Proxy
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NOMINATED - BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
2020
United States
12 mins
NYC Premiere
Winter FEAR Awards Horror Film Competition
| Sophia Banks | |
| Jessica Bradham, David O'Donnell | |
| Marcus Coloma (Gabriel), Shaw Jones (Christopher), Emma Booth (Victoria), Erika Christensen (Samantha) | |
| Implied Violence |
Proxy is a sci-fi drama short set in the not too distant future. In a world where people hire ‘Proxys’- humans trained in the fine art of ’standing in’ for a lost loved one, a family member that has passed, a husband or wife that left, or an estranged daughter or son – Victoria tries to navigate the life of being one of the highest in demand proxies in the city while at the same time struggling with her own demons. This short explores the delicate state that is the human condition and the attempt to find succor in a time where ‘rent-a-humans’ abound.
About the Director
Sophia Banks is an award-winning director, who shot her debut feature, Black Site, an action thriller starring Jason Clarke, Michelle Monaghan and Jai Courtney in Australia’s Gold Coast, in February 2021. Banks’ debut sci-fi short, Unregistered, starring Dylan Penn and Trevor Jackson, premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and she has recently partnered with Anonymous Content to produce her latest short film for television.
Reviews
‘The Gloaming’s Emma Booth To Star In Sci-Fi Series ‘Proxy’ – Deadline, by Peter White
Director Sophia Banks Talks Proxy – Close Up Culture, by Anna Mayers
Increasingly Dangerous And Dark: Sophia Banks On Her Short “Proxy” – Viddy Well
Interview Special: Sophia Banks: ‘Proxy’ – Film and TV Now, by John Higgins
Sophia Banks’ Sci-Fi Thriller PROXY Shares the Horrors of Living the Life of Someone Else – Horror Cult Films
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Awards
2020 World-Fest Houston Int Film Fest – Best Short
2020 Ignite Film Festival – Best Short Film nominee
2020 Los Angeles Rocks Film Festival – Best Short Film
2020 Idywyld Film Festival – Finalist
2020 Paris International Film Festival – Best HMU
2020 Los Angeles International Film Festival – Best Short Film
