STREET ANGEL (2008)
Director: Lucas Testro / Writer: Lucas Testro / Producer: Adam Bishop
When the world's deadliest geologist Doctor Pangea escapes from prison, Angel City turns to its unlikely champion: the homeless kung-fu skateboarding teen, Street Angel.
Directed by Lucas Testro
Based on the comic book series Street Angel by Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca
Adapted for the screen by Lucas Testro
Producer: Adam Bishop
Director of Photography: Aaron Smith
Editor: Brad Hurt
Production Designer: Liam Beck
Sound Designer: Emma Mitchell
Composer: Benjamin Speed
Starring: Kate Bell, Glenn Butcher, David Clendinning, Jason Stewart and Alan Flower
SELECTED: New York Comic-Con 2010
SELECTED: Fantastic Planet Film Festival 2010
SELECTED: Fargo Fantastic Film Festival 2010
WINNER: Best Action Short Film, Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival 2010
SELECTED: San Diego Comic-Con: Comic-Con Independent Film Festival 2010
NOMINATED: Best Short Film, Famous Monsters Film Festival 2010
WINNER: Best International Film, Phoenix Comicon Film Festival 2010
WINNER: Best Director, Phoenix Comicon Film Festival 2010
WINNER: Best Actress, Phoenix Comicon Film Festival 2010
SELECTED: Supanova Pop Culture Expo (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth) 2010
NOMINATED: MPSE Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing in a Student Film 2009
Doctor Pangea, “the world’s deadliest geologist”, has escaped from prison with plans to destroy Earth as we know it. As the clock ticks down to destruction, the city turns to its unlikely protector – 14 year old homeless girl Jesse, known to the rest of the world as the kungfu skateboarding superhero STREET ANGEL!
Based on the cult hit comic by Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca. Starring Kate Bell (Home and Away; Blue Water High).
Reviews:
“Wild.” - MTV
“...it ROCKS! ...great performances, excellent sound and cinematography and ... a kinetic energy that set[s] it apart from most other productions.” - Forces of Geek
Festivals & Awards:
- New York Comic-Con 2010
- Fantastic Planet Film Festival 2010
- Fargo Fantastic Planet Film Festival 2010
- Winner: Best Action Short Film, Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival 2010
- Nominated: Best Short Film, Famous Monsters Film Festival 2010
- San Diego Comic-Con: Comic-Con Independent Film Festival 2010
- Winner: Best International Film, Phoenix Comic-Con Film Festival 2010
- Winner: Best Director, Phoenix Comic-Con Film Festival 2010
- Winner: Best Actress, Phoenix Comic-Con Film Festival 2010
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth) 2010
- Nominated: MPSE Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing: Student Film, 2009
