death of a pop star (2010) A Nigerian housekeeper, a breezy chef, an agent to the formerly fabulous, a misguided spiritualist and a doctor with mulitple motivations form the bruised entourage of a music superstar in Death of a Pop Star, director Greg Loser's short film about the inertia of celebrity life. 14:30 min. |
BAM150 (2012) Go behind the scenes like never before at BAM, the nation's oldest performing arts center. Featuring footage of recent BAM performances, interviews with groundbreaking artists like Laurie Anderson and Robert Wilson, and the fascinating history of the creative home to such greats as Pina Bausch, Peter Brook, and Merce Cunningham. Directed by Michael Sladek, produced by Greg Loser and Michael Sladek and in association with Plug Ugly Films. Ramsey Fendall, director of photography. Joseph Krings and Michael Sladek, editors. |
I am... a water ranger... (2012) A spot in defense of New York's drinking water, featuring Adam LeFevre as a conscientious and water-conscious superhero. Filmed in New York's pristine Minnewaska State Park. The spot premiers during primetime in January 2012.
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WORKS OF ART (2010) Meet Art Hahn (Paul Juhn), whose days are a blur of demoralizing auditions and bleak temp jobs — just another actor numbed by the New York struggle. One day, an unusual proposition from his friend, John Kim (Ken Leung), leads him to a remarkable role that jolts his system like never before. Directed by Andrew Pang. 16:30 min. |
STORIES OF HOME (2013) Suzanne and Frank Thomas live in the same house Frank grew up in. Hurricane Sandy threatened to keep them out forever. JT and Mary Kate Tuohy are known to neighbors as 'The Porch People'. When the storm destroyed a family's gathering place, it took a small army to restore a sense of home. Produced in associaton with This Old House Magazine. |
I LOVE MY NEW YORK WATER (2011) A PSA in defense of New York State's drinking water, featuring New York personalities Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Amy Ryan, Josh Charles, Nadia Dajani and Zoe Saldana. Directed by Greg Loser. |
THE CURRY STONE DESIGN PRIZE (2010-12) The Curry Stone Design Prize honors an individual or group for developing and implementing a visionary design innovation. These emerging projects address critical issues such as access to clean air, food and water, shelter, health care, energy, education, social justice and the promotion of peace. In 2010, Room 5 helped produce eleven short documentaries about nominees and winners of the prize since its inception in 2008. In 2011, Room 5 traveled to London, Paris and Taiwan to produce 3 new profiles and in 2012 we profiled designers in Rotterdam, Palestine, the Philippines, Boston and New York. |
CONVERSE: OH NO! AND THE TIGER PIT (2010) A spec spot for Converse featuring Oh No! And the Tiger Pit. Shot at Gem Street Studios in Brooklyn. |
THREE MINUTES (2010) Room 5 Film's second collaboration with director Andy Pang. A short film for the Interpretations film contest. 3 min. |
BEHOLD THIS SWARTHY FACE (2009) A short film about men, beards, and poetry. |
MOVING MIDWAY (2008) Film critic Godfrey Cheshire examines the impact of the Southern plantation on American culture as he documents his cousin Charlie's attempt to move Midway Plantation -- the family's 155-year-old North Carolina mansion -- to a new location. Edited by Ramsey Fendall and Greg Loser. |