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General Information Thomas Doyle Piwnicki Home City: Chicago email: Tom@upressplay.com High-Res Image Aspiration To be the best looking director in the Chicago-land area...Booya! Area of Expertise Directing Producing Writing Reels Palooka 06/21/2008 Javier used to dream of becoming a prize fighter. Now he just dreams of putting food on the table. For a chance to do both, he'll give up more then he ever imagined. What do you do when giving you're best just isn't enough? Braveheart Barbeque 02/17/2008 A certain Scotsman has just moved into the neighborhood... and life is never going to be the same. Roscoe Village: What Could Have Been? 04/23/2007 Nate wakes up to find a sleepless Van, staring into space, chain smoking. On the way home from work Van saw his ex-girlfriend with husband and child. Spinning him into a bout of contemplation and regret. And on the flip side, while out to dinner with his girlfriend Lane, Nate brushes with a life filled with diapers, soccer practice and driver’s per [...continues] Aqua Teen Hunger Farce? 02/05/2007 FLASH! The ABS News team brings you a story ripped from todays headlines. Cracker-Jack reporter Rand Bandersnatch exposes the holes in Chicago's Homeland Security. Check out "Aqua Teen Hunger... Farce?" and find out just how scared you should be! Mogo Myspace Click Here a [...continues] Roscoe Village: The Forbidden Zone 01/01/2007 Van wakes up on the couch in the buff and has to explain to his roommates the events of the previous evening with seductress Monica. And how it really didn’t go as well as it was billed. Carter and Jasper enter and reveal a story about Van’s would be girlfriend that leaves his jaw dropped. Is Carter the “Love Machine”? Will Van enter The Forbidden [...continues] What is the HFB? 11/21/2006 What is the HFB? Has Mayor Archibald P. T'Willigers' administration over stepped their bounds? Does Peter McBedelman hold the key to a brighter future for the citizens of Chicago? Find out, America, as Rand Bandersnatch reports on the newest developments at city hall in this ABS News Special Bulletin. Add Mogo Doesn't Socialize as a Friend on [...continues] Roscoe Village: Retreadamon 11/01/2006 Join Van, Hayden and Nate on a reckless tale of abandonment. These life long friends stumble through life together. Sunday morning, after a night out at the bar, we find Van getting ready for the Lions game. Nate awakens from a pile on the floor to very uncomfortable surprise. Hayden not to happy about the exchange recounts the events of the evenin [...continues] Punisher: Against All Odds 10/24/2006 Winner of the Reactor Convention 2006 Fan Film Contest. The final, though late, product of Upressplay.com's three day experimental film seminar at the 2006 Reactor convention. Developed, shot, and finalized by the attendees of the Reactor who volunteered their time and their minds to help make this trailer. Thomas Doyle Piwnicki, and Joe Elsey p [...continues] Letters to Ming Mong 10/08/2006 Mogo Doesn't Socialize responds to a letter from their adopted Chinese son, Ming Mong. Add Mogo Doesn't Socialize as a Friend on Myspace Click Here Marazene: XecuTe 06/05/2006 If you listen closely enough you can hear it. The trance-like, danceable headtrip laced with violence emerging from the midwest is none other than Chicago-based MARAZENE. Tipping the hat to the sound pioneered by the early 90's Chicago Industrial movement led by MINISTRY, songwriting finesse of the Smashing Pumpkins/BILLY CORGAN, and the crunch hea [...continues] Palooka: Trailer 04/19/2006 Newly released trailer: Javier, played by Mauricio Mesa, is a young boxer training in Chicago Wife pregnant, losing record as a fighter and unable to get steady day work, finds the walls closing in on him. Roscoe Village: Episode 3 Trailer 05/21/2005 After a chance encounter with his ex-girlfriend Van painfully reflects on his life status. Battles with the idea of becoming a responsible adult and raising a family. Where Nate is scared into sobriety after Lane reveals to him that her period was 2 months late. Throwing him into his own life affirming evaluation of what he wants and who he wants [...continues] Roscoe Village: Episode 2 Trailer 01/27/2005 Van wakes up to a very rude awakening as the guys enter into the Forbidden Zone! Roscoe Village Official Site: Containing Wallpapers, Photos, Avatars, Trailers and Press Releases. Click Here Roscoe Village Bulletin Board: Log on and let us know what y [...continues] Roscoe Village: Episode 1 Trailer 07/25/2004 Check out the trailer for uPressplay's upcoming episodic comedy drama, Roscoe Village. Episode 1: Retreadamon is the first installment of 3 life long friends trying desperately to adjust to an adult lifestyle in Chicago. Starring Brandon Tesar, Mark Verne and Jeremy Zeman. Roscoe Village Official Site: Containing Wallpapers, Photos, A [...continues] The Roommate 04/24/2004 This poor guy has a violent roommate who hates to be disturbed while he's sleeping. His ex-girlfriend and dumb ass buddy are doing everything to get his ass kicked. Court Jester: Stand Up 11/14/2003 Court Jester's first venture into the visual realm has brought forth a music video that has captured the raw intensity of the live performance. "Stand Up," being the first single off "GINA". "Stand Up", a powerful guitar driven rock anthem. Download to your iPod! Two Days in Limbo 09/01/2003 In the final days of World War II, a young medic is for the first time stationed on the German front. His platoon ambushed, and himself wounded, he finds himself no longer fighting for his priciples