Dig — Trailer

I met Josh in 2006, we both happened to be hanging out at the MTV Movie Awards after party and while I was there for the free drinks, he was there for a much better reason. Josh made a movie while he was at Fordham University called The Beautiful Lie that won him the Golden Popcorn for Best Film On Campus.

We stayed in touch and ended up working together on a few music videos for Mateo like the one for Get To Know Me which I executive produced and he directed. Josh is the type of guy who brings great ideas and passion to whatever he works on, whether it’s one of his films or a low budget music video.

I got a chance to see his latest short film Dig a few weeks ago at a screening he had for the cast, crew and friends. It was powerful. Dig challenges notions of morality and justice. Any simple conclusions you might be tempted to come to get something hefty to chew on. It’s a film about a young, jewish Holocaust survivor who, twenty years following his exodus from Europe, sees the Nazi responsible for his family’s death. The young man kidnaps the old man, drags him out to the desert and orders him to dig his own grave. I won’t give away anymore but if you’re in Los Angeles I highly recommend you get a ticket for it’s world premiere happening this Saturday at the 2011 LA Shorts Fest. Click here for details.