Circle One
New York City, New York | Film Short
Mystery, Drama
Circle One explores our inherent lack of control over life. A man finds himself in the middle of nowhere and must come to terms with who he is, and what has brought him there. It’s a story about love, fate, regret, and the choices we make.
Circle One
New York City, New York | Film Short
Mystery, Drama
2 Campaigns | New York, United States
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Circle One explores our inherent lack of control over life. A man finds himself in the middle of nowhere and must come to terms with who he is, and what has brought him there. It’s a story about love, fate, regret, and the choices we make.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Circle One explores our need to exert control over our lives. A man finds himself in the middle of nowhere and must come to terms with who he is, and what has brought him there. It’s a story about love, fate, regret, and the choices we make.
What happens when your conscious mind, the part that deals with logic and short-term focus, meets your subconscious mind, the part that deals with emotions and memory? The subconscious communicates through images and feelings that often break through during sleep or quiet moments. That sudden intense moment of realization is where Circle One exists.
For more info click titles below:
"Impressive in its scope, it packs a powerful punch in 18 short minutes. Exploring how memory and heartbreak inform the present, FIGS FOR ITALO did for me, what only truly special films do -- it stayed with me, and still does. I deeply love this film.”
Peter Hedges - (Academy Award Nominee)
Ben is Back, Pieces of April, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
"Intense. A moving story of a man's love, pride, and haunted past. A story that reminds us how man's inhumanity to man destroys us all."
Wendell Pierce - (NAACP Image Award Winner)
Selma, Confirmation, The Wire
“A well crafted and beautifully shot portrait of racism that existed right after WWII, and still haunts us to this day. See this moving film.”
Kristi Zea - (2 Time Academy Award Nominee)
Revolutionary Road, As Good as It Gets, The Departed
"...writer/director/star Bob Celli shows some impressive mastery in Because I Love You…You got me. Brilliant. Thanks for a short to remember. 9 0ut of 10"
- Alan Ng (Film Threat Review)
"Bob Celli’s tight direction...emulates the late, great Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo...Because I Love You finds writer/director and star Bob Celli pulling out all the stops alongside a stellar supporting cast, delivering a marriage crisis in gloriously tense fashion...So sit back. . . and enjoy the ride.
-Mark Lakatos (Take2Indie Review)
"Plotzke brings Joanna's persona to life here in a way that actually complements Celli's performance beautifully...she finds all the nooks and crannies of Joanna's experience and draws us in and takes our breath away....Celli is equally strong in a performance that says so much in so little time. Even as his behavior becomes a bit more extreme, we follow along respectfully because Celli's performance demands it."
- Richard Propes (The Independent Critic)
"It’s a tough task for a film that only has a few minutes to leave an impression, to leave you satisfied by what you’ve seen but The Keeper does exactly that, it’s genuinely satisfying."
Rebecca Cherry (Film Carnage Review)
"The Keeper, is a tight and compact thriller…tension and release keep audiences hooked in this relationship."
Alan Ng (Film Threat)
"My Over There is a very personal, affectionate yet sad tale. It’s a tender, lingering walk through beloved memories of the past, mired by WWI...akin to Gloria Stuart in the Titanic, it has that mix of fond memories which wander into sadness. Verdict: ✯✯✯½
Rebecca Cherry (Film Carnage)
Visit https://www.youtube.com/@delanocelliproductions to view our past films.
CIRCLE ONE is currently in Post-Production.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Production Crew
Costs $8,500
Gotta pay reasonable rates to all the crew involved in working the set!
Cast
Costs $3,000
Need talented cast members to shoot a good movie!
Catering for Cast & Crew
Costs $2,000
You really need to feed the people while they work!
Locations
Costs $2,500
A good location is important as it becomes another character in the story!
Editing & Color Correction
Costs $2,000
Need a great Editor and professional color grading for the entire film!
Composer
Costs $2,000
Need a great score to make a good film from award-winning composer named Dave Anson!
Cash Pledge
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About This Team
Laura Delano / Executive Producer
Laura has produced four films with DelanoCelli Productions, Because I Love You, My Over There, The Keeper, Figs for Italo, Brooklyn in July, and co produced one with DC/Jouve Productions, Going Home. She performed nationally and internationally with the Kenneth Rinker Dance Company, The Bertram Ross Dance Company, Rudy Perez Dance Theater, and The Valerie Bettis Dance Company as well as other NYC based dance companies. She appeared in several films including Fame, The Warriors, Stardust Memories, and The Chosen. She has closely collaborated on and edited many scripts but My Over There is her first co-writing credit.
