2002 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival

Vengeance

Category: Narrative Short  3min 30sec
Director: Brian Belefant

Vengeance. What would drive a man to endure the pain and discomfort of acupuncture? According to this film, its his desire for revenge on a Voodoo doll. This film offers one explanation of what makes acupuncture work, and does so with a visual style that's as unique as its story.

Principal Cast:
Big Jim Calloway
Kiko Kiko

Director: Brian Belefant
Vengeance is the second short film by Brian Belefant. The first was Burning Passion, a story about a man who ejaculates fire, which earned prizes at eight of the 17 film festivals it showed at, including Best Directorial Debut at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Both films are united by their exploration of belief.
Mr. Belefant is a writer, director, and photographer, and has recently applied for a patent on a camera filtration system he invented. Although he hasn∂t shot any films using his proprietary camera filtration, he'd like to. He recently directed a Volkswagen commercial that demonstrates what motion picture film can look like when you stick his filtration on the lens. (You can see the spot, as well as some of Mr. Belefant's other work, at www.samplereels.com.)