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RUNTIME
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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Press Your Lips Together
2011 0h 12m EN
Synopsis
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A depressed mother, and a lonely teacher, find an unexpected connection with each other in the most unexpected of places - in a phone conversation where they discuss an unfortunate event - the Mother's daughter has punched a young boy, who cheated on her and broke her heart.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Donna Berlin
Mrs. Turner
Grace Morrison
Kyle Stanger
Roger Crimson
Nicky Adams
Gina Morrison
Star Jones
Rihanna
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Daina Oniunas-Pusić
- Writers
- Daina Oniunas-Pusić
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The take
Daina Oniunas-Pusić directs. Kenny Parker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Kenny Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Donna Berlin and Grace Morrison and Kyle Stanger carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt2628164 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Editing
- Kenny Parker
- Runtime
- 12 min · 0h 12m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Daina Oniunas-Pusić
Key crew
- EditorKenny Parker
- MusicEli Kasavi
- Fight ChoreographerJoe Golby
- ProducerLiam Creighton
- Boom OperatorTiago Morelli
- CinematographyEli Kasavi
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-03-31
