A Lien
TITLE
A Lien
DIRECTOR
David & Sam Cutler-Kreutz
COUNTRY
USA
YEAR
2023
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Live Action
A Lien
A young couple face up to and deal with a dangerous immigration process.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - David & Sam Cutler-Kreutz
SAM & DAVID CUTLER-KREUTZ are an award winning writing, directing & producing team based in NYC and LA. As brothers, they grew up making films together. Their first short film FLOUNDER premiered in the Clermont-Ferrand International Competition 2022. Their second A LIEN is Shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards. Their third short TRAPPED premiered at SXSW 2024 Narrative Shorts Competition, where it won the Special Jury Prize and Palm Springs ShortsFest Best US Short. Their work together has been shown at SXSW, Palm Springs ShortsFest, Clermont-Ferrand, SIFF, Austin, Vancouver, Hamptons, Rhode Island, Oldenburg, Brooklyn Film Festival, Flickerfest and Festival Regard, among others. Their work has premiered online with Vimeo Staff Picks, Short Of The Week, Director’s Notes & Director’s Library features.
- Director David & Sam Cutler-Kreutz
- Screenplay
- Cinematography Andrea Gavazzi
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s David Cutler-Kreutz, Sam Cutler-Kreutz, Rebecca Eskreis, Tara Sheffer
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleA Lien
- Project TypeLive Action
- Completion Date2023
- Country of originUSA
- Country of filmingUSA
- LanguageEnglish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
David & Sam Cutler-Kreutz
SAM & DAVID CUTLER-KREUTZ are an award winning writing, directing & producing team based in NYC and LA. As brothers, they grew up making films together. Their first short film FLOUNDER premiered in the Clermont-Ferrand International Competition 2022. Their second A LIEN is Shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards. Their third short TRAPPED premiered at SXSW 2024 Narrative Shorts Competition, where it won the Special Jury Prize and Palm Springs ShortsFest Best US Short. Their work together has been shown at SXSW, Palm Springs ShortsFest, Clermont-Ferrand, SIFF, Austin, Vancouver, Hamptons, Rhode Island, Oldenburg, Brooklyn Film Festival, Flickerfest and Festival Regard, among others. Their work has premiered online with Vimeo Staff Picks, Short Of The Week, Director’s Notes & Director’s Library features.
