14 Days (film)

2014 film April 2022 14 Days 14_DAYS_poster.jpg Film poster Joseph Villapaz Joseph Villapaz Joseph Villapaz Emily Dennis Michael Wetherbee Johanna Finn Liam Wildes Jamie Munsey Tiana Fernandez Cara Maltz Luke Bond Jarrod Luke Alisa Murray Jason Jiang Costin Becheanu Jenny Hutton Sarah Grace Sanders Malin Edengard Shannon Beck Abigail Patrick Gina Berceau Joseph Villapaz Joseph Villapaz Shami Media Group Amazon Prime Video 2014 10 19 Producers Club 63 minutes United States English $10,000 14 DAYS is a 2014 American science fiction experimental film, written and directed by Joseph Villapaz. It stars Emily Dennis and Michael Wetherbee and takes place in New York City. It has screened at the Alhambra Theatre Film Festival, Motor City Nightmares, NewFilmmakers Spring Screening Series and at the New Jersey Film Festival. It received 4th Place in the Best Sci-Fi Short Film category at the 2015 International Horror Hotel film festival and an honorable mention in the Best Feature Film category at the Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film Awards. Plot Consisting of a variety of short stories tied together by a larger plot, each segment introduces an issue that the characters deal with. All scenes take place in one location and the audiences view is of the park bench and its immediate area. However, there are some exceptions such as the scene where the thief runs through the city, eventually arriving in the park. There are breaks between days, simulating that nothing interesting happens on some days. The days are titled on screen to indicate a passage of time. Without this, the scenes would appear to occur on the same day because the weather and time of day don't appear to change. However, for scenes that occur right after the previous one, the title is omitted as for scenes for Day 11 - Sisters and Day 13 - Closure. Day 1 - Coffee Josh meets Lita in the park. She appears to be troubled by something so he offers her a cup of coffee to help ease her stress. They engage in a humorous conversation but a paging signal on Lita's phone ruins the atmosphere and the two head off immediately to the destination mentioned in the page. Day 3 - Moving On June is on a train holding a red rose but she becomes distressed when its leaves fall apart. She arrives in the park to meet her husband, Michael. They talk about their children, June's sister's relationships and eventually their own. Michael urges June to move on with her life and put his tragic death behind her. They embrace and have a passionate kiss. Before June leaves, Michael gives her a rose then fades away. As presented, one could speculate that the scene could play out in an infinite loop since June had a rose in the beginning and at the end, in a way representing her failing to break the cycle and move on with her life. Day 5 - Family Trix joins Carmidy for lunch. They enjoy some conversation before Carmidy reveals her desire to have children with her former boyfriend. Trix, all too eager for Carmidy to move forward, agrees then they leave to return to work. Day 7 - Choice Lita and Josh appear again, this time next to a river in the city. After some humorous discussion about pets, Josh reveals that he submitted a request for transfer to a team that specializes in investigating strange and unusual events. Lita becomes visibly and verbally distraught before the paging signal on Josh's phone interrupts and the two go to the scene. Day 9 - Siblings Hope meets brother Destin in the park for an annual family get together. Their brother, Moff, arrives a few minutes later after Hope and Destin talk about his childish past. After being out of touch for a year, each has undergone significant changes. Moff and Destin express their happiness at Hope's slimmer figure, Destin says he's finishing up medical school and Moff is engaged. Moff has apparently become more mature with his childish antics behind him. However, after Destin talks about how proud he was of Moff defending him when others taunted him about being adopted, Hope reveals that after doing some research, she discovered that she was also adopted. Day 11 - The Hidden Zenia, an Obsidian from The Magnate civilization, is held captive in a dark room interrogated by an unknown and unseen being. Only its deep ominous voice is heard. What appears to be a spotlight is directed at Zenia's face. However, the light isn't completely stationary so perhaps it is illuminated from the interrogator. Zenia is questioned about her mission on Earth. She explains that she and Essix were sent to "pacify" the terrorist threat by killing them and destroying their arsenal of weapons. In doing so, they discovered residual