Haxxors

United Kingdom/United States, 10 min, Sony F55

At a convention for hackers, a boy tries to impress a girl by catching and exposing an undercover federal agent at the convention.

Director: Callum Smith
Writer(s): Callum Smith
Producer(s): Derly Pèrez
Co-Producer(s): Sam Mariotti
Director of Photography: Eric Schuman
Editor(s): Tim O'Connor
Production Design: Martina Crivella, Roxanne Macias
Composer(s): Mitch MingHsueh Lin
Sound Design: James Walker

Cast: Matt Stadlemann, Lilli Stein, Walker Hare, Jack Mulcahy
Language: English

Contact: Callum Smith, callumjsmith@hotmail.com

About the Writer/Director

Callum Smith is an ex-dressage rider from Stratford Upon-Avon, UK. He is currently studying on the Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program, primarily to avoid getting a real job. His most recent short, Haxxors, was awarded a production grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and his pilot script, Minor, was a finalist in the AMC One Hour Pilot-Contest at the 2015 Austin Film Festival. He likes Star Wars.

About the Producer

Derly Pérez is a filmmaker from Puerto Rico, based in New York City. She has produced many short lms in her over six years of experience. Derly is currently pursuing her MFA in Film at Columbia University where she is continuing to hone her skills as an all around filmmaker. Her most recent short lm, Peach Fuzz, will be making the festival rounds.

About the Co-Producer

Sam has been a storyteller and a people manager her entire life. After studying screenwriting with mentor Ali Selim (Sweetland), serv- ing military members as a property and casualty insurance agent, and producing lm independently in Minneapolis and Denver, she set her production sights to NYC. She is currently using all of her past business and creative experience and pursuing her MFA in Creative Producing at Columbia University.