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Marc Roussel is the Canadian director behind various short films. One his latest efforts, Remote (starring: Ron Basch, Sarah Silverthorne, George Komorowski, Peter Racanelli, Julie McCarthy, Nadia Di Carlo, Chris Willis, Ruth Barrett and Don Tjart) is a horror / thriller in which a man communicates via his television set to one of the former tenants of his residency. However, as there conversation progresses, he discovers that she was murdered by a vengeful slasher and it's up to him to try and prevent what happened in the past while in the present. With Remote, Marc Roussel showed that he is capable of directing a competently acted short film with a sleek, professional look on a modest budget. Remote also showed an ability to build and craft suspense through dialogue and the actions that the characters take instead of through editing techniques or gratuitous violence. Perhaps Marc Roussel will carry over these abilities into a feature film?...

The Elusive Man PosterDirectors/writers: Marc Roussel and Mark Sanders.

The Elusive Man is a co-creation from Marc Roussel (Remote) and Mark Sanders (40 Years Younger), which will have run at the Action on Film Int' Film Festival Sunday, July 25th. The film is more comedy than anything else as larger than life characters return from the '40s for wild bemusement (confusion). The result is a hit and miss short of sixteen minutes, with "the culturally devoid" Toronto, likely, the film's backdrop (Elusive).

The film starts off with a loveless marriage involving a mature man, of wealth, with a more beautiful, scheming vixen. A continuity error occurs quickly with the wife's position on the bed changing. However, the action moves ahead quickly with character Blaine (George Komorowski), the husband, getting mugged in his own office. Soon, ears are chopped off, a wife announces her cheating ways, and Blaine is threatened...

The Elusive Man Alt' PosterThe last time The Elusive Man was on 28Dla directors Marc Roussel and Mark Sanders were taking their comedic horror short to the Stiff film festival in Seattle back in June. Now, the film has been nominated for Best Editing and Best Directing in Pasadena, with a follow-up screening in Atlanta, Georgia September 3rd at the Dragon Convention International Short Film Festival. As well, this sixteen minute film has a new film poster seen left, which highlights several of the twisted members from the film. These characters, with one exception, like to torture a befuddled man as they search for another disappearing character. Re-watch the trailer for this short inside, with more Dragon Con attendees coming within the week!

The synopsis for The Elusive Man here:

"Blaine Sutherland is a wealthy man, an industrial chain manufacturer living in the lap of luxury. Being filthy rich is...

Directors Marc Roussel and and Mark Sanders will show horror, comedy The Elusive Man to audiences at Seattle's True Independent Film Festival June 5th. This sixteen minute short is sure to have viewers laughing or squirming to lines like "I could cut off his penis," or "you do have another ear" (Elusive). Have a look at the film's trailer and decide if you will attend the 2010 Stiff movie screenings.

The synopsis for The Elusive Man here:

"Blaine Sutherland is a wealthy man, an industrial chain manufacturer living in the lap of luxury. Being filthy rich is not one of the seven deadly sins, but that has not kept Blaine from having a target painted on his back - thanks to his gold-digging wife and her boy-toy, Lance - his wallet.

Blaine's life turns upside-down in an instant when what seems like an ordinary day turns into a life-and-death confrontation with...

Not sure how this one was missed, but horror short Remote will play in Newport this week (April 23rd). The film utilizes isolation and the blending of time, or space to place character Matt at the scene of murder. The show has one showing only at 3:30pm, so if you are interested in the clip below head on down to Newport for the festivities, soon.

The synopsis for Remote here:

"On a cold February night, Matt loses his cable signal during a severe snowstorm. He's left with channel after channel of static, until he comes across a station that is the mirror image of his apartment, but 30 years in the past. He soon discovers that he can communicate with Justine, the young woman residing in the apartment on the television. As the two get to know each other, Matt discovers that Justine died on that very night 30 years ago.