Elevate | Award-Winning Short Film

Tiffany works the graveyard shift as a security guard at a government building. Over the course of one work night, she finds herself facing unspoken realities after a chance encounter.
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ELEVATE
A Film by Dylan Boom
"Tiffany starts her shift as a security guard and makes the rounds-her night feels like any other on the job until she hears a sound coming from the roof. What she initially believes is a brief and mundane encounter will actually prove to have a lasting effect. With Elevate, writer/director Dylan Boom crafts a subtle and effective drama that explores topics of class and race via a naturalistic approach.
It was at work that Boom would notice a security guard coming in for her night shift, working at the desk on the first floor. He shared with us that it sparked his interest, but that the idea for Elevate really came together when he realized “the entire building was a direct metaphor for the class system”. This prompted the set-up for an encounter between two people from different floors with the aim of penning a narrative where “two people from different places in the building could meet one another under unusual circumstances...” - S/W Curator, Céline Roustan
READ THE FULL REVIEW - www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/0...
Written and Directed by Dylan Boom
A Charming Stranger Films, Jarvis Street Productions
Produced by - Connie Jo Sechrist, Jordan Horowitz, Andrew Carlberg, Steve Clerge, Danny Hamouie, Anthony Potter
CAST
Tracie Thoms - Tiffany
Jason Butler Harner - Paul
Rickey Eugene Brown - Rob
Gwyn LaRee - Tammy
CREW
Adam Leene - DP
Jun Shimizu - Editor
Lauryn Terceria - Costume Designer
Mikhaela Zabalerio - Costumer
Drea Monzon - Production Designer
Jessica Sheriff - Script Supervisor
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

[@user-dp5kc3qp7o]

She gave him, one more day of life :') she wasn't doing just her job, she did much more with every single action

[@MobileFilmmaking]

Awesome short. You never know what someone is going through

[@InspireComedyTV]

As a big fan of short films and a writer myself, this topic treated in this film is A+, and the actors did the script justice. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@grevinlew]

That was beautiful and heartbreaking.

[@es__music]

She's on the Apple TV show called Truth be told. She's a good actress!

[@cuervonegro1983]

She was for some seasons in Cold Case and she was also in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof ;)

[@I.____.....__...__]

She's currently in _911_ (which is pretty great; I'll take Ryan Murphy's _911_ and _911: Lone Star_ over the countless copaganda shows any day).

[@TheNickness]

She actually is a well affirmed Hollywood actress, she did a lot of stuff

[@user-kd9qk7ij2j]

She also plays on station 19

[@jmwilson6792]

Devil Wear Prada too.

[@reginasneed4833]

Loved this film and Tracie Thoms!

[@vincentkipping8353]

I liked the framing and static shots 👌🏻

[@global_nomad.]

high quality and very thoughtful...

[@jobisselle2861]

A tough topic to write a short for ....very well written and understated acting......nice job!

[@chanceburger3169]

Well Done

[@davinaz6885]

I loved this

[@terryevans5476]

Great little film

[@dexterlee569]

Please tell us the festivals that this film has been participated

[@MystearicaClaws]

I never expected to see Tracie Thoms here!

[@kaustubh9710]

That guy was standing on the terrace, meaning he was gonna end his life there but tiffany came so he didnt

[@blueandgreenslacks]

Poignant. 😢

[@johnbergman2746]

Brilliant good acting subject matter real keep up the good work

[@HaroldSarate]

An amazing short, thank you!

[@dannyzoofoo]

👏👏👏

[@MrWrangler62]

Well acted ,shot really well. What camera filmed this ?

[@ghoulishgreens]

The whole time I’m here thinking he’s a ghost or a m*rderer

[@bsfbestshortfilmsonyoutube]

This happens a lot to those ghostbuster believers

[@ShortyMcShortsShorts]

Send this to gotdamnzo

[@IMiLLskiLL]

Isn't he the FBI Agent in Ozark?

[@I.____.....__...__]

- Um, maybe she's never seen him at work because she works the night-shift, when the office is closed. Duh. 😒 That's a plot-hole/writing oversight. 🤦 You have to pay attention to things like that when writing. - Now she'll spend the rest of the day wondering if her interaction with him contributed to him ending it, or conversely, if there was anything she could have said or done to prevent it. 😕

[@MystearicaClaws]

But he was also being so evasive.

[@reginasneed4833]

If you noticed, she came to work at 2:30, plenty of time to see daytime workers before they leave at 5. Oversight?

[@jobisselle2861]

Lol, it's not only the nightshift that people do.....

[@TheJonnyEnglish]

Careful people we got an expert over here

[@abraxasjinx5207]

Decent writing. Awful acting. Terrible directing and scene placement.

[@jobisselle2861]

Really? I thought the acting was great, understated.....solid.

[@TheJonnyEnglish]

Blah blah blah make your own movie

[@MrRugbyloosehead]

HAH! a fledgling critic? hehe HAHA BAAWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!