SPiN - A charismatic Wall Street executive (Hartley Sawyer) and a TV journalist (Wilson Cleveland) struggle for control of a live interview that threatens to expose their secrets.
SPiN - A charismatic Wall Street executive (Hartley Sawyer) and a TV journalist (Wilson Cleveland) struggle for control of a live interview that threatens to expose their secrets.
Anyone who knows me knows that there’s nothing I love more than a witty turn of phrase. The repartee between the two characters is both adversarial and familiar. It’s Sorkin-esque in the best sense of the word.
SPiN is a 2016 Webby Honoree for Drama: Individual Short. Narrative content created as a single short dedicated to dramatic material that premiered on the Internet.
Taking on Wall Street, irresponsible corporate spending, and the seedy truth behind the news, their latest short film, “SPiN” is a doozy.
Sawyer stars as a Wall Street egomaniac who plays it cool during an interview with Cleveland’s TV journalist. The is filled with Sorkin-esque banter, political intrigue, and just enough tension. Cleveland and Sawyer have become frequent collaborators, and Sam Guetelle joined the film’s two stars on set to talk about their past, present, and future work.
“I think there’s a stigma among independent creators that paying to promote your work is somehow inauthentic or selling out,” said Mr. Cleveland, who has helped produce, publicize and even act in multiple branded entertainment Web series.