INITIATION | Award Winning Crime Thriller Short Film

A local crime gang starts to take over a small rural desert town in Southern California. Frankie (Frank Staggs) a hardworking guy, is down on his luck and needs a way to make money fast. His mom's cancer has returned stronger than before, and he has no way to keep up with the payments for her chemo treatments. In desperation, he turns to his friend Alex (Alex Malan) who offers him a solution that will get him the money he needs but at what cost…

Initiation is an Award Winning Crime Suspense Thriller that was inspired by movies like Killing Them Softly, Nightcrawler, Prisoners, and many more awesome films in the Thriller Genre.

Directed By:
Jordan Wright

Executive Producer:
Jacob Wilson

Written By:
Jordan Wright
Frank Staggs

Cast:
Frank Staggs (Frankie)
Alex Malan (Alex)

Creative Producer:
Chris Castaneda

Edited By:
Jordan Wright

1st Unit (Beginning & End Scenes):
DP - Jordan Wright
1st AC - Jacob Wilson
Assistant Director - Tessa Schutz
Production Assistant - Aaron Wagner
BTS Photographer - Noah Ochs

2nd Unit (Dialogue Scene):
DP - Garret Gaston
Assistant Director - Tessa Schutz
Location Sound Mixer - Chris Castaneda

All music & some sound effects are from Epidemic Sound:
https://www.epidemicsound.com