Independent filmmaker Andrew Dean has unveiled his newest short dramatic action short, Cope. The shortfilm endured a three-day shoot before releasing a teaser in early September, featuring actor and stunt coordinator Anthony Giovanni Elias in his first lead.
Cope stars independent performer, actor and stunt coordinator Anthony Giovanni Elias (pictured above), who Dean had known for about three months in accordance with the release of the documentary for Elias‘s newly established Florida-based film stunt and screenfighting group, Genesis Action Stunts. Dean shared his thoughts with Film Combat Syndicate on what drove him to create latest message-driven shortfilm. “I was inspired to make this because there are people in the world who have gone through events such as this.” he said. “The film isn’t just an action film with great fight and tourture scenes. It focuses on the mental stability of a person and what he’ll have to go through and learn to live with. Sometimes there isn’t always going to be a solution or a quick fix. The film is meant to not only entertain, but also to make you think and that’s what I really wanted to accomplish with this.”