South of Pico
South of Pico is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Ernst Gossner set in Los Angeles.
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| Directed by | Ernst Gossner |
| Produced by | Eric Presley Richard Marcus Ernst Gossner |
| Written by | Ernst Gossner Richard Marcus (story) |
| Starring | Kip Pardue Henry Simmons Gina Torres Giovanni Lopes Jimmy Bennett Christina Hendricks Paul Hipp Ken Davitian |
| Music by | John Swihart |
| Cinematography | Richard Marcus |
| Edited by | Jessica Kehrhahn |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
In present-day Los Angeles, a chauffeur, a waitress, a doctor and a young boy each deal with life’s daily challenges. They find themselves at the scene of an accident the moment it happens. This becomes a defining moment in their lives.
One story is a chauffeur named Robert Spencer that assigned to drive a bride Angela(Christina Hendricks) to a wedding. While he eyes her in back seat through the rear view mirror while she's pulling up one her undergarments. She demands to stop for cigarettes at a local retail store when he returns she holds him and tells him to kiss her of needing to know something(attractiveness to her). They have sex at the back of the limosene.
Cast
- Kip Pardue as Robert Spencer
- Henry Simmons as Dr. Walter Chambers
- Gina Torres as Carla Silva
- Soren Fulton as Patrick Wise
- Christina Hendricks as Angela
- Jimmy Bennett as Mark Weston
- Giovanni Lopes as Jorge
- Paul Hipp as Comma
- Car'ynn Sims as Francine
- Gabrielle Christian as Astrid
Release
The film premiered at the American Black Film Festival in October 2007.
Awards
- American Black Film Festival - 2007, Grand Jury Award - Best Picture
- American Black Film Festival - 2007, Grand Jury Award - Best Actor for Henry Simmons
- American Black Film Festival - 2007, Red Star Award for Originality, Innovation and Vision for Ernst Gossner
- Pan African Film Festival - 2008, First Feature Competition - Best Director
- Drehbuchverband Austria - 2008, Thomas Pluch Screenplay Award[1]
- International Innsbruck Film Festival - 2008, Audience Award
- International Beijing Film Festival - 2008, Best Picture
Production
South of Pico was shot in various locations around Los Angeles. The story is inspired by a fatal road rage incident in Chicago 2003; a similar case happened in 2007 in Austin, Texas.
References
- "Thomas-Pluch Script Prize 2009". diagonale.at (mentions Ernst Gossner)