Saria (2019)

Title: Saria
Rating: NR
Directed by: Bryan Buckley
Written by: Bryan Buckley
Starring: Estefanía Tellez, Gabriela Ramírez, and Verónica Zúñiga
Release Date: 9/20/2019
Running Time: 22 minutes

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SARIA explores the unimaginable hardships that faced young female orphans at the Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala, leading up to the tragic fire which claimed 41 of their lives in 2017.

We follow the story of two inseparable orphaned sisters – Saria 12, and her sister Ximena 14, as they fight against mounting daily physical abuse at the very institution designed to protect them. In the sisters’ desperation for survival, they devise a daring plan of escape for all the orphans to find freedom in America.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: During the ShortsTV Oscar-Nominated version of this short, a video is shown of the cast of children who were in the film’s live reaction to hearing they were nominated for the Oscar.

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission

Pirates of Somalia, The (2017)*

Title: The Pirates of Somalia
Rating: R
Directed by: Bryan Buckley
Written by: Bryan Buckley
Based on the book by: Jay Bahadur
Starring: Al Pacino, Evan Peters, Melanie Griffith, and Barkhad Abdi
Release Date: 12/8/2017
Running Time: 116 minutes

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In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

We see video of the real Jay Bahadur.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (No Ratings Yet)
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Note: The credits include refugee status for the Somalis in the cast and crew.

Dedications:

This film is a tribute to our cast whom lost their country, but not their sense of hope.
In loving memory of Katie Sanderson and Paulo Sandra. We dearly miss their smiles and hearts every day.

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Bronze, The (2015)

Title: The Bronze
Rating: R
Directed by: Bryan Buckley
Written by: Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch
Starring: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole and Haley Lu Richardson
Release Date: 3/18/2016
Running Time: 108 minutes

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A decade ago, Hope Ann Greggory (Melissa Rauch) was America’s sweetheart. Her inspired performance on a ruptured Achilles at the world’s most prestigious gymnastics tournament clinched an unlikely bronze medal for the U.S. team and brought glory to her hometown of Amherst, Ohio. But in the years since that epic third place victory, Hope hasn’t done a whole lot with her life. Still living in her dad Stan’s (Gary Cole) basement, still sporting her daily uniform of a Team USA gym suit with teeny-bopper bangs, ponytail and scrunchie, she spends her days at the mall milking her minor celebrity for free food and favors.

Hope’s routine is upended when she learns that she must coach Amherst’s newest gymnastics prodigy Maggie (Haley Lu Richardson) in order to receive a sizeable financial inheritance. The hard-edged yet insecure Hope is faced with a serious dilemma: does she jeopardize her “hometown hero” status by devotedly training this rising star to achieve the dreams she never could? Or does she attempt to sabotage the impressionable Maggie to ensure that she remains the one and only star in Amherst?

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After Credits? No

Note: Hope’s foul and raunchy rap song plays over the closing credits.

Tag: Bryan Buckley

Saria (2019)

Pirates of Somalia, The (2017)*

Bronze, The (2015)