Bob Celli / Writer/Director/Executive Producer / as
Bob is an award winning actor/writer/director and a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Bob recently co-stared on City On A Hill, FBI:Most Wanted, The Blacklist, and was a guest star on Gotham. He appeared on The Onion News Network, As The World Turns, Going Home, The Keeper, and Because I Love You He was in the original cast of Circle, a play based on Arthur Schnitzler's, Le Ronde.Circle was the recipient of the OOBR Award for best Ensemble Cast. Bob also appeared in the play Down Range, a play about how military spouses face and overcome repeated deployments. Bob is currently developing the script into a feature film. Directing credits include Because I Love You, Going Home, Figs For Italo, Brooklyn In July, The Keeper, and My Over There.
Jennifer Plotzke / Producer / as Maggie
Jennifer is an award winning actress and producer, currently appearing on The Blacklist, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and Blue Bloods. She starred as Satan in the Paradise Lost adaptation, Lost + Found, which aired on PBS as part of the Reel 13 Series. She can be seen in the film Fizzle with Peter Friedman and Geoffrey Owens and will appear in the upcoming film Inappropriate Behavior starring Bobby Cannavale. She produced the award winning films, Crumb Cake, which screened recently at the Soho International Film Festival and Window Shopping, which is currently streaming on Revry.
Stacie Capone & Don Downie
Partners Stacie and Don are community leaders in independent film and thought leaders in digital content. We each bring 15+ years of experience, and founded SMXL in 2009..Don is co-founder of Small Media Extra Large, a micro studio that makes big splash content for film, digital, and TV. He and partner Stacie Capone count Meta, Viacom, Microsoft, IBM, TED Conferences, and the Skimm amongst their clients. Don is also a longtime co-leader of Filmshop, and is the founder of Filmshop LA, a tight-knit collective of fiercely independent mediamakers.
Patrick Hogan - Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick is an Emmy Nominated Sound Supervisor. Along with working as a writer/director, Patrick is a highly accomplished supervising sound editor with more than 100 television shows and movies to his credit. He's earned 9 Emmy nominations and 3 Golden Reel Awards for his work on such shows as HBO's "Six Feet Under" Fox's "Family Guy" and the Netflix hits "Cobra Kai" and "Umbrella Academy."
Dave Anson / Composer
An award winning composer hailing from The Lake District, England. Dave has been working in the Film & TV industry as a composer for the last decade, excelling in all branches of music for the moving image. He has worked on feature films, and short films alike, providing award winning scores, while developing a vast palette of genres and styles to call upon. Dave is recognized for his work in dramatic action scores (Now Hiring, ELITE), and broadcast music for sports (NFL, NBA, PGA), taking home awards and thriving in all styles and genres. An Alumni of Music Production at Leeds Conservatoire, and owner of Glass Sound Studios, Dave understands what it takes to create an industry level score and mix. Over the last decade, Dave has worked with industry topping clients such as BBC, Channel4, CBS, NBC, Fox, NFL Network, Sky, ESPN and many more, including audio re-brands for major networks and companies.
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Circle One explores our need to exert control over our lives. A man finds himself in the middle of nowhere and must come to terms with who he is, and what has brought him there. It’s a story about love, fate, regret, and the choices we make.
What happens when your conscious mind, the part that deals with logic and short-term focus, meets your subconscious mind, the part that deals with emotions and memory? The subconscious communicates through images and feelings that often break through during sleep or quiet moments. That sudden intense moment of realization is where Circle One exists.
For more info click titles below:
"Impressive in its scope, it packs a powerful punch in 18 short minutes. Exploring how memory and heartbreak inform the present, FIGS FOR ITALO did for me, what only truly special films do -- it stayed with me, and still does. I deeply love this film.”
Peter Hedges - (Academy Award Nominee)
Ben is Back, Pieces of April, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
"Intense. A moving story of a man's love, pride, and haunted past. A story that reminds us how man's inhumanity to man destroys us all."
Wendell Pierce - (NAACP Image Award Winner)
Selma, Confirmation, The Wire
“A well crafted and beautifully shot portrait of racism that existed right after WWII, and still haunts us to this day. See this moving film.”
Kristi Zea - (2 Time Academy Award Nominee)
Revolutionary Road, As Good as It Gets, The Departed
"...writer/director/star Bob Celli shows some impressive mastery in Because I Love You…You got me. Brilliant. Thanks for a short to remember. 9 0ut of 10"
- Alan Ng (Film Threat Review)
"Bob Celli’s tight direction...emulates the late, great Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo...Because I Love You finds writer/director and star Bob Celli pulling out all the stops alongside a stellar supporting cast, delivering a marriage crisis in gloriously tense fashion...So sit back. . . and enjoy the ride.
-Mark Lakatos (Take2Indie Review)
"Plotzke brings Joanna's persona to life here in a way that actually complements Celli's performance beautifully...she finds all the nooks and crannies of Joanna's experience and draws us in and takes our breath away....Celli is equally strong in a performance that says so much in so little time. Even as his behavior becomes a bit more extreme, we follow along respectfully because Celli's performance demands it."
