Spin (2015 film)
Spin, sometimes stylized as SPiN, is a 2015 short film drama directed by Noah Workman and written by Wilson Cleveland, who also stars. The film takes place over the course of a contentious live television interview between a Wall Street executive played by Hartley Sawyer and a financial journalist played by Cleveland.[1]
Reception
The film received a 2016 Webby Award honor for Individual Short (Drama)[2] and generally favorable reviews from critics. In his March 6, 2015 IndieWire review, Joseph Ehrman-Dupre called SPiN a "sharp, smart satire" with writing "full of "spitfire one-liners" and[3] NewMediaRockstars' Evan DeSimone credited the writing as being "Sorkin-esque in the best sense of the word."[4] Tubefilter writer Sam Gutelle complained while "Wall Street corruption is a well-tread topic," SPiN is "A smart, twisty take on the world of high finance and media distortion."[5]
Cast
- Wilson Cleveland as James Locke
- Hartley Sawyer as Scott Angelus
- Andrew Jernigan as Entrepreneur
- Lewis Raymond Taylor as Lewis
- Ronnie Flynn as Entrepreneur
- Prophecy Onasis as Proph
- Bastiano Farran as Guest actor
- Jordan Alexander King as King Komm.
References
- ^ a b Shields, Mike (March 20, 2015). "Web Video Creators Take Lessons on How to Promo From Branded Entertainment". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 28, 2018 – via Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
- ^ "SPiN". The Webby Awards. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ Ehrman-Dupre, Joseph (March 6, 2015). "The Art of the Short Film: SPiN". IndieWire. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ DeSimone, Evan (February 6, 2015). "Give Wilson Cleveland's Latest Film A SPiN". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Gutelle, Sam (February 6, 2015). "SPiN Twists And Turns Through Newsroom Interview". Tubefilter. Tubefilter, Inc. Retrieved April 27, 2018.