Quietly

QUIETLY (2009) – 17 minutes | HD | NY, NY

Hook: Sometimes words are not enough.

Logline:  With his world crashing down around him, a desperate teenager must resort to dangerous measures to save his mother from an abusive relationship.

SynopsisQuietly, an emotional and unyielding drama set in Brooklyn, NY, follows Italis Rivington, a quiet and unassuming 15-year-old, as he struggles to reclaim the blissful years of his childhood.  A time long before his mother, Gloria, became irreversibly dependent on her abusive boyfriend.  With virtually no options left, Italis is considering drastic action to save his home and his family.  While he only intended to obtain a better situation by rekindling the life that he once had, Italis finds that the consequences of his actions are leading him into territory that he was not intending to explore.

FILM TRAILER

 

COMPLETE FILM

FEATURING:

Emil Mequita – Italis Rivington

Zora Howard – Latoya

Rachel Leslie – Gloria Rivington

Preston Prat III – Sphinx

CREW:

Writer | Director | Producer – Cole Wiley

Producer – Dominique Deleon

Executive Producer – Samuel Graham Jr.

Co-Executive Producer – Susan Peacock

Co-Executive Producer – Taj Wilson

Director of Photography – Visra Vichit-Vadakan

Editor – Ryan Denmark

Production Designer – Vanessa Cocks

Full IMDb credits HERE


PRODUCTION STILLS:

Emil Mequita as Italis:

Zora Howard as Latoya:

Rachel Leslie as Gloria:


About >CW<

Colen 'Cole' Wiley is an award-winning writer and filmmaker living in New York City. For more information please visit the Team HIP page.