Available with English captions; French and Russian subtitles. A bungling young landowner solicits his neighbor for his daughter's hand in marriage only to find that to get an "I do" he must battle through a cacophony of land rights, hunting dogs, cookies and tea. A Film Shortage Selection Subscribe for Your Daily Dose of Inspiration @FilmShortage Or Inspire Others by Submitting Your film: https://filmshortage.com/submit/ Anton Chekhov's The Proposal, a screwball comedy directed by Theo Coumbis. https://filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/anton-chekhovs-the-proposal/ From the director: "Inspired by Anton Chekhov’s brilliance and done on a dare, I set out to accomplish five lofty goals with an adaptation of “The Proposal”. First: bring a one-act comedic play to screen in the rich farcical style of the classic screwball comedies such as The Marx Brothers were known for. Two: keep satire crisp, lighthearted and fun. Three: play with irony that one hundred and thirty years later, the theme of money-driven marriages between people who may never get along, maintains relevance today. Four: use of the long shot to provoke a visual experience that immerses the audience into the realm of character. And five: bring it to fruition in Hawai’i using an all locally-based cast and crew. You may ask, “Chekhov to the screen in Hawai’i? Are you of sane mind?” To that I say, “Why not?” His humor is universal and timeless and Hawai’i, being a cultural melting pot, is the perfect venue to showcase that. Having worked tirelessly for over two years, our team takes particular pride in a production that brought superb cinematic talent, creative design and unique acting styles to this 19th century period piece. I sincerely hope you have as much fun watching as we did shooting it. Aloha!" Read more https://filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/anton-chekhovs-the-proposal/ CAST: KENNETH MATEPI as Ivan Vasilyevich Lomov THEO COUMBIS as Stepan Stepanovich Chubukov OLGA KALASHNIKOVA as Natalia Stepanovna @OLGAKA PRODUCTION: Directed and Screenplay by THEO COUMBIS Based on the translation by CONSTANCE GARNETT of the one-act play “THE PROPOSAL” by ANTON CHEKHOV Produced by THEO COUMBIS, OLGA KALASHNIKOVA, KENNETH MATEPI Director of Photography ABRAHAM WILLIAMS Associate Producers JEFF WALLACE, CLAUDIA WALLACE Assisting Acting Coach SCOTT ROGERS Make-up and Hair by VANESSA LI Sound by PRAHLAD STRICKLAND Camera Assistant/Key Grip AJITA WHITE Grip/Production Assistant SWARUP TIBBY Gaffer RUBEN PEREZ Script Supervisor/Production Assistant NATALIE ROSARIO (MORELAND) Production Stills/Production Assistant BRITTANY A. DODSON Catering by VASHAKA GIBBONS POST PRODUCTION: Edit by PRAHLAD STRICKLAND THEO “ROSE” COUMBIS Color, Sound Design and Sound Mix by PRAHLAD STRICKLAND MUSIC: “I’LL WAIT FOR YOU” WRITTEN, PERFORMED AND PRODUCED by THEO COUMBIS MUSIC SCORE by PRAHLAD STRICKLAND THEO COUMBIS SPECIAL THANKS: JEFF & CLAUDIA WALLACE SCOTT ROGERS & SCOTT ROGERS STUDIOS SAG/AFTRA HAWAII CAMERA BLUE RIVER PRODUCTIONS VANESSA LI STYLE LISA CHALY MARTIN PEGGY KROCK UNA WILDING JEFF JUETT THE BEATLES DISCLAIMER: No creatures were harmed in the making of this film. Only human hearts. This is a SAG-AFTRA film made in Hawaii as part of “Chekhov in Hawaii” movement. #FilmShortage #AntonCheckhov #screwballcomedy Film Shortage on Social Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/filmshortage Twitter: https://twitter.com/filmshortage Facebook: https://facebook.com/filmshortage Website: https://filmshortage.com Film Shortage is home to the next generation of filmmakers, premiering some of the best and diverse short films online

• published: 26 Sep 2022
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