Short film

Gold
2020 · 24 min
A wry, bittersweet little slice of dream-chasing that coasts on charm and quiet disappointment rather than big laughs.
- Directed by
- Luca Pizzoleo
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Starring
- Raz Fritz, Lucio Nieto, Zachary Hallett
- Tagline
- You have to fail to succeed
- Overview
- "Gold" follows a young actor named Dean Douglas Cooper, who moves to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams of making it big. When things don't work out, Dean finds himself in an unusual situation: dressed in a gold suit and busking on the corners of Hollywood Boulevard to make ends meet.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, satirical, earnest and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Ambition, identity, isolation, coming-of-age
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Luca Pizzoleo
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Starring
- Raz Fritz, Lucio Nieto, Zachary Hallett


