P E N - First Place Winner | AGBO’s No Sleep ‘til Film Fest 2022

Directed by Waldo Levendal, “P E N” is the first place winner in AGBO’s 2022 No Sleep ‘til Film Fest filmmaking competition.
Logline: A simple pen has the power to create life, cause death, and everything in between.
Director:
Director Bio: Waldo Levendal is a filmmaker based in Cape Town, South Africa. Waldo works as a freelance filmmaker and videographer. He is a self-taught creative who is in the early stages of his filmmaking career, with this being his second festival overall. He won Best Cinematography for short film "Wonder" at the International 1 Minute Film Festival. Having always loved films he decided to leave his corporate job to fulfill his dream of filmmaking full time. His dream is to one day direct a James Bond film with Roger Deakins as DOP.
Director Statement: Upon receiving the brief at 2AM, South African time, I couldn’t sleep as I wondered how creating a film with 3 or more genres would be possible; and in a short film no less. After a couple hours tossing and turning, I decided to write some ideas down. Something immediately clicked. I had found my main inspiration and lead actor. A pen can be used for a variety of different things; good or bad, a pen is always involved. Next, it was all about weaving a story that could portray what I had just discovered. From serious, to fun, to dangerous, to resolution. Fun fact: during the filming process, all the camera batteries died, and the last few shots were done using the cellphone shown in the film. Which explains why part of the film is black and white. Funnily enough, this worked in the film’s favour as the sudden shift in colour really helped portray the seriousness of the situation.
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ABOUT NO SLEEP ‘TIL FILM FEST
AGBO’s “No Sleep ‘til Film Fest” is a 48 hour short filmmaking competition, which invites emerging creators to make a bite-sized film, three minutes or less, based off of the provided creative prompt. The panel of judges include AGBO Co-Founders Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, and Mike Larocca, Co-Presidents of Story Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and President of Creative Angela Russo-Otstot. The AGBO executives will select three winning films to premiere across AGBO’s social channels, and winners will receive prizes provided in sponsorship by RED camera, Aputure Lighting, GoPro, Microsoft and Final Draft.
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AGBO is an independent studio focused on developing and producing intellectual property universes spanning film, TV, audio, and interactive experiences. Founded in 2017 by award-winning and record-breaking directors Anthony and Joe Russo, along with producer Mike Larocca, AGBO’s mission is to innovate and advance the next generation of storytelling to entertain and inspire worldwide audiences. AGBO is based in Los Angeles. www.agbo.com/