EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SUDDEN BIRTH* (*BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK) Short Films

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SUDDEN BIRTH* (*BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)

The true story of how the Berkeley police department, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, an Academy Award® winner and Spock of STAR TREK fame are all connected by 1966’s SUDDEN BIRTH, one of the most unintentionally hilarious and disturbing educational films ever created.

Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 5

From an abandon​ed World War II bunker in Italy to the Tribeca, Edinburgh and Sydney Film Festivals, Scott Calonico’s short films have been shown around the globe. His movies have also been featured content on sites like Comedy Central, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic Monthly, Ch4, Boing Boing, Dangerous Minds, OUT magazine and VICE. He appeared as a defendant on the courtroom reality show Judge Joe Brown Show. His short THE SILLY BASTARD NEXT TO THE BED received the audience award for best short at the Full Frame Film Festival. Currently, he’s developing his first feature documentary, BETRAYAL, a cold war thriller about an East German triple-agent-turned-investment-banker.

Details

Country: Germany, UK

Year: 2018

Director: Scott Calonico

Screenwriter: Scott Calonico

Producer: Scott Calonico

Executive Producer: Jeffrey J. Radice

Director of Photography: John Siegle

Editor: Nathan McGinty

Music: Nathan McGinty

Cast/Featuring: Heinrich Beernink, M.D., Leonard Nimoy, James Caan & Raquel Welch, Skip Elsheimer, Amy Beernink, R. Paul Kerston, Kieth Merrill, Jonathan Tegan, Kay Tegan

Running Time (minutes): 11 min

Language: English

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