Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In a world where music is outlawed, a father rediscovers his love for rhythm and tune. As a consequence he is incarcerated. At first he is reluctant, however he must persist in planning an escape from prison in order to be reunited with his daughter he has consequently left behind.

Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/film/dissonance-2018-1

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Awards
• Official Selection | Cannes Short Film Corner
• Official Selection | Best Original Score (Short Film) - HMMA Awards
• Best Picture | Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
• Best Director | Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
• Best Original Score | Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
• Best Director | Festigious International Film Festival
• Best Director | Oniros Film Awards

Starring: Henry Storrs as 'The Man'

Oscar Pavlo as 'Lead Guard Dustin'
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Jake Levine as 'Parker'
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Xander Steel as 'Carl'

Andrew Burdette as 'The Teenager'
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Sage Spielman as 'Sophia'
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Co-starring: Trevor Van Uden, Michael Piotrowski, Chris LaCour, J.J. Bozeman, Kerry Jones, Emily Turner Marsland, Arianna Wellmoney, Mike Anthony, Weconday Murray, Kelsey Maples, Lisa Bacon, Taras Pankratov, Louis Napoli & Nicholas Hagen

Director of Photography:
Aleks Chukmasov
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Original Music Composed By:
Ramesh Kumar Kannan
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Edited By:
Vladislav Nikitin & Toby Kearton
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Camera Assistants:
Misha Zvagilskiy & Martha Lorena Preve Ayora
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Production Designer:
Nicholas Hagen
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Casting Director:
Jessica Sabanos
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Gaffer:
Raymone Laitmore

Key Grip:
Phil Fisher
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Produced By:
João Paneguini, Charlotte Zang, Emily Reas & Toby Kearton
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Written By:
Toby Kearton & Conor Marlborough
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Directed By:
Toby Kearton
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