energy from weapons made by their enemy, The Quaazen, but don't know how humans acquired alien technology originating from a distant galaxy. Recovering from injuries from her fight with the terrorists, Zenia quickly materializes away from her captors. Day 11 - Sisters Some time later, another Obsidian is in the park where Zenia and Essex were captured. Her superior, The Overseer, materializes and confirms Zenia and Essix's safe return but is concerned why she is still on Earth. The Obsidian explains she is investigating how the humans may have gotten Quaazen weapons and expresses her longing to return home. The Overseer acknowledges how The Obsidian's personality is like their mother's and The Obsidian acknowledges how The Overseer's personality is like their father's. This leads to concern of a greater threat than the Quaazen, The Reapers, trans-dimensional beings whose only goal is to harvest all forms of energy. Day 13 - Thief A man cautiously runs through the city streets constantly looking around if he is being followed. He stops in a secluded area of the park and begins to look through a bag he has just stolen. Finding cash, a wallet and a cellphone, he plays a voicemail on the phone. The voicemail is by a man to his wife apologizing for his short temper and explains what he is doing to solve his problem. At the conclusion of the voicemail, the thief becomes conflicted with guilt, pushes the bag and its contents to the side then walks away without taking anything. Throughout the scene, the thief is never seen speaking. The only voice is from the voicemail coming from the cellphone's speaker. The viewer is left wondering if the voice on the phone was probably the thief's conscience all along. Day 13 - Closure Lita and Josh traced the stolen bag to the park where the thief left it. It seems when the thief retrieved the voicemail, it triggered something which could be traced. Lita tries to explain this but Josh disagrees. Lita returns playful remarks then suddenly embraces Josh and gives him a passionate kiss. Lita says "YES" but Josh is confused. Lita reminds him of the dream he told her many times about proposing on the Spanish Steps in Italy, but didn't when they actually were on vacation there. This was enough for Josh to pull out the engagement ring from his pocket and confesses waiting for the right moment and puts it on Lita's finger. Both relieved, they hug and kiss then Lita's phone rings. Instead of another call to investigate another crime, it's a text from Lita's mother saying her phone was on and she heard the whole proposal. Josh picks up his phone reading a message that Lita's parents called his parents about the news. Thinking that all surprises have been revealed, Lita briefly mentions a baby shower in a comment peaking Josh's curiosity. The viewer is left wondering if Lita was distressed in the beginning because she was pregnant but not married to Josh or maybe she was just hinting at wanting to be. Day 14 - Scouts Two alien scouts from a race formally a part of The Magnate civilization, materialize in the park. The leader, Onyx, after observing human relationships over the past 14 days, expresses disappointment that humans are perhaps weak by constantly engaging in trivial conflicts. Saph, on the other hand, believes their good qualities is actually a strength that is worth considering. Onyx describes The Reaper threat in detail. The scene ends from the opposite view for the first time showing Onyx and Saph in the foreground and the cityscape in the background. Bonus Scene - Subversive On February 28, 2016, a 12-minute film titled, Subversive, screened at the Anthology Film Festival in New York City. Not a part of the "Day" scenes, Subversive blurs the line between reality and fiction and can be viewed without ever having seen 14 Days. A talk show host interviews the director of 14 Days, portrayed by a woman, while the real-life director, Joseph Villapaz, makes a cameo appearance as an on-set producer. This starts off "normally" but suddenly turns darker with an edgy sci-fi and horror tone. The film has since been added to 14 Days, however, it has also been submitted to film festivals as a separate short film and selected to the Prelude2Cinema Presents Film Festival, Women's Only Entertainment Film Festival and Los Angeles CineFest. On June 12, 2016, Subversive will be screening at the International Horror Hotel Film Festival. It has also been awarded an Honorable Mention.http://horrorhotel.net/page20.php Horror Hotel 2016 Award Winners International Horror Hotel 2016-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422130430/http://horrorhotel.net/page20.php 2016-04-22 dead Reception thumb|left|220px|International Horror Hotel 4th Place Award Reviewer Carl Burgess of ScreenCritix, pointed out budget limitations but still said it was "watchable and entertaining". 