The Saint: Awards & Official Selections

 

 The Saint: 34 Official Selections, 9 Awards

 

The Saint is a short narrative film directed by Jay Jay Jegathesan shot on location at The Backlot Theatre, Perth in Western Australia. It was filmed on iPhone13 in one continuous take by Producer, Director of Photography & Editor, Radheya Jegatheva. The Saint is based on the monologue script, 'A Psychopath' by Pete Malicki. To contact the filmmaker, email jayjayaustralia@hotmail.com. 

 

 THE SAINT (OFFICIAL SELECTIONS)

(1) World Premiere: WA Made Film Festival, Perth, Western Australia, 10-13 March 2022

(2)  SICAFILM Los Angeles International Film Awards, Los Angeles, California, USA, 21 Sept 2022

(3) Clapperboard Golden Festival, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 18 Mar 2022

(4) Independent Cinema Film Festival "Art Club Pavlos Paraschakis", Athens, Greece, 3 Oct 2022

(5) Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athena, Attica, Greece, 30 March 2022

(6) Boden International Film Festival, Boden, Sweden, Mar 2022 (Semi-Finalist)

(7) The Fear Faire Film Festival, Spring Valley Lake, California, USA, 13-14 May 2022 

(8) Festival del Cinema di Cefalù, Cefalu, Palermo, Italy, 1 Aug - 30 Sept 2022

(9) AmriCorti International Film Festival, Cuneo, Italy, 13-18 June 2022

(10) Pharos Best Inspiration Film Festival, Athens, Greece, 7-10 Sept 2022

(11) Perth Horror Film Festival, Perth, WA, Australia, 19-21 Aug 2022

(12) UK Film Review Festival, UK, 12-13 Nov 2022 (5 Star Review)

(13) Fort Smith International Film Festival, Arkansas, USA, 26-27 Aug 2022 

(14) Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Australia, 12-20 Aug 2022

(15) SacFilmChallenge, Sacramento, California, USA, 23-25 Sept 2022

(16) Upstate New York Film Festival 2022/2023, Williamsville, NY, USA, Summer 2023

(17) National Benalla Short Film Festival, Benalla, VIC, Australia, 6 Nov 2022

(18) Studio 66 Film Nights, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia, 1-26 Nov 2022

(19) Capricorn Film Festival, Yeppoon, QLD, Australia, 18-22 Jan 2022

(20) Green Bay Film Festival, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, 14 Oct 2023

(21) Aporia International Village Film Festival, DMZ, South Korea June-Oct 2023

(22) Fentress Film Festival, USA, 2-7 Jan 2023 (Nominee: Best Actor)

(23) Cineaste International Film Festival of India - CIFFI 2022, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, 15-21 Dec 2022

(24) Love Your Shorts Film Festival, Florida, USA, 9-12 Feb 2023

(25) Peninsula Film Festival - Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Aus, 3-5 Feb 2023

(26) Moonlight Film Awards, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 20 Jan 2023

(27) Flix Reps Festival, Michigan, USA, 10 Mar 2023 (Finalist)

(28) Ceylon International Film Festival, Santa Barbara, California, USA, June 2022

(29) Bloody Hats Film Festival,  Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 9 June 2023

(30) Catskill International Film Festival, Middletown, New York, USA, 20 Oct 2023 (Nominee)

(31) Mayday Hills Short Horror Film Competition, Beechworth, Victoria, Aus, 27 Oct 2023

(32) Rewind International Film Festival, Manchester, UK, 3 Apr 2024 (Semi-Finalist, Top 15)

(33) The Little Croco Festival, France, 23 Mar - 8 Apr 2024

(34) Indigo Moon Film Festival, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, 11-13 Oct 2024

 

THE SAINT (AWARDS)

(1)  Audience Choice Award - World Premiere: WA Made Film Festival, Perth, Western Australia, 10-13 March 2022

(2) Best Mobile Phone Film (Month - Qualifies for Finale) - SICAFILM Los Angeles International Film Award, California, USA, 21 Sept 2022

(3) Best Actor (Month - Qualifies for Finale) - SICAFILM Los Angeles International Film Awards, Los Angeles, California, USA, 21 Sept 2022

(4) Hon Mention - Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athena, Attica, Greece, 30 March 2022

(5) Best Horror Film - Perth Horror Film Festival, Perth, WA, Australia, 19-21 Aug 2022

(6) Best Actor - Fentress Film Festival, USA, 2-7 Jan 2023

(7) Best Monologue - Flix Reps Festival, Michigan, USA, 10 Mar 2023 

(8) Hon Mention - Ceylon International Film Festival, Santa Barbara, California, USA, June 2022

(9) Best Film - Mayday Hills Short Horror Film Competition, Beechworth, Victoria, Aus, 27 Oct 2023

 

SYNOPSIS

That line in life’s shadowlands between heroism and a plunge into the abyss? On an ordinary night, in a regular park, Mark Theo Carter will find himself confronting it. Watch. Judge. Beware. 

CAST & CREW

Jay Jay Jegathesan as Mark Theo Carter

Director: Jay Jay Jegathesan

Producer: Radheya Jegatheva

Executive Producer: Ian Hale

Director of Photography: Radheya Jegatheva 

Author: Pete Malicki

Editor: Radheya Jegatheva

VFX: Radheya Jegatheva

Gaffer/Lighting: Mirae Jang

Music: Debony & Wicked Cinema

 

Camera - iPhone 13

Editing Tools: Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects

Countries Played In (9): Australia, Brazil, Greece, India, Italy, South Kores, Sweden, UK, USA