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The Morning After

Synopsis: 

The Morning After

Have you ever woken up next to someone and thought, "Oh, shit?" because you just didn't want to deal with the after-math? That's what the film, The Morning After is about. It's follows eight stories of individuals dealing with waking up next to someone new or familiar and how they handle their need for instant gratification, intimacy issues and infidelities.

Runtime: 
01:08:04
Information for the Audience: 

Directors: Shanra J. Kehl

Writers: Shanra J. Kehl

Producers: Robert Shapiro , Shanra J. Kehl, Helen Vonderheide

Key cast: Michelle Lombardo, Vanessa Evigan, Cameron Jebo, Roberto Aguire, Ben Esler, Sterling Jones

 

Director: Shanra J .Kehl

Shanra J. Kehl, a Wisconsin native, attended Montana State University to study Film and Photography. After two years in Bozeman, she transferred to Columbia College Chicago to continue study Cinematography. At CCC, she produced and shot a short film called Paradise Lounge, which won almost a dozen festivals. Shanra continued to work in Chicago on indie films until she moved to Los Angeles to work as Phedon Papamichael’s camera intern on the film Idenitity. Following her internship, Shanra followed the DP path and continued to shoot indie films, docu-series shows, reality shows and two documentaries for Paramount Pictures, SHOWTIME, BRAVO, A&E, MTV, CBS, and many other networks. She has also directed two shorts, Manscaping and The Clock. Manscaping won a half a dozen film festivals and was picked up by Shorts International for distribution. After having success with all of the shorts she’s produced and shot, she’s continuing her career with producing, writing, directing and DPing her first directorial debut, The Morning After.

Director’s Statement

I think everyone can relate to this film in one way or another. We all want something other than what we have or lust after what we think we want. I hope people leave the theater thinking more about their actions and how they affect others.

 

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Screenings / Awards: 
  • FirstGlance Film Festival

    Los Angeles, CA
    April 25, 2015
    North American Premiere

  • Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival

    Napoli, Italia
    May 9, 2015
    World Premiere

  • St Tropez International Film Festival

    Nice, France
    May 13, 2015
    French Premiere
    Won: Best Hair & Make Up, Nominated: Best Story, Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Hair & Make Up

  • Big Island Film Festival

    May 24, 2015

  • Cape Fear Film Festival
  • Interrobang Film Festival

    Des Moines, Iowa
    June 27, 2015

  • Madrid International Film Festival

    Madrid, Spain
    July 6, 2015
    Nominated for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Producer

  • Tenerife International Film Festival

    Spain
    July 4, 2015
    Spainish Premiere
    Best Film, Best Original Screenplay

  • AOF Fest

    Pasadena, CA
    September 19, 2015

  • Boise Film Festival

    Boise, Idaho
    September 27, 2015
    Idaho Premiere

  • Hudson Valley International Film Festival

    New York
    August 16, 2015
    Nominated for Best Film

  • Milan 2015
  • Mexico International Film Festival

    Best Romantic Comedy

  • Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

    Fort Lauderdale, FL
    Florida Premiere

Information for theatres: 

student project: No
completion date: 2015-03-16
shooting format: Alexa
aspect ratio: 1:85
film color: Color
first-time filmmaker: Yes

Total votes: 1455