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'''''Kept Man''''' is a 2014 [[psychological thriller]] [[short film]] directed by Brett Annese and written by [[Wilson Cleveland]], who also stars<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newnownext.com/watch-cutting-the-ties-that-bind-in-creepy-short-film-kept-man/11/2014/|title=Watch! Cutting The Ties That Bind In Creepy Short Film|last=Snicks|first=Brooks|date=November 7, 2014|work=[[Logo TV|NewNowNext]]|access-date=May 23, 2018|via=[[Viacom Media Networks]]}}</ref> as a man who fears his new boyfriend - played by [[Hartley Sawyer]] is losing his grip on reality. The film was released on [[YouTube]] on [[Halloween]] - October 31, 2014 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2014/10/31/horror-halloween-wilson-cleveland-kept-man/|title=Here’s One Last Horror Video For Your Halloween Weekend|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|date=October 31, 2014|work=[[Tubefilter]]|publisher=Tubefilter, Inc.|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> and received a [[Webby Award]] honor for Best Drama, Individual Short or Episode in 2015. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2015/online-film-video/general-film-categories/drama-individual-short-or-episode/kept-man/|title=2015 Webby Winners|work=Webby Awards}}</ref>
'''''Kept Man''''' is a 2014 [[psychological thriller]] [[short film]] directed by Brett Annese and written by [[Wilson Cleveland]], who also stars <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20141031/282535836643556|title=What to Watch This Weekend: Kept Man|last=Hurwitz|first=Daniel|date=October 31, 2014|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=May 27, 2018|via=[[Gannett Company]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newnownext.com/watch-cutting-the-ties-that-bind-in-creepy-short-film-kept-man/11/2014/|title=Watch! Cutting The Ties That Bind In Creepy Short Film|last=Snicks|first=Brooks|date=November 7, 2014|work=[[Logo TV|NewNowNext]]|access-date=May 23, 2018|via=[[Viacom Media Networks]]}}</ref> as a man who fears his new boyfriend - played by [[Hartley Sawyer]] is losing his grip on reality. The film was released on [[YouTube]] on [[Halloween]] - October 31, 2014 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2014/10/31/horror-halloween-wilson-cleveland-kept-man/|title=Here’s One Last Horror Video For Your Halloween Weekend|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|date=October 31, 2014|work=[[Tubefilter]]|publisher=Tubefilter, Inc.|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> and received a [[Webby Award]] honor for Best Drama, Individual Short or Episode in 2015. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/kept-man/|title=2015 Webby Award Winners: Kept Man|work=Webby Awards}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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The film received generally favorable reviews from film critics. In his December 9, 2014 [[IndieWire]] review, Joseph Ehrman-Dupre called ''Kept Man'' "a moody, mysterious, and shocking film" and<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2014/12/the-art-of-the-short-film-kept-man-215748/|title=The Art of the Short Film: Kept Man|last=Ehrman-Dupre|first=Joseph|date=December 9, 2014|work=[[IndieWire]]|publisher=IndieWire|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> [[NewMediaRockstars]]' Evan DeSimone wrote "There is an incredible tension that arises when you can’t trust your partner, and when that partner can’t trust themselves. ''Kept Man'' does an excellent job of mining that tension and transmuting into a more subtle fear that builds through each scene." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2014/10/kept-man-will-keep-you-on-edge/|title=Kept Man Will Keep You on Edge|last=DeSimone|first=Evan|date=October 31, 2014|work=[[NewMediaRockstars]]|publisher=NewMediaRockstars|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> User ratings were less favorable. As of May 23, 2018, the aggregate user rating on the film's IMDB page is 5.4 out of 10. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4071550/ratings|title=Kept Man - User Ratings |work=[[IMDB]]}}</ref>
The film received a 2015 [[Webby Award]] honor for Best Drama, Individual Short or Episode and generally positive reviews from film critics. In his December 9, 2014 [[IndieWire]] review, Joseph Ehrman-Dupre called ''Kept Man'' "a moody, mysterious,
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and shocking film" and<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2014/12/the-art-of-the-short-film-kept-man-215748/|title=The Art of the Short Film: Kept Man|last=Ehrman-Dupre|first=Joseph|date=December 9, 2014|work=[[IndieWire]]|publisher=IndieWire|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> [[NewMediaRockstars]]' Evan DeSimone wrote "There is an incredible tension that arises when you can’t trust your partner, and when that partner can’t trust themselves. ''Kept Man'' does an excellent job of mining that tension and transmuting into a more subtle fear that builds through each scene." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2014/10/kept-man-will-keep-you-on-edge/|title=Kept Man Will Keep You on Edge|last=DeSimone|first=Evan|date=October 31, 2014|work=[[NewMediaRockstars]]|publisher=NewMediaRockstars|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> User ratings were less favorable. As of May 23, 2018, the aggregate user rating on the film's IMDB page is 5.4 out of 10. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4071550/ratings|title=Kept Man - User Ratings |work=[[IMDB]]}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==