- Richard Propes (The Independent Critic)
"It’s a tough task for a film that only has a few minutes to leave an impression, to leave you satisfied by what you’ve seen but The Keeper does exactly that, it’s genuinely satisfying."
Rebecca Cherry (Film Carnage Review)
"The Keeper, is a tight and compact thriller…tension and release keep audiences hooked in this relationship."
Alan Ng (Film Threat)
"My Over There is a very personal, affectionate yet sad tale. It’s a tender, lingering walk through beloved memories of the past, mired by WWI...akin to Gloria Stuart in the Titanic, it has that mix of fond memories which wander into sadness. Verdict: ✯✯✯½
Rebecca Cherry (Film Carnage)
Visit https://www.youtube.com/@delanocelliproductions to view our past films.
CIRCLE ONE is currently in Post-Production.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Production Crew
Costs $8,500
Gotta pay reasonable rates to all the crew involved in working the set!
Cast
Costs $3,000
Need talented cast members to shoot a good movie!
Catering for Cast & Crew
Costs $2,000
You really need to feed the people while they work!
Locations
Costs $2,500
A good location is important as it becomes another character in the story!
Editing & Color Correction
Costs $2,000
Need a great Editor and professional color grading for the entire film!
Composer
Costs $2,000
Need a great score to make a good film from award-winning composer named Dave Anson!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Laura Delano / Executive Producer
Laura has produced four films with DelanoCelli Productions, Because I Love You, My Over There, The Keeper, Figs for Italo, Brooklyn in July, and co produced one with DC/Jouve Productions, Going Home. She performed nationally and internationally with the Kenneth Rinker Dance Company, The Bertram Ross Dance Company, Rudy Perez Dance Theater, and The Valerie Bettis Dance Company as well as other NYC based dance companies. She appeared in several films including Fame, The Warriors, Stardust Memories, and The Chosen. She has closely collaborated on and edited many scripts but My Over There is her first co-writing credit.
Bob Celli / Writer/Director/Executive Producer / as
Bob is an award winning actor/writer/director and a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Bob recently co-stared on City On A Hill, FBI:Most Wanted, The Blacklist, and was a guest star on Gotham. He appeared on The Onion News Network, As The World Turns, Going Home, The Keeper, and Because I Love You He was in the original cast of Circle, a play based on Arthur Schnitzler's, Le Ronde.Circle was the recipient of the OOBR Award for best Ensemble Cast. Bob also appeared in the play Down Range, a play about how military spouses face and overcome repeated deployments. Bob is currently developing the script into a feature film. Directing credits include Because I Love You, Going Home, Figs For Italo, Brooklyn In July, The Keeper, and My Over There.
Jennifer Plotzke / Producer / as Maggie
Jennifer is an award winning actress and producer, currently appearing on The Blacklist, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and Blue Bloods. She starred as Satan in the Paradise Lost adaptation, Lost + Found, which aired on PBS as part of the Reel 13 Series. She can be seen in the film Fizzle with Peter Friedman and Geoffrey Owens and will appear in the upcoming film Inappropriate Behavior starring Bobby Cannavale. She produced the award winning films, Crumb Cake, which screened recently at the Soho International Film Festival and Window Shopping, which is currently streaming on Revry.
Stacie Capone & Don Downie
Partners Stacie and Don are community leaders in independent film and thought leaders in digital content. We each bring 15+ years of experience, and founded SMXL in 2009..Don is co-founder of Small Media Extra Large, a micro studio that makes big splash content for film, digital, and TV. He and partner Stacie Capone count Meta, Viacom, Microsoft, IBM, TED Conferences, and the Skimm amongst their clients. Don is also a longtime co-leader of Filmshop, and is the founder of Filmshop LA, a tight-knit collective of fiercely independent mediamakers.
Patrick Hogan - Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick is an Emmy Nominated Sound Supervisor. Along with working as a writer/director, Patrick is a highly accomplished supervising sound editor with more than 100 television shows and movies to his credit. He's earned 9 Emmy nominations and 3 Golden Reel Awards for his work on such shows as HBO's "Six Feet Under" Fox's "Family Guy" and the Netflix hits "Cobra Kai" and "Umbrella Academy."
Dave Anson / Composer
An award winning composer hailing from The Lake District, England. Dave has been working in the Film & TV industry as a composer for the last decade, excelling in all branches of music for the moving image. He has worked on feature films, and short films alike, providing award winning scores, while developing a vast palette of genres and styles to call upon. Dave is recognized for his work in dramatic action scores (Now Hiring, ELITE), and broadcast music for sports (NFL, NBA, PGA), taking home awards and thriving in all styles and genres. An Alumni of Music Production at Leeds Conservatoire, and owner of Glass Sound Studios, Dave understands what it takes to create an industry level score and mix. Over the last decade, Dave has worked with industry topping clients such as BBC, Channel4, CBS, NBC, Fox, NFL Network, Sky, ESPN and many more, including audio re-brands for major networks and companies.