2015-05-12 https://screencritix.com/14-days-2014-short-film-review/ 14 Days - short film review by Carl Burgess ScreenCritix 2015-05-12 However, reviewer Misty Layne of Rogue Cinema was very positive of the film concluding "good actors and a good story make for a fine film". 2015-05-12 http://www.roguecinema.com/14-days-2015-by-misty-layne.html 14 Days - review by Misty Layne Rogue Cinema 2015-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150510154812/http://www.roguecinema.com/14-days-2015-by-misty-layne.html 2015-05-10 dead Awards and Selections [14 Days] 14 DAYS has received the following recognitions: Event Accolade Category DateLos Angeles Film AwardsHonorable Mentionhttp://www.lafilmawards.net/november16 Winners November 2016 The Los Angeles Film Awards 2017-01-15 2017-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162430/http://www.lafilmawards.net/november16 dead Original Story/ScriptNovember 28, 2016Fantasy Anime Sci-Fi Horror Film FestivalOfficial SelectionSci-Fi Experimental FeatureNovember 15, 2016Newark International Film FestivalOfficial SelectionNarrative FeatureSeptember 9, 2016The Indie Gathering International Film FestivalHonorable Mentionhttp://www.theindiegathering.com/2016winners.php 2016 Indie Gathering Winners Indie Gathering 2016-07-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715151542/http://www.theindiegathering.com/2016winners.php 2016-07-15 usurped Short FilmAugust 14, 2016Fly Film FestivalNomineehttp://www.flyfilmfestival.org/nominations.html Acting Nominations Fly Film Festival 2016-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160810033530/http://www.flyfilmfestival.org/nominations.html 2016-08-10 dead Official Selectionhttp://www.flyfilmfestival.org/movies.html Official Selections Fly Film Festival 2016-06-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160728124802/http://www.flyfilmfestival.org/movies.html 2016-07-28 dead Best Actor in a Short Film (Emily Dennis) Short FilmAugust 6, 2016Chautauqua International Film Festival1st Place Official Selectionhttp://www.ciff.us/films-cont.html CIFF 2016 Sunday, July 17, 2016 Schedule Chautauqua International Film Festival 2016-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808173137/http://www.ciff.us/films-cont.html 2016-08-08 dead Best Short Film Short FilmJuly 17, 2016Chandler International Film FestivalOfficial SelectionBest Experimental FilmJune 30, 2016Hollywood Boulevard Film FestivalOfficial SelectionBest Experimental FilmJune 24, 2016Amarcord Arthouse Television & Video FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://www.amarcordfest.com/#!/2015/official-selection.html Official Selection Amarcord Chicago Arthouse TV & Video Festival 2016-07-17Experimental FilmJune 11, 2016Flying Frame Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://www.flyingframefilmfest.com/#!information/jezh3 Screening Schedule Flying Frame Film Festival 2016-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617181327/http://www.flyingframefilmfest.com/#!information/jezh3 2016-06-17 dead Strictly ExperimentalMay 21, 2016Women's Only Entertainment Film FestivalOfficial SelectionShortMay 5, 2016Northern Virginia International Film & Music FestivalArtist Circle Award of Merithttp://www.novafilmfest.com/#!the-nova-fest-artist-circle/c306 Artist Circle Northern Virginia International Film & Music Festival 2016-04-03Feature FilmApril 30, 2016Prelude2Cinema PresentsOfficial SelectionIndie FeatureMarch 29, 2016INFLUXPaloozaFinalisthttp://influxmagazine.com/influxpalooza-2015-results/ INFLUXPalooza 2015 Results Influx Magazine 2016-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160403202520/http://influxmagazine.com/influxpalooza-2015-results/ 2016-04-03 dead Feature FilmJanuary 14, 2016Culver City Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://culvercityfilmfestival.com/schedule/ Schedule Culver City Film Festival 2015-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150813101558/http://culvercityfilmfestival.com/schedule/ 2015-08-13 dead Feature FilmDecember 1, 2015American Motion Picture SocietyShortlistDramaNovember 13, 2015Nevada International Film FestivalSilver Screen Awardhttp://www.nevadafilmfestival.com/2015-winners https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022922/http://www.nevadafilmfestival.com/2015-winners usurped 17 November 2015 Official 2015 Winners Nevada International Film Festival 2015-11-14Experimental FilmNovember 14, 2015Terror Film FestivalClaw Awardhttp://www.terrorfilmfestival.net/files/109519665.pdf Official 2015 Claw Award Winners & Nominees Terror Film Festival 2015-11-14 2015-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014704/http://terrorfilmfestival.net/files/109519665.pdf usurped Nomineehttp://terrorfilmfestival.net/files/109519665.