An Evening with Ivan Gorsky

DIRECTOR, WRITER: Joseph Mauceri
PRODUCER: Angela DeBernardo
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Sandra Valde
EDITOR: Taylor Marr
PRIMARY CAST:
     - Tan Arcan (Ivan Gorsky)
     - Mike Dobins (John)
TOTAL RUN TIME: 9:30
DATE OF COMPLETION: 5/2004

So, a vampire walks into a bar... “Vampires live -- or rather, exist -- by a strict set of rules. They sleep in a coffin during the day, feed off the blood of the living and must be invited into a dwelling before taking a victim. These character traits have become almost common knowledge. Everyone knows the back-story on vampires, and that’s where our story starts.”

“An Evening with Ivan Gorsky depicts an archetypical vampire -- a cross between Nosferatu and Grandpa Munster. He’s an old world fiend who’s adapted to New World living. Ivan Gorsky can speak from a thousand years of experience with no hang-ups about remaining politically correct or polite. His sole concern is to feed in order to remain undead. He is a vampire. He’s evil. He’s a fun character.”

“The film was shot in the nocturnal haze of Nancy’s Guy’s and Dolls - then Orlando’s oldest bar - just weeks before the place closed it’s doors forever. The smoke-soaked wood paneling and lone pool table flesh-out the character of Shey’s Lounge, the dive where our story takes place. It’s the kind of bar a vampire might walk into, and in this film, Ivan Gorsky does just that.”

- Director Joseph Mauceri

• Ft Lauderdale International Film Festival (2004) - Student Showcase Award for “Best Vampire Ever”
• MethodFest International Film Festival (2005)
• Chicago Horror Film Festival (2005)
• San Fernando Valley International Film Festival Student (2005)
• Palm Beach International Film Festival / 1st Place University Level (2005)
• deadCenter Film Festival - 2005 (Oklahoma City, OK)
• One Dark & Stormy Night @ Two Boots Pioneer Theater, NYC (2005)
• Seoul International Youth Film Festival (2005)
• Orinda Film Festival (Orinda, California -- 2005)
• 2005 Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival (2005) - Nominated “Excellence in Florida Filmmaking Award”
• 2005 Indie Memphis Film Festival (2005)
• Ohio Independent Film Festival (Cleveland -- 2005)
• 2006 Flint Film Festival (Flint, MI)

SYNOPSIS
John shoots pool. So does Ivan Gorsky. John likes to gamble, as does Ivan Gorsky. Ivan Gorsky’s a vampire. So goes John.

SHOOTING FORMAT
16mm

SCREENING FORMATS
(NTSC - Black & White) Beta SP, DV-CAM, DVD

CONSIDER FOR
Narrative, Short (Fiction), Comedy, Alternative, Fantasy, Underground, Horror, Cult, Fantasy, Satire, Supernatural, Student

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