Blatantly Subtle

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How I Got Lost (short)
A Joe Leonard Movie

Jake and Andrew don't know where they're going, and it doesn't really matter. Over a game of basketball and a pint of Jack Daniels, they decide to leave New York. Jake is a young sportswriter trying to escape the girl who broke his heart. Andrew is out of control and running from his Wall Street success. A taxi cab, $500, and a pair of shoes later they are in Philadelphia, looking to steal a relative's car.

Shoot Journal Run Time: 20 mins 0 secs

Cast/Crew: starring Graham Hamilton & Kevin Kane, with Cat Yezbak, Mary Bonner Baker, Lily Holleman and Gregory Konow. Sound Design by Dominic Bartolini. Assistant Director Sam Mestman, Production Designer Jill Frutkin. Produced by Joey Fleischaker and Jace McLean.

They were the kids who were supposed to be great... but then they grew up and had to figure it all out on their own.

About the Director

Joe Leonard ...a somewhat misdirected midwestern kid living in LA and working in post-production on indie features shot on HD. Joe graduated from NYU's undergraduate film program in 2002 and worked at the Criterion Collection where he was paid minimum wage to watch movies. Blatantly Subtle was an idea that became a production animal as soon as Joe bought a DV camera and his friends Sam, Bob and Jill got religion in the form of Final Cut Pro and ideas over beer mugs in the East Village. Last year Joe won the Richard Vague NYU Grant to direct his first feature film ("How I Got Lost") and participated in the IFP NY Emerging Directors lab with Scott Macaulay.