* [[Wilson Cleveland]] as Jake <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thevideoink.com/2015/02/11/watch-this-new-film-from-wilson-cleveland-pits-journalist-against-wall-street-mogul/|title=New Film from Wilson Cleveland Pits Journalist Against Wall Street Mogul|last=Johnson|first=Jocelyn|date=February 11, 2015|work=VideoInk|publisher=VideoInk|accessdate=May 28, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Wilson Cleveland]] as Jake
* [[Hartley Sawyer]] as Brian <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/hartley-sawyer/videos/305631//|title=Watch Hartley Sawyer in Kept Man|date=February 14, 2015|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=May 28, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Hartley Sawyer]] as Brian


== Crew ==
== Crew ==

Revision as of 05:14, 28 May 2018

Kept Man
Digital release poster
Directed byBrett Annese
Written byWilson Cleveland
Produced byWilson Cleveland
Patrick T. Rousseau
StarringWilson Cleveland
Hartley Sawyer
Distributed byAmazon Prime
Vimeo on Demand
Release date
  • October 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Kept Man is a 2014 psychological thriller short film directed by Brett Annese and written by Wilson Cleveland, who also stars [1] [2] as a man who fears his new boyfriend - played by Hartley Sawyer is losing his grip on reality. The film was released on YouTube on Halloween - October 31, 2014 [3] and received a Webby Award honor for Best Drama, Individual Short or Episode in 2015. [4]

Reception

The film received generally favorable reviews from film critics. In his December 9, 2014 IndieWire review, Joseph Ehrman-Dupre called Kept Man "a moody, mysterious, and shocking film" and[5] NewMediaRockstars' Evan DeSimone wrote "There is an incredible tension that arises when you can’t trust your partner, and when that partner can’t trust themselves. Kept Man does an excellent job of mining that tension and transmuting into a more subtle fear that builds through each scene." [6] User ratings were less favorable. As of May 23, 2018, the aggregate user rating on the film's IMDB page is 5.4 out of 10. [7]

Cast

Crew

  • Brett Annese – director
  • Wilson Cleveland – writer
  • Patrick T. Rousseau, Wilson Cleveland – executive producers
  • Nathaniel Wixon – editor

References

  1. ^ Hurwitz, Daniel (October 31, 2014). "What to Watch This Weekend: Kept Man". USA Today. Retrieved May 27, 2018 – via Gannett Company.
  2. ^ Snicks, Brooks (November 7, 2014). "Watch! Cutting The Ties That Bind In Creepy Short Film". NewNowNext. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Viacom Media Networks.
  3. ^ Gutelle, Sam (October 31, 2014). "Here's One Last Horror Video For Your Halloween Weekend". Tubefilter. Tubefilter, Inc. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "2015 Webby Award Winners: Kept Man". Webby Awards.
  5. ^ Ehrman-Dupre, Joseph (December 9, 2014). "The Art of the Short Film: Kept Man". IndieWire. IndieWire. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  6. ^ DeSimone, Evan (October 31, 2014). "Kept Man Will Keep You on Edge". NewMediaRockstars. NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Kept Man - User Ratings". IMDB.
  8. ^ Johnson, Jocelyn (February 11, 2015). "New Film from Wilson Cleveland Pits Journalist Against Wall Street Mogul". VideoInk. VideoInk. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  9. ^ "Watch Hartley Sawyer in Kept Man". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. February 14, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2018.


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