The captivating @theridefilm2025 by @slava__denisov stars @perlmutations , who voices a 1976 Plymouth Volare that goes through many owners - some good and some not. It’s inspired in part by Slava’s love of editing and a yellow mustang owned by “The Ride” cinematographer @andreyvalentsov . The film plays this week at the @sedonafilmfestival and also stars @mmm.isabel , Fernando Lopez and more. #shortfilms #diyfilms #indiefilms #shortfilms #sedona
What a month! In September alone, The Ride screened at 9 festivals and came home with 7 awards - an incredible journey for what started as a little cinematic experiment.
🏆 Best Director — Studio City IFF&TV
🏆 Best Cinematography & Best Editing — SIMI FF
🏆 Best U.S. Short Film — South Texas IFF
🏆 Audience Award — Calabasas FF
🏆 Best Short Film — Boston FF
🏆 Best Director — Burbank IFF
We’re so grateful to the juries, the audiences, and every festival that embraced this unusual story told from the perspective of a car. Your support means the world!
And the ride continues - October is packed with screenings across the country. We’ll be sharing the full schedule very soon!
Beyond grateful for the nominations at the @burbankfilmfest for Best Director @slava__denisov and Best Cinematography @andreyvalentsov for The Ride! 🎬✨
Thanks to the festival and our talented team for this recognition. Can’t wait to showcase the film at AMC 16 Burbank on September, 25!
What an incredible night at @simifilmfest ✨
So happy for our brilliant cinematographer @andreyvalentsov , who finally got his long-overdue recognition with the Best Cinematography award for The Ride. He managed to move the hearts without ever moving the camera!
The Best Editing award for @slava__denisov is also very special - one of the biggest challanges in The Ride was to tell a story through a series of jump cuts. It was a tricky puzzle to solve, and it means the world to see that risk acknowledged!
Congrats to all other winners and nominees - it was a true honor to screen our film amongst such strong lineup!
Huge thanks to @composerjoe and @katiegaribaldi for putting together such an amazing event and celebrating indie cinema in such a powerful way. 🚗💙
Thank you Simi Film Fest for nominating Andrey Valentsov for Best Cinematography on The Ride! 🎥💙 Andrey’s unique vision transforms a car’s point of view into pure cinema.
Catch our screening Sept 6 at 7:45 PM — come take the ride with us.
#TheRideFilm #SIMIFF #BestCinematography #AndreyValentsov #ShortFilm #IndieFilm #FestivalSeason #1976PlymouthVolare
My heart is broken with morning news from USA. It is hard to get used to a fact that your good friend was killed on a set during ordinary shoot, it’s even harder to remember all the good time we had together. Rest in peace, Halyna, we are all gonna miss you. 😢
