In June 2025, Shinebox Studios pulled two film genres from a hat of about twenty: action-adventure and silent film. We had to choose one. Then we were assigned a character, an object and a line that would have to appear in a short film of no more than 7 minutes in length. That was essentially the brief. Game on.

We went with silent film and kept the action/adventure behind the cameras. A good portion of the agency was mobilized that weekend. After writing, not sleeping, shooting, editing and scoring, we submitted our entry to the 48 Hour Film Project competition Sunday night with 20 minutes to spare. While shooting Saturday, the temperature outside was pushing 100º. The film is called, A Cold One. Check out the trailer and teaser below.

You may also be asking: Why on earth did we do this?