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Ripple
Synopsis
Martin is driving to visit his girlfriend when an egg thrown from a bridge hits his windscreen. This one small random act of malice sets in motion a domino run of catastrophes and coincidences that sends Martin’s day spiralling out of control and pushes him to the edge of reason.
Film notes
Ripple is a black comedy about the randomness of fate and what happens to ordinary people when they come under extreme pressure.
It was made in 2 days and 4 nights with 7 great actors, 30 talented crew, 1 dog, 1 chicken, 12 eggs and with 1 goal in mind, to entertain.
It was made in 2 days and 4 nights with 7 great actors, 30 talented crew, 1 dog, 1 chicken, 12 eggs and with 1 goal in mind, to entertain.
black comedy
Related news
Ripple (DVD | PAL) is now available. | more...
28 August 2010
Ripple has received a new award at Silhouette Short Film Festival. | more...
7 September 2009
Ripple has received a new award at Kansk International Video Festival. | more...
3 September 2009
Ripple has received a new award at MCM Filmfest. | more...
19 July 2009
Ripple has received a new award at Calgary Underground Film Festival. | more...
7 May 2009
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Copyright
Copyright © 2008 Wilder Films
Awards and nominations
Best Comedy
12th LA Shorts Fest | 2008
2nd Prize TCM Classic Shorts Competition
52nd London Film Festival | 2008
Audience Award
Audience Award - European Competition
International Short Film Festival Leuven
3rd Place - Short Films
Grand Prize - Short Films
Best Narrative Short Film
Best Short Film
Best Acting
3rd Place
Audience Award
Previous screenings
2008
4 Jan – 13 Jan | London, United Kingdom
10 Apr – 7 May | Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart, Germany
Filmfest Dresden: International Festival for Animation and Short Films
15 Apr – 20 Apr | Dresden, Germany
3 Jun – 8 Jun | Newport, United States
1 Jul – 6 Jul | London, United Kingdom
21 Aug – 27 Aug | Palm Springs, United States
29 Aug – 1 Sep | Boulder, United States
12 Sep – 21 Sep | Milano, Italy
18 Sep – 28 Sep | Cambridge, United Kingdom
21 Sep – 28 Sep | Manhattan, United States
25 Sep – 28 Sep | St Helier, United Kingdom
9 Oct – 16 Oct | New Orleans, United States
15 Oct – 30 Oct | London, United Kingdom
2nd Prize TCM Classic Shorts Competition
International Izmir Short Film Festival
3 Nov – 9 Nov | Izmir, Turkey
Interfilm: International Short Film Festival Berlin
4 Nov – 9 Nov | Berlin, Germany
Brest European Short Film Festival
8 Nov – 16 Nov | Brest, France
18 Nov – 23 Nov | Bristol, United Kingdom
International Short Film Festival Leuven
29 Nov – 6 Dec | Leuven, Belgium
Audience Award - European Competition
5 Dec – 14 Dec | Anchorage, United States
3rd Place - Short Films
2009
22 Jan – 1 Feb | Santa Barbara, United States
5 Feb – 6 Feb | New York, United States
Grand Prize - Short Films
28 Feb – 18 Mar | Sofia, Bulgaria
20 Mar – 28 Mar | Hamilton, Bermuda
30 Apr – 10 May | Brussels, Belgium
30 Apr – 7 May | Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tulsa, Chicaco, New York, London, United States
7 May – 10 May | Naoussa, Greece
Krakow International Short Film Festival
29 May – 4 Jun | Krakow, Poland
24 Jul – 26 Jul | Beverly Hills, United States
27 Jul – 2 Aug | San Juan, Puerto Rico
13 Aug – 17 Aug | Weiterstadt, Germany
22 Oct – 24 Oct | Abilene, United States
6 Nov – 14 Nov | Madrid, Spain
International Short Film Festival Leuven
28 Nov – 5 Dec | Leuven, Belgium
4 Dec – 6 Dec | Moscow, Russia
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Latest press reviews/articles
REVIEW
“... "Ripple" (waterfall) is a black comedy about chance and fate inspired one day in the life of filmmaker, led by the Coen brothers' slapstick and imbued with the great personality of Billy Wilder. Just that. ...”
24 Sep 2009 | Formatcourt.com
REVIEW
“... But the best of the bunch was Ripple, a funny, nightmarish account of an everyman whose life is cruelly and quickly thrown off-track after someone throws an egg on his windshield while he drives to meet his girlfriend in the country. Directed with a sure ...”
19 Apr 2009 | Eric Volmers | Calgary Herald
REVIEW
“... Short films, especially in recent years, have become notorious for being self-indulgent bundles of pretentious meaninglessness; often lacking a (coherent) plot, so that the more deluded and intellectually insecure among us might find meaning where there i ...”
Rating: 8/10
18 Mar 2009 | imdb
ARTICLE
“... Black comedy Ripple (UK), directed by Paul Gowers came second and tells the story of an ...”
30 Oct 2008 | TCM Classic Shorts Competition
REVIEW
“... This is a wonderful little film. Edgy, funny, unpredictable and at times quite uncomfortable. The director describes it thus: 'one ordinary man, one chicken, one egg, one extraordinary day'. Interesting story of how one bad event follows another and anoth ...”
2 Oct 2008 | For The Love of Film
Running time
18 min
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