Two men meet late one night on a desolate bridge with severe consequences for both in "Jump Cut," a darkly funny narrative short that explores how far people will go for what they really want. Director’s Statement: It might seem obvious, but I was at a low point in my life when I began writing and directing a story about a man contemplating jumping off a bridge. I’d spent two years putting together my first feature film as a director, and then spent a frustrating, bewildering and ultimately debilitating three months living in a foreign country to make it happen, only to have the project fall apart before production. I returned to New York profoundly disillusioned, so I needed a project to revive my passion for filmmaking, I needed to get behind a camera and MAKE SOMETHING. Despite coming from such a dark beginning, and even though it’s based in horror, my short film “Jump Cut” was always going to be about hope. That hope starts with the dark humour that permeates the first half, when the young man (Benjamin Thys) is surprised by the older man (Dan Mason) as he’s about to jump from a remote bridge. The older man seems to be an expert on suicides and claims that rather than wanting to save the younger man, he’s here to see him go – in the proper way, of course. After bantering about the proper writing and placement of suicide notes, we are suddenly transported to a much darker and more precarious place for a climactic fight for survival – but why? And survival for whom? In the end, the story resolves, yet we’re left with questions about all that we’ve just seen. As you might expect in a suspenseful film called “Jump Cut,” there is a constant threat of jumping and cutting, but this also refers to the style of the film itself. Sharp dislocations in scene and abrupt changes in lighting, editing and mood add to the viewer’s sense of unease and fear. From a slow buildup of tension to an explosion of unexpected violence, and then a surprising resolution, the film jumps to the next action and then cuts away. Although “Jump Cut” is a horror/suspense film, with all the surprising twists and gut-wrenching turns that occur when a man is not who he seems to be, I wanted the story to explore deeper questions about mortality and self-determination in a fascinating and compelling way. The two actors helped to achieve a richness of character I could only dream of while writing the script. Our incredible locations in an abandoned factory garage and rustic bridge help set a foreboding and creepy tone. Ultimately, “Jump Cut” is about people getting what they need, rather than what they want. I hope you enjoy the film. Kevin R. Frech, Writer/Director Credits: Written and Directed by Kevin R. Frech Starring: Benjamin Thys, Dan Mason Directors of Photography: Markus Mueller, Sam Heesen, Sean Moneson Producers: Kevin R. Frech, Wendolyn J. Frech, Logical Chaos Editor: Nick Fehver Production Designer: Ramona Roye Key Grip: Sean Moneson Best Boy: Neal Seidman Grip: David Muirhead Gaffers: Steve Lamb, Bob Pare Assistant Camera: Doug Durant Hair/Makeup: Jackie Zbuska Sound: Gabriel Cyr Propmaker: Jung Griffin Generator: George Harrington Art Assistant: Tom Kennedy PA's: Tom Kennedy, Connor McDonald Casting: Doreen Frumkin Extra Special Thanks to Sean Moneson and Sam Heesen Special Thanks also to: James "Rusty" Tilney; The Collinsville Factory, Collinsville, CT; Christopher Arciero, Chief of Police, and David Rodriguez, Officer, City of Canton, CT Police Department; Mark Dixon and Ellen Woolf, CT Office of Film, Television & Digital Media