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"A Step Closer to the Bullet" (original title: "Askel Kohti Luotia") is a short Finnish action-thriller film directed by Emilio Janhunen Calderón. Synopsis: A man goes on his first hunting trip on a quiet and calm day. But he will realize that hunting is not what he expected it to be.
Written & directed by: Emilio Janhunen Calderón
Produced by: Sandra Mäki-Rautila
Cinematography & editing by: Veikko Lukkonen
Starring
Rasmus Blomqvist as The Hunter
Jarmo Mäkinen as The Older Hunter
Adrian Blomqvist as The Unknown Marksman
Assistant director: Antonia Henn
Sound designer: Ville Holmström
Sound assistant: Patrick Koski
Visual effects & grading by: Veikko Lukkonen
Assistant camera: Kristofer Söderström
Production assistants & Script supervisors: Emelie Jönsson & Daaria Zadvorska
Special thanks to Ella Fabritius, Inger Fabritius & Angel Films.
Filmed in Finland during the spring of 2022.
Made with the grateful support of Arcada University of Applied Sciences. The short was first screened at Egilgalan and then premiered at the Sweden Action Film Festival in January 2023.
"A Step Closer to the Bullet" (original title: "Askel Kohti Luotia") is a short Finnish action-thriller film directed by Emilio Janhunen Calderón. Synopsis: A man goes on his first hunting trip on a quiet and calm day. But he will realize that hunting is not what he expected it to be.
Written & directed by: Emilio Janhunen Calderón
Produced by: Sandra Mäki-Rautila
Cinematography & editing by: Veikko Lukkonen
Starring
Rasmus Blomqvist as The Hunter
Jarmo Mäkinen as The Older Hunter
Adrian Blomqvist as The Unknown Marksman
Assistant director: Antonia Henn
Sound designer: Ville Holmström
Sound assistant: Patrick Koski
Visual effects & grading by: Veikko Lukkonen
Assistant camera: Kristofer Söderström
Production assistants & Script supervisors: Emelie Jönsson & Daaria Zadvorska
Special thanks to Ella Fabritius, Inger Fabritius & Angel Films.
Filmed in Finland during the spring of 2022.
Made with the grateful support of Arcada University of Applied Sciences. The short was first screened at Egilgalan and then premiered at the Sweden Action Film Festival in January 2023.
