Baseball and Glory

WRITER, DIRECTOR: Brett Ryan Bonowicz
PRODUCER: Marissa J. Dienstag
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Michael Chase
EDITORS: Brett Ryan Bonowicz, Anne Seabright
MUSIC: Phillip Chernyak
PRIMARY CAST:
     - Chris Shields (Joe Glory)
     - Johnny Sawyer (Les Gunn)
     - Chris Leery (Larry)
     - Tom Myers (Uncle John)
     - Tony Berry (Coach Guarino)
     - Sheldon Coolman (Catcher)
TOTAL RUN TIME: 8:38
DATE OF COMPLETION: 06/2006

This film was made for my uncle who died September 12th 2003.

It was a sudden event that hurt and pulled on every fiber of my being.

It's something that I've never been able to articulate my feelings about and this film was an attempt for me to show my family and friends the pain I was living with everyday, and to have a commemoration for a man that meant so much to my life.

I've never made a film as personal as this, and showing it to people is a lot like being naked with someone for the first time. It's that intensely personal exchange of emotions that has made this experience so rewarding.

- Director Brett Ryan Bonowicz

Festivals, Screenings, and Awards

• 2006 Anchorage International Film Festival (Anchorage, AK)
• 2006 Griffon International Film Festival (St. Joseph, MO)
• 2006 Aida's Big Phat Florida Film Festival (Orlando, FL)
• 2006 Daytona Beach Film Festival (Daytona Beach, FL)
• 2007 Southern Fried Flicks Film Festival (Augusta, GA)
• 2007 Delray Beach Film Festival (Delray Beach, FL)
• 2007 The DIY Film Festival (Hollywood, CA)
• 2007 Swansea Bay Film Festival (Swansea, Wales, UK)
• 2007 MAGA Film Festival (Macon, GA)
• 2007 Short Attention Span Digital Video Festival (San Luis Obispo, CA)
• 2007 Bare Bones International Film Festival (Muskogee, OK)
• 2007 Pumelo Independent Film Festival (Mumbai, India)
• Wildsound FEEDBACK Film Festival (Toronto)
• 2007 Jacksonville Film Festival (Jacksonville, FL)
• 2007 FAU Film Festival (Davie, FL)
• 2007 Flicker Film Festival (Chicago, IL)
• 2007 Houston WorldFest (Bronze Remi - Independent Short - Directing)
• 2007 Long Island International Film Expo (Bellmore, NY)
• 2007 Southern Winds Film Festival (Shawnee, OK)

SYNOPSIS
Joe Glory, a local baseball player searches for reasons to keep going after he loses a loved one in a sudden accident.

SHOOTING FORMAT
24p MiniDV

SCREENING FORMATS
Beta SP, MiniDV, DVD

CONSIDER FOR
Narrative, Short (Fiction), Coming-of-Age, Independent, Drama, Student

STUDENT STATUS
This film was produced as part of a BFA degree at the University of Central Florida School of Film & Digital Media.

CONTACT
rgrula@mail.ucf.edu