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014704/http://terrorfilmfestival.net/files/109519665.pdf usurped 17 November 2015 Official 2015 Claw Award Winners & Nominees Terror Film Festival 2015-11-05 Nominee Nominee Nominee Official Selectionhttp://terrorfilmfestival.net/files/107795797.pdf 2015 Official Film Selections & Screenplay Finalists Terror Film Festival 2015-09-10 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Best Cinematography Best Director Best Science Fiction Short Film Best Short Film Screenplay Best Sound Design Science Fiction Short FilmOctober 29, 2015 hide October 29–31, 2015Legends of Hollywood Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://legholl.com/official-selection/season-1-selection/ Season 1 Selection Legends of Hollywood Film Festival 2015-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20151024024531/http://legholl.com/official-selection/season-1-selection/ 2015-10-24 dead FeatureOctober 21, 2015Fright Night Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://www.frightnighthorrorweekend.com/scheduleandinfo.html Fright Night Film Fest 2015 Schedule Fright Night Film Festival 2015-09-19 2015-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928172349/http://www.frightnighthorrorweekend.com/scheduleandinfo.html dead Horror Paranormal FeatureOctober 16, 2015Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film FestivalOfficial SelectionFeature Film (Sci-Fi)October 5, 2015Great Lakes International Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttps://greatlakesfilmfest.com/2015-film-selections/ 2015 Film Selections Great Lakes International Film Festival 2015-09-16HorrorOctober 3, 2015Best Shorts CompetitionAward of Recognitionhttp://bestshorts.net/?page_id=2013?page_id=4208 Award of Recognition September 2015 Best Shorts Competition 2015-09-22ExperimentalSeptember 30, 2015Los Angeles CineFestOfficial Selectionhttp://lacinefest.weebly.com/short-film-14-082015.html Short Film #14 - 08/2015 Los Angeles CineFest 2015-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910212751/http://lacinefest.weebly.com/short-film-14-082015.html 2015-09-10 dead Short Film (60 min or less)September 2, 2015Accolade Global Film CompetitionAward of Recognitionhttp://accoladecompetition.org/?page_id=4208 Award of Recognition August 2015 Accolade Global Film Competition 2015-09-10ExperimentalAugust 31, 2015Miami Independent Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://miamindiefest.com/official-selections-mindie-august-2015/#medium Official Selections Mindie August 2015 Miami Independent Film Festival 2015-09-05Medium Length Narrative (under 60 min)August 31, 2015International Independent Film AwardsHonorable Mentionhttps://iifilmawards.com/Honorable_Mention.html Honorable Mention Award Winners International Independent Film Awards 2015-09-05ExperimentalAugust 28, 2015The Indie Fest Film Awards Indie FestAward of Recognitionhttp://theindiefest.com/?page_id=2470 Award of Recognition July 2015 The IndieFest Film Awards 2015-09-05ExperimentalJuly 25, 2015New Jersey Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2015-05-12 http://njfilmfest.com/screening.html New Jersey International Film Festival Summer 2015 New Jersey International Film Festival 2015-05-12 11 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511110515/http://www.njfilmfest.com/screening.html deadExperimentalJune 14, 2015International Horror Hotel4th Place 2015-05-12 http://horrorhotel.net/page8.php 2015 Award Winners International Horror Hotel 2015-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150504085543/http://horrorhotel.net/page8.php 2015-05-04 dead 2015-06-09 http://horrorhotel.net/photos.php?view=preview&category=6&image=197 2015 Event Photos International Horror Hotel 2015-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610172449/http://horrorhotel.net/photos.php?view=preview&category=6&image=197 2015-06-10 deadSci-Fi Short FilmJune 7, 2015Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film AwardsHonorable Mentionhttps://lafilmreview.com/lafr-independent-film-awards/lafr-award-winners-2015/ 2015 LAFR Award Winners Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film Awards 11 June 2015 2015-09-05Best Feature FilmMay 31, 2015NewFilmmakers New YorkOfficial Selection 2015-05-12 http://issuu.com/brandonruckdashel/docs/newfilmmakers_spring2015web NewFilmmakers Spring 2015 Quarterly NewFilmmakers 2015-05-12 2015-05-13 http://www.yelp.com/events/new-york-newfilmmakers-ny-wednesday-april-29th-2 NewFilmmakers New York - Wednesday, April 29th Yelp 2015-05-13Narrative FeatureApril 29, 2015Motor City NightmaresOfficial Selection 2015-05-12 http://www.motorcitynightmares.