Mice In The Basement
Type: Short Film (Proof of concept for feature)
Synopsis: Chester, a young man in the lowest rung of a dystopian society with three distinct social classes identifiable by markings on their skin, has his life turned upside down when he finds a pill that erases his markings permanently.
Year: 2023
Assistant Director: Nina Fernandez
Art Director: Issac Green
Copywriter: Toni Wiley
Written & Directed by: Taiwo Ellis
Produced by: Taiwo Ellis, Vondell Burns, and Owen Campbell
Production Manager: Paisley Hood
Director of Photography: Aden Suchak
Sound Design: Jake Mittelman
Colour: Adam Pennington
Colourist: Ashton Salas
1st AC: Patricia Hartman
Lighting designer: Nyle Farmer
Sound Recordist: Mihir Chitale
Gaffer: Carl Cotton
Location Sound: Renee Mason
MUA: Dayo Johnson
Production Assistants: Gabrielle Hilton, Dirk Glenn, Lazaro Sanchez, Drew Pederson Asad Benbow
Script Supervisor: Chinue Ellis
Music: Jake Mittelman