Sad Bastard Hero

Sad Bastard Hero

A rookie cop is the sole person with free will in a world where peace has eradicated all violence.

2013 · 8 min

Made for the 48-Hour Guerrilla Film Challenge. The filmmakers received a genre and a line of dialogue and then had 48 hours to write, cast, shoot, edit, and score the short film. The genre was 'action' and the line they had to incorporate was: "When you look deeply, you will always find some value."

Directed by Mike Cuenca · Written by Ashlee Elfman

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