The Ballad of Fred Fort
United States, 14 mins
A lonely man spends his days searching for a mythical animal tied to his family history.
Writer/Director: Bruno Mattos Rubeiz
Producer: Samantha Lori Glass
Director of Photography: Cailin Yatsko
Editor: Ethan Beach
Composer: Hyunseo Park
Cast: Seth Clayton
Contact: Bruno Mattos Rubeiz, bm2901@columbia.edu
Virtual Screening
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Program F
Sunday, May 14th at 3pm ET
About the Writer/Director
Originally from Brazil, Bruno Mattos Rubeiz got his BFA in Film at Emerson College and just completed his MFA at Columbia University. Bruno’s work is focused on exploring what happens when the human meets the boundaries between reality and fantasy, and how one shapes the other. He’s currently developing the feature version of “The Ballad of Fred Fort”.
About the Producer
Samantha Lori Glass is a third-year MFA Film Creative Producing Student at Columbia University. Samantha grew up in the Pennsylvania suburbs where she worked in news, acting, modeling, and film. She interned for Ira Deutchman’s documentary “Searching for Mr. Rugoff,” and Cinegryphon Entertainment. After school, Samantha would like to work with creatives to develop their projects.