Films
Leap Year Project:
29 Films in 29 Days (2012)
Oh no! They’re at it again! 29 WISHES in 29 Days? Uh huh. The new batch is waiting for you RIGHT NOW!
29 Films in 29 Days (2008)
Corresponding to 2008 being a leap year, the Whiteman Brothers took a leap of faith. They challenged themselves to a feat of strength. Could they write/shoot/edit and upload one short film for every one of the 29 days that compose leap year’s February?
Also! Can the Whiteman Brothers learn how to raise a child? Wait, what? Who said anything about a little kid? Click here to kiss the baby and see.
Feature Length:
THE WHITEMAN BROTHERS
Mike has a couple of hours to kill. He decides to make a decision he’ll regret. He decides to visit the Whiteman Brothers. Second feature film. Shot on-the-sly in the summer of 2006.
Watch the Mint Julep scene.
THE DISGUSTING LITTLE SHIVER
Toby has been diagnosed with having a Disgusting Little Shiver living inside his body. He has to figure out how to get it out and what exactly it is. Our third feature-length film. Shot in Ithaca, NY in the summer of 2007.
Watch the teaser or an excerpt.
EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE SUN
Thomas is an 8 year-old orphan. Kicked out of his house and forced to fend for himself, he inadvertently summons an Evil Spirit from the Sun by singing one of his songs. The spirit gives him three days to prove that the Earth is worth saving. In the same three-day span, the Spirit must find proof that the world is worth destroying. Based on a song and starring young Caleb Tobias, the Whiteman family collaborated with the Centanni family to make this fable. Shot in the summer of 2008.
Teaser and extended clip available.
PEEKABOO ROSE
Experimental 48 minute documentary on the city of Portland. The challenge was to make a feature film in a three day span. Conceived in one day, shot the next and edited on the third. No-Doz and the human spirit are the only reasons this film exists. Shot in the summer of 2008.
Watch an excerpt.
Shorts:
Your Cat is Dead: A Creeper’s Guide
The lost cat posters are real and the stories almost are too. Rough cut turned temporary final cut following project file corruption.
Watch it now.
Head Crumbs
Sean’s Texas saga.
Watch: Part One
Watch: Part Two
Watch: Part Three
Essay on Head Crumbs by Santiago Vernetti: Sean Whiteman is a Man Hating Modernist God Destroyer
2007 Short-Shorts
Who makes short shorts? We make short shorts!
Watch: THE SUNSET UPSET
Watch: UNSPEAKABLE THINGS
Watch: CHILDREN AT PLAY
SACK LUNCH // Sean Whiteman
A shirtless man in a windowless bathroom tries to talk some sense into the world.
Watch it now.
SINCERELY, DUNCAN // Christof Whiteman
A young man puts forth his feelings in the most romantic of correspondence options.
Watch it now.
THE CUPCAKE // Sean Whiteman
Four humans and one cupcake. Math bows to nature. Shot for Fiction Film class at Ithaca College in 2006.
Watch it now.
SHADES // Christof Whiteman
A life choice made in just two minutes. Shot in 2005. Video quality decimated in 2008.
Watch it now.
BREAKFAST IN BED // Christof Whiteman
Lovers. Food. Question Marks. Shot for Christof Whiteman’s Senior Thesis Film class at Ithaca College in 2009. Christof did not belong to the film department.
Watch it now.
Music:
PENNY JAM
Portland Music Everywhere. Project Sean and Scott Carver started in 2008. They shoot a Portland-based musical act playing a song in an odd location. Over 30 are ready to be feasted upon right here.
May Ling: NEW YEAR
Music Video featuring generous amounts of sunshine and Chinese Lion Dancing. The video is for the song NEW YEAR.