Nerd Wars! is a 2011 American short film written, directed and edited by Willie Peña and starring Michael M. Peña, Nathaniel A. Peña, Alfonso Freeman, and Lia Marie Johnson. The comedy tells the story of the rivalry between class nerd Alfonso, played by Michael M. Peña, and Marty Baboor, a newly arrived "super-nerd" student from India played by Nathaniel A. Peña. This short film, which was shot in High Definition Video, was produced under a SAG New Media Contract with a budget of less than 10,000 dollars.[1] It has an anti-bullying theme.
Nerd Wars!
Directed by
Willie Peña
Written by
Willie Peña
Produced by
SAG New Media
Starring
Michael M. Peña, Nathaniel A. Peña, Alfonso Freeman, Lia Marie Johnson
Alfonso is the resident sixth-grade nerd who is quite happy with his status as an intellectual genius. His day is ruined, however, when a new kid arrives to class…Marty, the super-nerd from India.[2] Marty takes no prisoners, and Alfonso quickly finds himself outmatched by the new kid. The rivalry continues in gym class with a brutal game of dodge ball and finally ends up in an epic after-school battle. Romantic interest is provided by the militant Russian nerd Ivanka, played by Danika Yarosh,[2] and Doris, played by Lia Marie Johnson, who firmly believes she is a witch with magic powers.[3]
Castedit
Michael Manuel Peña as Alfonso
Nathaniel A. Pena as Marty Baboor
Alfonso Freeman as Mr. Chen
Lia Marie Johnson as Doris
Everhet Kokason as Boris
Danika Yarosh as Ivanka
Milton Greenberg as Angel
Jemal Draco as Raheem
Kent A. Gallegos as Coach
Deborah Vieths as Cafeteria Lady
Allie Costa as Natalie Grace
Jessica Gwennap as Sally
Marisa Imbroane as Suzie
Chad Pawlak as Ryan
Ryan Snyder as Chad
Devin Knight as Janitor
Keira Peña as Lily
Sancho Martin as B-Boy Alfonso
Jason Sensation Thomas as B-Boy Marty
Willie Peña as Dad (cameo)
Productionedit
Willie Peña wrote the film after watching his two sons, who play the leads, pretend to be nerds engaged in a fistfight while on a photo shoot. Principal photography took place on four Saturdays in May, 2011. Editing took approximately five months, as everything from sound to visual effects was handled by the first-time director who had no prior experience and had to teach himself the software and art of video editing.[3]
Screenings and receptionedit
Nerd Wars! was accepted as part of the WorldkidsFoundation 'Lessons in the Dark' film screenings for schoolchildren in Delhi and Mumbai, India and will be part of the organization's monthly showings at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Mumbai in 2012.[2]
Referencesedit
^"SAG New Media Contract Fosters Creative Growth in Hollywood - Yahoo! Voices". voices.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
^ abc"Short Film "Nerd Wars!" is Making Some Noise". Lastheplace.com. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
^ ab"Local Family Wages 'Nerd Wars!' and Now The World Can Watch - Studio City, CA Patch". Studiocity.patch.com. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
nerd, wars, 2011, american, short, film, written, directed, edited, willie, peña, starring, michael, peña, nathaniel, peña, alfonso, freeman, marie, johnson, comedy, tells, story, rivalry, between, class, nerd, alfonso, played, michael, peña, marty, baboor, ne. Nerd Wars is a 2011 American short film written directed and edited by Willie Pena and starring Michael M Pena Nathaniel A Pena Alfonso Freeman and Lia Marie Johnson The comedy tells the story of the rivalry between class nerd Alfonso played by Michael M Pena and Marty Baboor a newly arrived super nerd student from India played by Nathaniel A Pena This short film which was shot in High Definition Video was produced under a SAG New Media Contract with a budget of less than 10 000 dollars 1 It has an anti bullying theme Nerd Wars Directed byWillie PenaWritten byWillie PenaProduced bySAG New MediaStarringMichael M Pena Nathaniel A Pena Alfonso Freeman Lia Marie JohnsonEdited byWillie PenaRelease dateNovember 19 2011 2011 11 19 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Screenings and reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editAlfonso is the resident sixth grade nerd who is quite happy with his status as an intellectual genius His day is ruined however when a new kid arrives to class Marty the super nerd from India 2 Marty takes no prisoners and Alfonso quickly finds himself outmatched by the new kid The rivalry continues in gym class with a brutal game of dodge ball and finally ends up in an epic after school battle Romantic interest is provided by the militant Russian nerd Ivanka played by Danika Yarosh 2 and Doris played by Lia Marie Johnson who firmly believes she is a witch with magic powers 3 Cast editMichael Manuel Pena as Alfonso Nathaniel A Pena as Marty Baboor Alfonso Freeman as Mr Chen Lia Marie Johnson as Doris Everhet Kokason as Boris Danika Yarosh as Ivanka Milton Greenberg as Angel Jemal Draco as Raheem Kent A Gallegos as Coach Deborah Vieths as Cafeteria Lady Allie Costa as Natalie Grace Jessica Gwennap as Sally Marisa Imbroane as Suzie Chad Pawlak as Ryan Ryan Snyder as Chad Devin Knight as Janitor Keira Pena as Lily Sancho Martin as B Boy Alfonso Jason Sensation Thomas as B Boy Marty Willie Pena as Dad cameo Production editWillie Pena wrote the film after watching his two sons who play the leads pretend to be nerds engaged in a fistfight while on a photo shoot Principal photography took place on four Saturdays in May 2011 Editing took approximately five months as everything from sound to visual effects was handled by the first time director who had no prior experience and had to teach himself the software and art of video editing 3 Screenings and reception editNerd Wars was accepted as part of the WorldkidsFoundation Lessons in the Dark film screenings for schoolchildren in Delhi and Mumbai India and will be part of the organization s monthly showings at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Mumbai in 2012 2 References edit SAG New Media Contract Fosters Creative Growth in Hollywood Yahoo Voices voices yahoo com Archived from the original on 2012 07 18 Retrieved 2012 04 28 a b c Short Film Nerd Wars is Making Some Noise Lastheplace com 2012 04 17 Retrieved 2012 04 28 a b Local Family Wages Nerd Wars and Now The World Can Watch Studio City CA Patch Studiocity patch com 2012 03 28 Retrieved 2012 04 28 External links editNerd Wars at IMDb nbsp Have Your Cupcake and Eat It Too FilmDIY Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nerd Wars amp oldid 1098845348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