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/2015_FFSCHED.112224243.jpg 2015 Screening Schedule Motor City Nightmares 2015-05-12 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032833/http://www.motorcitynightmares.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/2015_FFSCHED.112224243.jpg deadSci-Fi FeatureApril 25, 2015Alhambra Theatre Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2015-05-12 https://www.thealhambratheatrefilmfestival.com/2015-selected-films.html Selected Films for 2015 Alhambra Theatre Film Festival 2015-05-12 2015-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150922115805/https://www.thealhambratheatrefilmfestival.com/2015-selected-films.html usurpedNarrative FeatureApril 11, 2015Actors AwardsWinnerhttps://www.theactorsawards.com/march-2019 Winners March 2019 Actors Awards 2019-04-09 Winner Nominee Nominee Nominee NomineeBest Actress in an Indie Film - Emily Dennis Best Actor in an Indie Film - Michael Wetherbee Best Performance of Fest - Emily Dennis Best Performance of Fest - Michael Wetherbee Best Actress - Emily Dennis Best Actor - Michael WetherbeeApril 09, 2019 hide April 9, 2019 Awards and Selections [Subversive] SUBVERSIVE has received the following recognitions: Event Accolade Category DateBig Fandom Film FestivalOfficial SelectionShort FilmNovember 19, 2016ICP Entertainment Short Film SeriesNomineeBest Horror FilmOctober 28, 2016Terror Film FestivalClaw Awardhttp://terrorfilmfestival.net/files/120870691.pdf Official 2016 Claw Award Winners, Finalists and Nominees Terror Film Festival 2017-01-15 2017-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20170116163606/http://terrorfilmfestival.net/files/120870691.pdf usurped Official SelectionBest Science Fiction Short Film Science Fiction Short FilmOctober 23, 2016 hide October 20-23, 2016StarGate Galactic International Sci-Fi Fantasy & Horror Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://stargategalacticfest.com/Official-Selections.php Official Selections Star Gate Galactic Sci-Fi Fantasy Film Festival 2016-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521041306/http://stargategalacticfest.com/Official-Selections.php 2016-05-21 dead ShortAugust 28, 2016Milwaukee Women's Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://www.milwaukeewomensfilmfestival.com/new-page/ Schedule Milwaukee Women's Film Festival 2016-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160811032432/http://www.milwaukeewomensfilmfestival.com/new-page/ 2016-08-11 dead Short FilmAugust 20, 2016The Indie Gathering International Film FestivalHonorable Mentionhttp://www.theindiegathering.com/2016.html 2016 Indie Gathering Winners The Indie Gathering 2017-01-15September 2025 medicmedicShort FilmAugust 14, 2016International Independent Film AwardsHonorable Mentionhttps://iifilmawards.com/Honorable_Mention.html Honorable Mention Awards Winners International Independent Film Awards 2016-06-22Experimental FilmJune 22, 2016Pop Ninja Sci-Fi Short Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://www.popninja.net/popninja-film-festival.html Official Selections Pop Ninja Sci-Fi Film Festival 2016-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20160628021450/http://www.popninja.net/popninja-film-festival.html 2016-06-28 usurped Sci-Fi Short FilmJuly 1, 2016Amarcord Arthouse Television & Video FestivalOfficial SelectionSci-Fi/Horror FilmJune 11, 2016Flying Frame Film FestivalOfficial SelectionStrictly ExperimentalMay 21, 2016Miami Independent Film FestivalOfficial Selectionhttp://miamindiefest.com/official-selections-mindie-may-2016/#narrative Official Selections MINDIE May 2016 Miami Independent Film Festival 2016-05-01Short NarrativeMay 2, 2016International Horror HotelHonorable Mention Official SelectionFilm FilmJune 12, 2016Los Angeles CineFestOfficial Selectionhttp://lacinefest.weebly.com/short-film-7-32016.html#subversive Official Selections Los Angeles CineFest 2016-04-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160410045034/http://lacinefest.weebly.com/short-film-7-32016.html#subversive 2016-04-10 dead Short FilmApril 17, 2016Women's Only Entertainment Film FestivalOfficial SelectionShortMarch 30, 2016Prelude2Cinema PresentsOfficial SelectionIndie ShortMarch 29, 2016 References 2 External links http://www.14daysmovie.com/ 4104212 Category:Films set in London Category:Films set in Sheffield Category:2014 English-language films Category:2014 films