Winner of 30+ International Film Awards!

Official Trailer - https://youtu.be/fzrMFnQgmNU



WINNOWING

An unusual humanist art film about perseverance through auditioning. Written by author-actor-playwright William Maltese

    
William Maltese


How is WINNOWING unusual? 

In addition to being a humanistic art film, the two principal actors play two roles each, in one of the two roles reading six different parts excerpted from popular William Maltese books, including House of the Brave Bulls; Assignment: Grey Area; Riders of the Dragon; Ascending in Pin-Stripes; Adonis; and Demons’ Stalk. Ranging in genre from mystery, suspense, detective, crime, high society, horror to the occultWINNOWING is an experimental "soft" neo-noir film in B&W

The Six William Maltese Books Excerpted in WINNOWING 


Production Details

Film Production - JET Progress (https://janik.yolasite.com/jet-progress.php)
Executive Producers - Daniel S. Janik, William Maltese and Setsuko Tsuchiya
Screenwriter - William Maltese
Producers - Daniel S. Janik, Setsuko Tsuchiya and William Maltese
Director - Daniel S. Janik
Cinematography - Daniel S. Janik and Setsuko Tsuchiya
Editor - Daniel S. Janik

20 Jan '23 - Interview with William Maltese, screenwriter for WINNOWING (click on photo to view interview)

25 Feb '23 - First Studio Test (click on photo to view BTS video montage).

8 June '23 - Official Trailer Released (click on poster to view official trailer)

21 Aug '23 - WINNOWING Star Setsuko Tsuchiya (aka Sakura Kai) Statement 
Follow Me Throughout the Production of "WINNOWING" 

9 Jan '23 - Blocking (click on photo to view video montage)

24 Mar '23 - Finished Filming Draqual Media Casting Directors' Scenes - Publicity Shoot for Jess Candeleston (Daniel S. Janik) and Aika Abiko (Setsuko Tsuchiya). (click on photo to view BTS video of publicity photoshoot). 

8 May '23 - WINNOWING goes into post-production. 

22 July '23 - Response by Mascot Mr. Maltese to appearing in WINNOWING (Click on photo to view post).

29 Jan '23 - First Pre-read of the first of seven segments ("House of the Brave Bulls") in WINNOWING with Mikako Moriyasu (click on photo to view video)

15 Mar '23 - Dress Rehearsal Scenes 5-7 and 19-20 (click on photo to view BTS and studio edited result). 

2 Apr '23 - Began Filming of Richard Andrews and Sakura Kai Scenes (click on photo to view "artsy" BTS as well as a raw scene from "House of the Brave Bulls," one of seven film segments)

23 June '23 - Began working on score with musician Zachary M. Oliver (Click on photo to view interview).


21 Aug '23 - WINNOWING Director's Statement (click on photo to view statement)

PUBLIC SCREENING

WINNOWING is currently in public and film festival screening. Be one of the first 1,000 people to SCREEN THE MOVIE for FREE. Click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwZbCAjOFdc. Presented in Standard Definition (SD) with optional computer-generated YouTube closed captions. We only ask your "like" (if appropriate) and a short phrase, clause or one sentence comment. 



WATCH/PURCHASE

WINNOWING HD DVD - 16:9; B&W; WITHOUT Captions - 39 minutes - $US 12.95 + shipping. (Click on above photo to purchase)
WINNOWING HD DVD - 16:9, B&W; WITH English Captions 39 minutes- $US 12.95 + shipping. (click on photo above to purchase)
WINNOWING UHD BluRay - 16:9; B&W/Color, WITH and WITHOUT English Captions plus 11 "extras" - 200 minutes - $US 16.95 + shipping. (click on photo above to purchase)

STREAMING

Pay-Per-View

WINNOWING HD STREAMINNG WITHOUT Captions - 39 minutes - $US 9.95 for 24 hour viewing period (click here to purchase)
WINNOWING HD WITH English Captions - 39 minutes - $US 9.95 for 24 hour viewing period - (click here to purchase)


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