedman
production blueprint motion pictures
executive produced by jason berman, tony frere, rosemary marie,
victory shapiro, raphael swann
produced by jonathan maurer, david hartcorn, lara pictet, ben strang
cinematographer by david bolen
editor by manuel crosby
sound design & mix by sean higgins
original music by nicholas jacobson-larson
color by arianna pane
titles by harshit desai
visual effects by david nieman, eseraele alemu