"PHENOHUNTING"
A Short Film
In the near future, the great agricultural collapse of planet Earth forces the human species to migrate off-world, where a select few known as The Cultivators search for the substance that can revive humanity.
"Phenohunting" is a sci-fi short film produced for KAYA Farms, an Orange County based boutique cannabis cultivation company. The project was conceived, filmed, and released in 2021 through Red Screen Productions.
Director: Erik Bakshi
Screenplay: Erik Bakshi
Concept: Ruben Sarian
Executive Producer: Kevin Bailey
Producers: Ruben Sarian, Erik Bakshi
Starring: Katie Gibbons, Jonathan Tuil
1st AD: George Hernandez
Unit Production Manager: Hovanes Kalijian
Cinematographer: Ruben Sarian
Composer: Boris Phillip
Production Designer: Karina Farris
Art Director: Armen Garikian
Set Builder: Raffi Sarian
Hair & Make-up: Samantha Forbes
Casting: Danko Vu
VFX Coordinator: Christopher Khachatrian
Storyboard Artist: Aren Ambar
VFX: FEO Rocks
Gaffer: Erick Turcios
1st AC: Jon Wong
Camera Operator: Edwin Khudadian
Key Grip: Alex Burdick
Dolly Grip: Axel Cubias
Grip: Nestor Valenzuela
Script Supervisor: Vincent Simmons
