CITIZEN BLAINE
Staff Sergeant Blaine, a decorated sniper recently discharged from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Army Night Stalkers), goes back to his hotel to get some sleep. Due to PTSD and noisy surroundings, Blaine can't sleep and is compelled to take matters into his own hands.
Fun Fact: This film was inspired by Antoine's noisy neighbors keeping him up at night and his close friend that served as a marine and ended up with PTSD.
Status: This film has has completed it's festival run, recieving 4 wins & 12 nominations.
Award Wins
Citizen Blaine has received an award win for Best Orginal Screenplay at the 2022 I See You Awards, Best Original Score at the 2021 Independent Shorts Awards awarded to K.M. Joshi, an award win for Best War Film at the 2021 Oniros Film Awards - New York, an award win for Best Director at the 2021 Top Indie Film Awards, at the 2022 I See You Awards a nomintaion in the Cell Phone Video Challenge category, Best Director (Awarded to Antoine M Dillard), Best Original Screenplay (Awarded to Antoine M Dillard) & Hottest Up-and-Coming Actor (Awarded To Adam Griggs), at the 2021 Oniros Film Awards - New York a nomination for Best War Film at the, 4 Nominations at the 2021 Top Indie Film Awards for Best Short, Most Terrifying Film, Best FX and Best Music awarded to K.M. Joshi, a nominataion at the 2021 IndieX Festival for Best Original Score, awarded to our composer K.M. Joshi, a nominataion for Best Thriller at the 2021 Couch Film Festival, & a nominataion for Best North American Drama at the 2021 Atlernate Film Festival! Please Click Here for the complete list of award wins.
Official trailer