Trapped

TRAPPED - A highschool janitor runs through a series of dangerous obstacles. 

Trapped Wins

-sxsw Special jury Prize

-Best US Short at palm springs Shortsfest

Email samcutlerkreutz@gmail.com if you want a screener

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-Currently on the festival circuit

film Festivals

+ SXSW 2024 - Narrative Shorts competition - World Premeire

Full Credits

written & directed by SAM & DAVID CUTLER-KREUTZ

produced by SAM & DAVID CUTLER-KREUTZ

producer SILVIA CHEN, TARA SHEFFER, ALEX MORSANUTTO

cinematography by GABRIEL CRAWFORD CONNELLY

costume design by KAREN BOYER

edit by CAITLIN CARR

music by FREYA BERKHOUT

casting director MATTHEW GLASNER

Cast

Joaquin JAVIER MOLINA

Mr. Montanari KEITH WILLIAM RICHARDS

Tony KAMRON ALI TOOSI

Supporting Cast

Matthew Woodward

Luke Cawley

Ethan Jones

Aedan Jayce

Joel Meyers

Brad Michael Pickett

Andrea Murillo

Crew

line producer: Meg Catalfamo

associate producer: Abigail Atkeson

assistant director: Alex Morsanutto

1st AC: Jonah Koplin

2nd AC: Jet Cafuli

sound mixer: Yves Armand Albaret

boom op: Shari Rosenfeld

gaffer: Shamus Lobene

key grip: George Haley

paper fabrication: Edwin Torres

pa: Mendel Uminer, Leah Profitt

Post

post sound studio: The Formosa Group

sound designer/re-recording mixer: Trevor Gates

foley services provided by Alchemy Post Sound

foley artist: Leslie Bloome

foley editor: Annie Taylor

foley mixer: Ryan Collison 

ADR studio: Sound Lounge

ADR recordist: Brendan Roche

color by: Company 3

colorist: Nick Metcalf

Special Thanks

Tim Craig

Maia Sacca-Schaeffer

Liz Cutler & Tom Kreutz

Sandy Sussman & Ron Schnur

James Seiwert

Paul Yee

Andrew Hubbard

Courtney Loo

Andrea Gavazzi

Jun Shumizu

Major Dorfman

Ian Barling

Hannah Schierbeek

George-Alex Nagle