Shooting an Elephant
New York Premiere

Shooting an Elephant

Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| USA, U.K., Nepal, Venezuela | 11 MINUTES | English
Drama, Latino Director(s)
Adapted from George Orwell's autobiography—a young British imperial policeman in Burma is given the no-win mission of handling a rogue work elephant, only to find that the role he is destined to play is that of public executioner.

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Juan Pablo Rothie
Juan Pablo Rothie is a Venezuelan-American director and producer best known for creating Shooting an Elephant, a short film starring Barry Sloane and written by Alec Sokolow, based on the George Orwell story.
Director
Juan Pablo Rothie
Screenwriter
Alec Sokolow
Producer
Juan Pablo Rothie, Alec Sokolow
Editor
Rex Lowry, Juan Pablo Rothie
Associate Producer
Savannah Lumen, Jonathan McGrain, Elena Storozheva-Golovushkina, Joseph Swanson
Cinematographer
Daron Keet
Executive Producer
Alan Alda, Arlene Alda, Mort Zuckerman, Mubashir Kazi, Adam Monier Edwards, George Okagaki, Gregory Scherman, Barry Sloane
Composer
Greg Kuehn
Co-Producer
Harish Amin
Casting
Lynn Kressel, Tess Joseph
Original Story
George Orwell
Sound Editor
Kirby Jinnah
Visual Effects
Marios Kourasis
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Stephen Hens
Cast
Barry Sloane, David Kaye, Jeewan Adhikary, Shilpa Maskey, Anup Baral

Contacts
Print Source
Juan Pablo Rothie
Tusk Pictures, LLC
Los Angeles, CA 90004
me@jprothie.com
US Sales Contact
Juan Pablo Rothie
Tusk Pictures, LLC
Los Angeles, CA 90004
me@jprothie.com
International Sales Contact
Juan Pablo Rothie
Tusk Pictures, LLC
Los Angeles, CA 90004
me@jprothie.com
Press Contact
Lauren Kleiman
SHOWTIME
Phone: 3102345138
lauren.kleiman@showtime.com
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