I remember seeing this video for Death Cab for Cutie's "A Movie Script Ending" a bunch of times a few years before shooting Mr. Sadman and liking it. Then I came across it again after shooting and was like, "Wait a second, I know that dude."

I've always enjoyed this song.

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"Mr. Sadman Promo Trailer 2006" (1:58)



This is the original promo trailer we shot over a couple of days in November 2006. Seems like ages ago. Though it may not capture the exact tone of the resulting feature, I'd like to think it stands on its own as some kind of odd creature.

Shot by Chuck DeRosa on a Panasonic DVX-100.
Production sound by Kevin Remón Thompson.

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"Spunk" (3:33)



A man comes to terms with a critical part of himself.

Shot on 16mm with an Eclair NPR.

Briefly featuring Hadrian Santos.

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"The Doubles" (:39)



The opening photo montage in Mr. Sadman.

With the late Al No'mani. Music by übertalented composer, Austin Wintory.

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"Meet Stevie" (:51)



Another scene from Mr. Sadman in which Mounir meets his new Los Angeles neighbor, Stevie, played by Scoot McNairy.

Scoot's a crazy talented guy who produced and played the lead in the film, In Search of a Midnight Kiss, which won the John Cassavetes Award at this year's Film Independent Spirt Awards.

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"Filipino PSA" (:47)



Don't ask why. Make of it what you will…

Shot with an old single-chip dv camera and its crappy onboard mic.

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"Void" (4:59)



In a culture of quick fixes, a sad guy is trying to get happy–and so is everyone else.

My old roommate back in San Francisco used to listen to a lot of self-help tapes. That's where I got this idea from.

Shot on a Canon PowerShot S40.

Featuring Alex Fay, Ly Nguyen and Jim Espinas.

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