Seasick Sailor

Seasick Sailor is a 2013 horror and dramatic short film from Torre Catalano.^[2] It stars Keir Gilchrist, Martha MacIsaac, Fran Kranz, Martin Starr, Emily Osment, Brandon Jay McLaren, Steven Bauer and Al Sapienza. The film premiered at the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival on November 22, 2013.

Seasick Sailor
Film poster
Directed by	Torre Catalano
Written by	Torre Catalano
Produced by	Devon Bostick Angelica Catalano Paul Catalano Torre Catalano Pavlina Hatoupis Allen Kelley Martha MacIsaac Cherie Parks J.B. Popplewell Frank Schreck Mary Pat Schreck
Starring	Keir Gilchrist Martha MacIsaac Fran Kranz Martin Starr Emily Osment Brandon Jay McLaren Steven Bauer Al Sapienza
Cinematography	Kit Pennebaker
Edited by	Jeffrey Steinkamp
Music by	Teddy Geiger
Production company	Catalano Productions
Release date	November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22) (Williamsburg)[1]
Running time	23 minutes
Language	English

Premise

A lonely teenager working as a "debt collector" for an underground gambling ring in Los Angeles, desperately tries to fit in with a new group of friends while balancing the responsibilities of his job.

Cast

• Keir Gilchrist as Penna
• Martha MacIsaac as The Girl
• Fran Kranz as Wormy Guy
• Martin Starr as Bookbinder
• Emily Osment as Beck
• Brandon Jay McLaren as Big Guy
• Steven Bauer as Waldorf
• Al Sapienza as Lou

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Shorts Competition	Film Short	Seasick Sailor	Won
	Best Shorts Competition	Leading Actor	Keir Gilchrist	Nominated	[3]
2014	Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014	Best Dramatic Short	Seasick Sailor	Won	[4]
	Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014	Best Actor	Keir Gilchrist	Won
	Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014	Best Supporting Actor	Martin Starr	Won
	Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014	Best Editing	Jeffrey Steinkamp	Won