Jenny breaks free from a toxic friendship and learns to harness her magical, useless superpower.
Nick Kush: Crude Oil is such a delightfully silly and experimental short film that labeling it as “quirky” doesn’t do it justice — it breaks the quirkiness scale. The rapid-fire cutting and goofy performances are disorienting in the best way possible, grabbing you by the shoulders and shaking you until the short meets its end. And among all the fast-paced absurdity and wild imagery, Crude Oil even weaves in an oddly touching take on female friendship. Sign me up for whatever Chris tackles next!
Festival Selections and Awards
2019 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Experimental Short
2019 Nashville Film Festival
2019 Palm Springs International ShortFest
2019 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Tour
2019 Calgary International Film Festival
2019 Denver Film Festival
2019 Indie Memphis Film Festival
2019 New Hampshire Film Festival
2019 Cucalorus Film Festival
2019 Sarasota Film Festival
2020 Mecal International Short Film Festival of Barcelona
2019 Tallgrass Film Festival
2019 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
2020 Istanbul International Short Film Festival
2019 Leiden International Film Festival
2019 Milano Film Festival
2019 Lago Film Fest
2019 Chicago Critics Film Festival
2019 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
2019 Omaha Film Festival
2019 24fps International Film Festival
2019 Filmfort
2019 Kansas International Film Festival
2019 St. Cloud Film Fest
2019 Rated SGF Film Festival
2019 Victory International Film Festival
2019 Kansas City FilmFest International
Credits
Written and Directed by Christopher Good christophergood.net
Produced by Andreina Byrne andreinabyrne.com
Director of Photography: Jeremy Osbern jeremyosbern.com
Executive Producer: Jeremy Osbern
Associate Producer: Bear Damen czar.nl/director/bear-damen/
Production Designer: Sinjun Strom sinjunstrom.com
Production/ Post-Production Sound: Danny Bowersox plusminusaudiopost.com
Music by Matt Hill matthewhillmusic.com/umberto
Styled by Sarica Douglas
Visual Effects: Eric Bacus
Compositing: Cooper Vacheron coopervacheron.com
Fabrication: Anthony Putzier anthonyputzier.com
Color/ Titles: Stephen Deaver stephendeaver.com
Choreography by Kristopher Estes-Brown kristopherestesbrown.com
Production Assistant: Ryan Bowersox
Steadicam Operator: Jordan Marable
Key Grip: Kyle Wilson
Assistant Camera: Jeffrey Mundinger jeffreymundinger.com
Additional Camera Operator: Collin Martin
Andreina Byrne as Jenny
Tipper Newton as Lynn
Josh Fadem as Ken
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