Golden Years
United States, 17 mins, Digital
After an unfortunate accident, a retired nonprofit executive descends into paranoia as his closest relationships and principles are put to the test
Director: Jared Wiedmeyer
Writer: Jared Wiedmeyer, Charles Netto
Producer: Ralph Semilla
Director of Photography: Cailin Yatsko
Editor: Christoper Orne
Composer: Joss Saltzman
Cast: Ted Koch, Myrna Cabello, Sean Weil, Duke Lafoon, Evelyn Bulls, Isabella Nossa
Contact: Ralph Semilla, ras2323@columbia.edu
Program F
Saturday, May 11th at 9:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Jared Wiedmeyer is a Film MFA candidate at Columbia University in Directing. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in Cinema Studies, he has over eight years of experience in film & video in documentary and narrative. His narrative work has appeared in festivals such as The Minneapolis Underground Film Festival and the Mespies Film Festival.
About the Writer
Charles is a screenwriter, director, and producer hailing from Mohkinstsis on Treaty 7 territory. They co-wrote One Night In Aberdeen which won Best Overall Short at the Calgary International Film Festival. Charles wrote and produced Operation: Clean Slate which won Best Short Film at the 2021 Edmonton International Film Festival. Charles is pursuing an MFA in Screenwriting at Columbia University.
About the Producer
Ralph Semilla is a writer/producer born in the Philippines and raised in San Jose, California. He holds a degree in Film Studies & English from the University of California at Santa Barbara where he wrote and produced narrative and documentary shorts that screened at numerous film festivals. He is currently a Film MFA candidate in Creative Producing at Columbia University.