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Narrative Short

Directed and Edited by Marcus Chan

William Stack is best remembered as Tommy Duncan on CNC's "Dance with the Devil", where he played a young boy molested by his baseball coach. His leap to stardom at the tender age of eight was followed by a string of commercials and film and television roles. But soon, it all caught up with him. Parties, drugs, arrests. By the time he was twelve, he had been fired from the show and soon he was in and out of rehab. Tonight we will talk to William Stack about his meteoric rise to fame, his shocking fall from grace, and what the future may hold. Tonight we'll take a look at the dark side of Hollywood... and the possibility of a silver lining.

 

Winner, Best International Film, New Renaissance Film Festival London; Nominations for Best International Director and Best Story

Official Selection, LA Shorts Fest (Academy Award qualifying festival)

Official Selection, HollyShorts Film Festival (Academy Award qualifying festival)

Official Selection, Manchester International Short Film and Animation Festival

Finalist, Hong Kong Independent Film and Video Awards @ The Hong Kong Arts Center

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Director: Marcus C. W. Chan

Writer: Samuel Icklow

Original Story: James Franco

Executive Producer: James Franco

Producer: Lucretia Stinnette

Starring: Adam Budron, Alessandro Delpiano, Whoopi Goldberg

Director of Photography: Judy Phu

Editor: Marcus C. W. Chan

Production Designer: Marissa Gallardo

Costume Designer: Ayanna James