FEATURE FILM
On the edge of a nervous breakdown, Maxwell is shocked to find he has inherited a sloth sanctuary from his father. When a talking sloth (voiced by JACK MCBRAYER of 30 Rock, Wreck-it-Ralph, Despicable Me) visits his dreams, Maxwell becomes obsessed with saving the animal's habitat in his waking life by returning to his first passion, music.
Songs for a Sloth is a film about the struggle to be both the person we want to be and the person we feel responsible to be, and about being motivated to realize that it is never too late to pursue one's dream in life.
The film has taken home the Best Feature award at Paris Play Film Festival and Venice Film Awards amongst other accolades in the film festival circuit, and was released by Gravitas Pictures.
CREDITS
Director: Bradley Hasse
Prod Co: Pudding Boy Productions in association with Flying Cactus
Executive Producers: Grayson Ross, Joe Labbadia, Bradley Hasse, Richard Hollman
Written by: Richard Hollman & Bradley Hasse
Cinematographer: Andy Whitlatch
Featuring
Richard Hollman - Maxwell
Brian McCarthy - Barney
Ava Eisenson - Jenna
Jack McBrayer - The Sloth (Voice)
Arian Moayed - Lawyer
Bradley Hasse - Lost Guest
Shelley Little - Vanessa
Three-Toed Sloth Puppet Courtesy of Folkmanis®
Original Songs Written and Performed by: Richard Hollman
Musical Score: Dave Nelson & Marlon Patton
Edited by: Bradley Hasse
Assistant Editor: Kevin Deming
SHORT FILM
The latest in multitasking fashionable wear, bringing eye contact back to the 21st Century.
Once this short was released, featuring what was a fake product, the video started getting featured on the homepages of sites like Laughing Squid, Design Taxi, MTV, and Fast Company. From there, cable shows around the globe from Canada to Korea to Australia started to feature the short, and sometimes just the product itself. "The Living Room," a weekly variety show that has a segment where they feature new product ideas, reached out to me and asked how much I was selling the hats for, and if they could get a few for their hosts.
"Uhm, sure... the hats cost 20... er 25 bucks... and yes we'll get a few of those sent out to your team right away."
And all of a sudden I was the owner of a hat business.
The hats used in the short were all homemade props, so I had to figure out how to make these for real, get a shopping cart up and running on the website, and get some custom made Texting Hats shipped out to my very first customers out in Australia. The second video on this page is that TV show segment featuring my fake, I mean very real, product.
Director / Writer: Bradley Hasse
Production Company: Derby, Flying Cactus (Co Production)
Executive Producers: Mary Crosse, Bradley Hasse
Director of Photography: Evan Jake Cohen
Starring: Rich Hollman, Ilana Becker
Producer: Michelle Trilling
1st AC: Andy Whitlatch
Sound Mixer: Marc Hoppe
Gaffer: Tom Chaves
Key Grip: Mike Keane
Hair & Makeup: Wenya Chang
Casting: Sidecar Casting
Casting Director: Anthony Pichette
Production Assistants: Aaron Kodz, Frida Regaza, Lindsey Camuso, Jemaray Pyatt
Editor: Bradley Hasse
Assistant Editor: Matt McGee
Color Correction: Company 3
Color Correction Producer: Katie Andrews
Colorist: Jaime O’Bradovich
Sound Design & Mix: Sound Lounge
Sound Producer: Mike Gullo
Sound Designer & Mixer: Justin Kooy
Logo Design: Joshua Levi
Music Supervisor: Dan Gross
Music: “Walk With Me” by RJD2, Courtesy of RJ’s Electrical Connections
Get the track on iTunes: apple.co/1GDYDyb
Additional Cast
Elevator Girl: Julie Lubeck
Pedestrian: Bradley Hasse
Bar Patrons: Violette de Bartillat, Alexandra Buffet, Lorenzo Fanton, Doreen Hasse, Ben Lindell, Johnnie Mata, Jr., Guy Oldfield, Garrett Philbin, Jennifer Poole, Jemaray Pyatt
Special Thanks: Anne de Bartillat, Hand Held Films, Locanda Mariella Restaurant
Texting Hat™ is a conceptual project created by Bradley Hasse
WEB SHORT
Made with lots of love for Chef's Table and Goldfish and parenthood, all for the delicious fun of it.
Director: Bradley Hasse
Production Company: Scary Mommy Studios
Executive Producer: Micaela Birmingham
Producer: Alison Bucalo
Coordinator: Nuria Ferriol
Director of Photography: Andy Whitlatch
2nd Unit Camera: Paulie Sauline
Gaffer: Rossin Wood
Editors, Stephanie Hafner & Bradley Hasse
Featuring
Chef: Erica Hernandez
Friend: Kat Burdick
SHORT FILM
Smile was written as a farcical take on how our obsession with phones and wanting to stay constantly “connected” in return actually keep us constantly disconnected. All it takes is the quick chime from a text message to ruin a beautiful moment. And I wanted to do this through the imagery of a bunch of smiling weirdos sharing their toothy grins with each other, as it was a visual that made me, well… smile. I figured that making this a non-verbal short would create a more meditative experience for the viewer, where they can get lost in the happiness of the moment. Physiologically, it’s quite difficult to watch a group of people smile and not be tempted into joining in yourself, even if you are just watching on a screen. So my hope is that the audience mimics the happiness that unfolds in the short, and then also feels the immediate disappointment when the moment is stolen away from them due to the fateful sound of a text message.
Written & Directed by Bradley Hasse
Production Company: The Collective @ Lair
Executive Producers: Mark Aji & Theresa Loguercio
Director of Photography: Evan Jake Cohen
Starring: Daniel Koren
1st AC: Brandon Regina
2nd AC: Simon Wolfe
Gaffer: Brian Bonacci
Key Grip: Mike Keane
Hair & Make-Up: Kian Stave
PA: Alex Aji
PA: Jose Rodriguez
Editor: Bradley Hasse
Assistant Editor: Robert Pigott
Color Correction: Milan Boncich
Music: Michael Hearst
Sound Design: Julienne Guffain
Casting Director: Anthony Pichette
CAST (in order of appearance)
Daniel Koren
Lawrence Samuels
Carl Foreman, Jr.
Lorraine Cink
Ambrose Martos
Kelly Carson
Jemaray Pyatt
Violette de Bartillat
Rolo Ledesma
Hitomi Nozawa