or duty but for his very life, as he spends Two Days in Limbo. Winner Best Dramatic Short NY Internationa Film Festival Michigan Independen [...continues] Sweet Blue Cheeba 07/20/2003 Our big mouthed hero Roy tries to win the love of his ex-girlfriend Wendy, by trying to expose her new boyfriend's dealings with the drug underworld. Accompanied by his stoner buddy Floyd, the only thing standing in his way is Doc and his bodyguard Sly. Caleb's Cube 07/09/2003 Caleb has a fear of leaving his apartment. His fear becomes overwhelmed by the need to get away from his roommate Stewart. Who is obsessed with an underground movement on the web called Time Cube. Can Caleb escape from the clutches of the Cube? Will Stuart become a Christian Scientist? Find out inside the Cube! Buy Caleb's Cube Online Now [...continues] Sweet Blue Cheeba: The Trailer 05/28/2003 An idiot, a stoner, a drug dealer, a king pin and one gay dude all vie for the incoming shipment of Sweet Blue Cheeba! The Confession 05/27/2003 Joseph, a young priest, battles with his feelings of guilt over the war he and his fellow priests have taken against sin. Stay Dead 03/07/2003 Jack, Russell and Lara are on their way to St. Louis, when then pull into a small Illinois town. In search of gas they follow the brainless Billie Lou back to her farm, where they will have to fight for their lives. The Zombies are coming. Prepare yourself. Stay Dead Official Site: Containing Wallpapers, Photos, Avatars, Trailers and [...continues] Chico's Heist 01/10/2003 Jimmy, a vietnam vet, sits in a police station interview room. Trying to explain how and figure out why he could go from a decorated war hero, to an armed robber accussed of murder. Mouse Trap 11/21/2002 He only thinks he's the superior being...A man has to know his limitations. The Confession: The Trailer 10/11/2002 In the name of God, and in the eyes of God, reap different consequences. A young priest is torn over his pursuit for justice, versus abiding by God's will Two Days in Limbo: The Trailer 10/11/2002 A young medic is dropped in a platoon of war hardened grunts. Where he finds that war isn't as glamorous as the newpapers make it out to be. Stay Dead: The Trailer 08/02/2002 3 Travelers, driving through a remote area, stumble into a situation, where they encounter two of the most disgusting, most terrifying... Still Images Wizard World Look, sometimes Joe is bad... Stay Dead Sometimes he needs to be taught a lesson... Stay Dead ...and sometimes, he falls down the stairs. Don't point fingers at me. Web Links Title Description Link StayDead.com Coming soon. www.staydead.com Wizard World Pictures See the nerds in action... www.upressplay.com/wizard_... Mogo Doesn't Socialize Myspace page for sketch comedy troop Mogo Doesn't Socialize. Starring Jake Hames, Tom Piwnicki and Joe Elsey. www.myspace.com/mogocomedy Writers Samples: Contact writer for treatments and screenplays. Title Genre Stay Dead Comedy/Horror Three unwitting college students on their way to St. Louis, the big town that feels like a small town, run out of gas at the worst possible moment. Seeking help and refuge with a pair of inbred yokels, they find themselves caught up in the shitstorm of the century. Stay Dead II: Hillbilly Holocaust Comedy/Horror Witness the fallout of our heroic trio's encounter with the chemically spawned zombies, when the corporation strikes back... Training On set work as 2nd A.D., 1st A.D., U.P.M., and Producer on several feature length and short films over the past four years. Previous Work Selected Resume Director Stay Dead: March 2003 (web mini-series) Co-Directed with Joe Elsey Produced by Jeremy Martino The Adventures of Parker the Penguin: May 2002 (short film) Co-Directed with Maris Lidaka Co-Produces with Nicole Serrano Friendship, Love, and the Nature Boy: January 2001 (short film) Writer The Road to Rockford (feature film) With Joe Elsey Stay Dead (feature film) With Joe Elsey Roscoe Village: Episode #2 The Forbidden Zone (series) Uncredited Re-write with Michael Langley Roscoe Village: Episode #5 The Code (series) With Michael Langley Stay Dead (short film) With Joe Elsey Friendship, Love, and the Nature Boy (short film) Producer Roscoe Village: November 2003 - Present (series) Various Directors Co-Produced with Michael R. Langley, Joe Elsey, Daniel J. Pico, Matthew M. Jones, and Rick Schell Palooka: Fall 2003 (short film) (currently in post) Directed by Michael Langley Co-Produced with Joe Elsey Caleb's Cube: June 2003 (short film) Directed by Michael Costa Co-Produced with Joe Elsey The Adventures of Parker the Penguin: May 2002 (short film) Co-Directed with Maris Lidaka Co-Produced with Nicole Serrano Friendship, Love, and the Nature Boy: January 2001 (short film) First/Second Assistant Director Court Jesters Stand Up: November 2003 (music video) Directed by Daniel J. Pico Produced by Daniel J. Pico & John Weaver Small Jobs: June-July 2002 (feature film) Directed by Will Nast Produced by Emily Davidson Two Days in Limbo: July 2002 (short film) Directed by Daniel J. Pico Produced by Darpan Joshi The Art, The Path, and the Way (short film) Directed and Produced by Maris Lidaka The Game: April 2002 (short film) Directed and Produced by Nicole Serrano The Confession: December 2001 (short film) Directed by Maris Lidaka Produced by Jeremy Martino Lies and Everything Else: October 2001 (short film) Directed and Produced by Joe Elsey Equipment Used Sony PD-100 Sony PD-150 Sony DSR-300 Software Used Apple Final Cut Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Photoshop Final Draft 5 Special Skills I know a lot of pedophile jokes.