Feature Film "Downsized" written by Anthony Miller and Vincent Veloso named quarterfinalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
Feature Film "Downsized" written by Anthony Miller and Vincent Veloso named quarterfinalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
Feature Film "Downsized" written by Anthony Miller and Vincent Veloso named quarterfinalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards for Fall 2023.
"The last shift of soon to be laid off workers are mistakenly locked in by a solar storm damaged office A.I. As they unravel bizarre and sinister company secrets, that may save their jobs and their very lives, they must find a way to survive the night, the malfunctioning A.I., and ultimately each other."
Writer Statement
Anthony Miller: This story originated form wanting to create something topical and relatable. After much development of the idea, it turned into something hysterical. Becoming unemployed suddenly is an experience I've had enough times to end up being cynical about any job. This story really reveals one's character in such a wild situation - like being stuck on an elevator for over an hour - and takes it to a believable and entertaining extreme.
Vincent Veloso: Science Fiction, fantasy and horror stories are ways to talk about the dark side and the hopes of humanity in ways that can open ideas that may not be easy to talk about otherwise. As an Asian American writer and filmmaker, I strive to make stories that are multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and stories with ideas that can stand alone regardless of gender, age or background. This story is about the backlash to corporate culture, the human desire to survive and the warnings about unchecked technology and dehumanization of the corporate state.
Writer Biography:
Anthony A Miller: Video Production graduate of The Art Institute of New York City; An experienced director, writer, cinematographer and video editor
Vincent Veloso is an Asian Filipino-American actor, model, multi-award winning: writer/producer/director, entrepreneur,17 instrument performing musician, martial artist (Kodokan judo, Tekken-ryu jujutsu, Nihon Goshin Aikido) & trained salsa ballroom dancer.
An NYU graduate, he acted alongside Sean Patrick Flannery, Michael Jai White & Mark Dacascos and did stuntwork in "Assault on VA-33", now on The Roku Channel. He is Officer Stevens in the film "Equal Standard" (Amazon Prime) with Ice-T & Treach, and is the cartoon voice of Edward Chin in "Ethan Art Venture" on KWELI TVIn 2022, Vincent joined Snoop Dog, Haley Joel Osment, & the voice cast of the police drama podcast #MATTER on iheartradio
He also joined the voice cast of the Ambie award nominee "What Happened in Skinner?" ,the thriller, mystery podcast featured as Spotify's top 5 best new audio dramas
Vincent wrote/produced/acted in & directed "Changelings"(Amazon Prime) with Catherine Curtin, Eric Roberts, Karlee Perez, Lauren Francesca, Jeffrey Gurian, Scott Churchson, Stormi Maya, Julia Maggio & Jacob Berger.
He portrayed Officer Alvarez in the Daytime Emmy Nominated series "Doomsday" (Amazon Prime and Shudder), appeared in "Marvel's Daredevil" (Netflix) UCLA professor Terrance Tao in the series "Math Warriors", and the Maestro piano player in "The Comedian" with Robert Deniro & Harvey Keitel. SAGAFTRA / ASCAP / AFM 16-248
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