Sam – 16, queer, and falling in love – struggles to untangle himself from his abusive martial arts coach.
Soft (2020)
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SOFT was an official selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. The film is currently on Amazon Prime for a 10-day festival (ends May 6th) and on Mailchimp Presents SXSW Shorts (a partnership with Oscilloscope Labs). The short was created with the help of Sundance Institute. Sundance provided Daniel with the Sundance Ignite Grant and mentors like Ira Sachs and Andrew Ahn.
The film foccuses on how sexual assault affects queer identity and masculinity. The film is based on true events that Daniel experienced as a teenager. Last year, he began to explore this topic in an article for Teen Vogue’s award-winning wellness section.
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SXSW 2020 Film Festival Official Selection
This film was supported by a Sundance Ignite Fellow’s Grant from the Sundance Institute.
Writer, Director + Editor: Daniel Antebi
Sam: Josh Lerner
Rafa: Benicio Francqui
Mr. Novik: Alex Kramer
Maz: Griffin Santopietro
Executive Producer: Andrew Hutcheson | Voyager
Producers: Casey Bader, Reid Hannaford, Danielle Sheli Levy, Nicole Quintero Ochoa
Post-Producer: Nathan Niamehr
Color Producer: Megan Rumph
Director Of Photography: Matthew Ballard
Production Designer: Griffin Stoddard
Casting Director: Joey Montenarello
Sound Designer: Bobb Barito
Colorist: Damien Van Der Cruyssen
1st AD: Ramsee Chand
1st AC: Q Rodriguez
2nd AC: Jeremy Herron
Loaders: Alyssa Junco, Devin Altobello
Gaffer: Seth Margolies
Key Grip: Alex Lu
Swing: Jeffery Soffer
Rain Technician: George Fernandez
Sound Mixer: Richard Baldomero
Makeup Artist: Justine Sierakowski
Script Supervisors: Sarah Nocquet, Ruth Geye
Art Assistant: Megan Nishiyama
Key PA: James Panetta
PA: Adrian Miranda
Assistant Editors: Elliot Farinaro, Simon Irvin-vitela
Special Thanks: Maria-Teresa De Mata, Marc Gilly y Pilar Enrich, Gabriel Sod, Magda Benuzillo y Nathan Baran, and the Manjarrez Family.
And: Meredith Lavitt, Toby Brooks, Malik Vithal, Andrew Ahn, Taylor Levy, Gyula Gazdag, Jake Oleson, Anthony Asaro, Jacques, Susie and Michelle Antebi, David Campbell, Kacie Paganelli, and Teresita Galarce Crain
