sunny afternoon
2024 | 12min | Crime Thriller
In this suspenseful and twisted crime/thriller, a young mobster faces a life-altering confrontation with his menacing associate in a New York City jazz club when a seemingly routine payday meeting takes an unexpected turn.
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Production Status: Released
World Premiere: 10/1/24
Awards:
Semi-Finalist - Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, 2025
Best Overall Student Submission Winner - Prison City Film Festival, 2025
Best Performance Winner (Vincent Acevedo Jr.) - Prison City Film Festival, 2025
Next-Gen Award for Best Student Film Nominee - Prison City Film Festival, 2025
Best Student Director Nominee - Prison City Film Festival, 2025
Best Thriller Film Winner - IndieX Film Fest, Oct. 2024
Best Student Male Director Winner - IndieX Film Fest, Oct. 2024
Best Acting Duo Nominee - IndieX Film Fest, Oct. 2024
Festivals:
Daily Pick - Film Shortage
Official Selection - San Antonio Film Festival, 2025
Official Selection - Waco Independent Film Festival, 2025
poster & key credits
"Sunny Afternoon"
Starring Vincent Acevedo Jr. & Timothy McKinney
Featuring Chad Mundo
Directed & Edited by John Field Brown
Written by John Field Brown & Jasper Jones
Produced by John Field Brown & Marie Bargraser
Executive Producers: Stephen Brown, Katie Brown, & Amado DeHoyos
Director of Photography: Kirby Gamel
Production Designer: Halle Dillard
1st Assistant Director: Taylor Wright
Casting Director: Sally Allen
Sound Design & Foley Artist: Jack Callaghan
© 2024 FieldFilms
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