Austin and Meredith Bragg‘s short film A Piece Of Cake, produced by the Moving Picture Institute (MPI), shares a story of a father who goes to drastic measures for his daughter’s birthday. This comedy short won prestigious awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Comedy at the 2020 Indy Shorts International Film Festival, presented by Heartland Film, and was nominated for Best Narrative Short at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. A Piece of Cake will screen at the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival in November.
Synopsis: When a desperate father discovers his daughter’s favorite cake decoration is illegal, he descends into a confectionery black market. Now he must make the ultimate parenting choice: break a birthday promise or break the law?
The Official Trailer for A Piece of Cake by The Bragg Brothers:Austin and Meredith Bragg
As producers for Reason TV, their work has garnered three first-place wins for Best Comedy at the Los Angeles Press Club Awards and a National Magazine Award nomination. Austin and Meredith are set to write and direct the new feature-length film Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game, a dramedy based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe. This will be produced by MPI and production will begin in 2021.
Co-producer RD Delgado’s work spans from film and documentaries to emerging storytelling platforms including Augmented Reality. He was a producer on the feature film American Skin, an urban drama that had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. RD founded the award-winning Beggar Kings Entertainment, a modern production company focused on good stories, good storytelling, and good storytellers.
Cinematographer Adam Lee’s visual talents garnered him both the Ian Connor Award for Excellence in Cinematography and a nomination for the ASC Heritage Award. Upon graduating, Adam began working in the commercial industry for such brands as Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Procter & Gamble, and American Express. Having completed eight feature films and over a dozen shorts, Lee has grown to be a highly sought after Director of Photography and is currently represented by WPA.
A Piece of Cake will be screening at the HollyShorts Film Festival from November 9th to November 15th, Lone Star Film Festival from November 4th to November 8th, Pittsburgh Short Film Festival from November 11th to November 22th and Alexandria Film Festival from November 12th to November 15th.
The cast is Rich Sommer (Jim), and Natalie Britton (Claire), Riona O’Donnell (Cora), Betsy Baker (Della), Michael Villar (Bart), Peter Hulne (Detective Hartman), J. Stephen Brantley (Cake Den Boss), Ryan Shrime (Talkative Dad,) Stevie Johnson (Father of Four), and Chris Mathieu (Dad on Steps)
The crew includes Directors & Writers Austin and Meredith; Producer RD Delgado, Rob Pfaltzgraff, Lana Link; Story Consultant Erin O’Connor; Director of Photography Adam Lee; Music James Newberry; Editing Austin Bragg; Casting Director Lindsey Weissmueller; Production Design Paris P. Pickard; Costume Design Brionna Rowe; Art Dept. Tim Molina, Paul Moyle, Braulio Solomayor.
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