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Delaney
Delaney
Directed by	Carles Torrens
Written by	Carles Torrens
Produced by	Peter Paul Basler; Erin Egan; Executive producer:; Carles Torrens; Salvador Torrens;
Starring	Howard Ferguson-Woitzman; Delaney Manning; Daeg Faerch; Tara Hunnewell; Mark Parr;
Cinematography	Kyle Klutz
Edited by	Guillermo de la Cal
Music by	Zacarías M. de la Riva
Production; companies	Chapman University; Imega 3;
Running time	21 minutes
Countries	United States; Spain;
Language	English

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Delaney is a 2008 horror comedy film written and directed by Carles Torrens as his undergraduate thesis film at Chapman University.

Background

Delaney was written and directed by Carles Torrens in 2008 as his undergraduate thesis film at Chapman University. It was shot in California in the cities of Palmdale and Los Angeles over a period of 7 days.

Plot

When Route 66 was built in 1927, it became one the major road system leading folks into the southwest and created a corridor of affluence for communities lining it. When it was officially decommissioned in 1985 these businesses and communities suffered and many disappeared. Facing extinction, some businesses chose a different path to survival.

Delaney (Delaney Manning) lives with her family in an an old motel situated on Route 66. Being eleven, she is convinced she has found the love of her life after meeting Hercules (Daeg Faerch), a youngster who is 12, smokes cigarettes like a 50's greaser, and is complacent with the concept of auto theft to serve his own needs. He asks Delaney to run away with him to Las Vegas and she has to make the choice to either follow her heart and accompany Hercules to Vegas, or stay home to meet the needs of sleazy opportunist Reverend Dalton (Russ Kingston) by assisting her loving father Howard (Howard Ferguson-Woitzman), and her understanding tiny Uncle (Mark Parr), and tolerating the moodiness of her uptight mother Stacy (Tara Hunnewell), while they all deal with the family business of organ theft and murder.

Cast

Howard Ferguson-Woitzman as Howard
Delaney Manning as Delaney
Daeg Faerch as Hercules
Tara Hunnewell as Stacy
Mark Parr as Uncle Mark
Michael Q. Schmidt as Ed Barney
Russ Kingston as Reverend Dalton
Maryah Cohen as Delilah
Gary Rolin as Show Host
Ron Martinez as Biker

Screenings

Delaney has played at festivals around the world, including its premiere in 2008 at Sitges- Catalonian International Film Festival in Spain, PIFFAN, São Paulo International Film Festival, London FrightFest Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, and LA Shorts among many others.

Later festivals included 2009 at Method Fest Independent Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, LA Shorts Fest, and Shriekfest Film Festival (United States), as well as A Night of Horror (Australia), Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea), São Paulo International Festival of Short Films [pt] (Brazil), Strasbourg International Film Festival and Court Métrange (France), Fantasy Filmfest (Germany), International Short Film Festival La Boca del Lobo [es] (Spain), and in 2010 at The Dam Short Film Festival and Fallbrook Film Festival (United States) and Athens International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival (Greece), and in 2012 at Morbido Film Festival in Mexico.

Reception

Sonic Cinema praised the film, giving it an "A-" rating and calling it it "a wicked little treat of a film."^[1] They compared it to the film Psycho through writing "compared to this family, Norman Bates was a model of propriety and proper business ownership, but in practice and in demeanor".^[1]

Horror Society

Awards and nominations

The film won Torrens the top prize at the Route 66 Film Festival, the Hollywood International Student Film Festival, and Cryptshow Festival de Badalona. At Badalona, actress Delaney Manning won for Best Actress.^[2]

2009, Won 'Best Dark Comedy' Jury Award for at Hollywood International Student Film Festival^[3]
2010, Won Festival Prize for Best Horror/Thriller at Route 66 Film Festival for Delaney^[4]
2010, Won 'Premi Serra Circular' at Cryptshow Festival de Badalona^[2]
2010, Won 'Best Actress' at Cryptshow Festival de Badalona for Delaney Manning^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Skutle, Brian. "review: Delaney (Short)". Sonic Cinema. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Torres, Marta (21 July 2010). "Delaney de Carles Torrens se impone en el Cryptshow Festival" (in Spanish). Herme Naute. Retrieved 15 February 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ staff. "2009 Winners". International Student Film Festival Hollywood. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
^ staff (2010). "2010 winners". Route 66 International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

External links

Delenay at the Internet Movie Database
Official website

[Sonic_Cinema-1] Skutle, Brian. "review: Delaney (Short)". Sonic Cinema. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[Herme_Naute_21_July_2010-2] Torres, Marta (21 July 2010). "Delaney de Carles Torrens se impone en el Cryptshow Festival" (in Spanish). Herme Naute. Retrieved 15 February 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[International_Student_Film_Festival_Hollywood-3] staff. "2009 Winners". International Student Film Festival Hollywood. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[Route_66_Film_Festival-4] staff (2010). "2010 winners". Route 66 International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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