THIRST - a short film

Synopsis
"Thirst" is a Groundhog-Day-type comedy, about a man cast into a desert, hoping to quench his thirst for water.

Film Objective
Place hope in your fellow man to give a lending hand. The ones who do will persevere in life.

CAST
Clark Koelsch..........Himself
Matt Yoakum..........Driver
Rebecca Zamolo......LA Girl
Peanut......Miniature Pincher
Chris Mceuen.......Thirsty Voice

CREW
Written by
Clark Koelsch & Keith Rivers

Producer/Director.....Keith Rivers

Director of Photography.....Ryan Reese

Composer.....Eric Holljes

Associate Producer.....Neil Mooney

Field Audio.....Shane Kodad

Sound Designer/Motion Graphics/Editor.....Keith Rivers

ADR/Sync.....Matt Yoakum

Car Mount Specialist.....Neil Mooney

Production Assistant.....Matt Yoakum

Location Scout.....Clark Koelsch

SPECIAL THANKS
Aaron & Judy Koelsch
Palm Springs base camp

Michael Gaston
Underwater camera gear

Kevin Antholt
Matte Box, focus pull, HD monitor, and slider

Nikko Hall
Car mount gear

John Kenney Jr.

Yancy Phillips

Doorpost Film Project 2010

[TheTruthWSYF]

Moral of the story: Give a random stranger water or else you'll end in an endless cycle of thirst in a magical desert.

[alksi]

The commitment for this guy to have sand in his mouth for many consecutive shots just for a small amateur production. Bravo my good sir.

[bradJJ]

The guy on tiktok:
The man hasn't drank for 2000 years, he is very thirsty

[darkhorse]

Saw this in a Facebook post but they narrated over the whole thing so I had to look for it

[TheWolfHowling]

Interesting film. It makes me think about how people, myself included, might react in a post-apocalyptic landscape where resources, such as water, are scarce, would you bind together and share the little that remained or would you hoard all that you could

[ridobasso-]

A comedy short film very creative, with a surreal story, but also funny, which capture the attention of the public for whole its duration. Very professional the special effects, but a big eulogy (praise) for direction and photography.

[kacyk]

“Sorry it’s for my dog; try a bathroom.” I’m 💀😂😂😂

[StudioMedia]

I was so confused the whole time and I wasn't really enjoying it, yet for some reason I couldn't turn it off. The ending and the message are brilliant!

[pianoman]

Beautifully filmed/edited and great acting. Few short movies have had such an impression on me.

[theevilteacher]

Saw this on a reel here in YouTube and a comment mentioned the title. Reels must give credit to the owner

[MikuFan]

The moral of this short film is this. Please be kind to poor people. Give them water if they need it. If you don’t, you will end up in a endless cycle of thirst in the desert.

[zeusprp]

Been watching short films one after the other since the past hour. This is one is undoubtedly the best! Great message conveyed!

[DaveTheReaper]

Only once in my life somebody has asked my for a sip of a drink I had in my hand. I was going home with takeout from a local hot-dog joint, and I had a trio (drink, hot-dogs, fries combo meal). When they asked I was stunned for a few seconds, a true "blue screen of death" moment lol. I gave them my drink and we went our own ways. I was familiar with the concept being common in different communities, but had never been called to act upon it myself. Definitely one of the best interactions with another human being I have even had.

[SuperMaanas]

This is very underrated, even 12 years after its release

[jeanmitri]

Loved this film... Sometimes we only learn the hard way!! Treat others like you expect to be treated!

[christophermoore]

Omg, it made me so uncomfortable every time he practically drank sand😂

[senessie]

I had to go get some water right after this 😭😂

[MrJoyride]

I dont think this short film is only about Water, i think its about Generosity and helping those who are in Need.

[saadinhalf]

Two Morals of the story:

1) Give everything a homeless person asks for even if it’s everything you own and your family… otherwise God himself will curse you forever….? I think?

2) Shorts need to stop stealing people’s credit

[Keqing]

The dog: Fk did I do, why I also had the curse