Logline:
After receiving a mission which is to kill the drug boss, Jeff wants to reject but someone sent a photo of his family.
Short synopsis:
The Marianas is a dark dramatic story about a killer who receives a mission that requires him to kill someone, who is a big important person, but the killer plans to quit this guilty organization to re-back to normal life.
Cast
Austin Parkman
Patrick Keleher
Laura Ballesteros
Desirae Hoover
Steve Darrell
DeJay McNeil
Garrett Ormond
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Some Selected Production Stills
About Our Crew Member
Pei Liu
Director/Producer/DP/Editor
PEI is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in both the US and China. He is a versatile talent, with skills ranging from editing, coloring, lighting, and camera operation. Having worked with Sony as a video specialist, he has gained extensive experience in film production, commercials, and documentaries.
Austin Parkman
Screenplay/Actor
Austin is a writer and director who recently graduated with a master’s degree in Film Production from Full Sail University. While there, he wrote and directed five short films, including That’s My Stool (2023), a romantic comedy. He also worked in various other roles on 34 other productions, ranging from student shorts to virtual production feature films. Austin received his bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Media Studies with a Minor in Film at Texas A&M University in 2021. He has had multiple different videography jobs and has worked in unique places like Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah. He is greatly inspired by the Coen Brothers and by the cinematography of Roger Deakins. Austin loves working in teams, spending time with others, playing guitar, and playing interesting board games like Whitehall Mystery and Small World.
DeJay McNeil
Gaffer/Actor
DeJay McNeil is a US Marine Veteran who started out doing music. He recorded and managed other artists and attended Full Sail University in 2017 for an Audio Production Certificate, then came to the campus to attain a bachelor of science in Recording Arts. In Orlando, DeJay gained local attention with music, however, his passion for storytelling came from the first music video that he directed and edited. He gained more attention and became proficient enough to buy a Nikon D3400 and shoot a web series named "Scammer". After the success, he urged for more storytelling and to be able to make movies. He recently earned another degree from Full Sail University, this time for the MFA Film Production program. He runs a production company for films, videos, and commercials.
Desirae Hoover
Co-producer
Desirae Hoover is a screenwriter and production coordinator from Houston, Texas. Filmmaking is her life as she has a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Fine Arts from The Art Institute of Houston and a Master of Fine Arts from Full Sail University.
She wrote features and editorials for The Huffington Post. Her first short film Super Stoned was screened in September 2018. She began working in commercials as a Production Manager and Screenwriter.
LGBT+ representation is an important part of her writing and film projects, as well as her love of cheesy horror films.