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SA48HR: Love After

Paul Vaughn — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:10:45 +0000

Continuing in our exploration of the 2011 San Antonio 48 Hour Film Experience we present Love After, a short film about a woman in love. The film was created by the skilled Team Live Wire and directed by Mark Cantu. Team Live Wire drew “Chick Flick” as their genre and “Historic” as the location.

‘Now Hiring’ Screens at Texas Comicon

Paul Vaughn — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:49:06 +0000

Texas Comicon is this weekend and lots of San Antonio creatives will be showing their work in addition to the guests from out of town including Margot Kidder, Brent Spiner, and Sam Witwer. We’ve already mentioned Mike Fisher’s 3-D Pete’s Star Babe Invasion Comics premiere, but you can also expect to see author David Liss and artists Austin “Redbeard” Rogers, Chris Holm and Freddy Lopez Jr.

One feature just announced is the screening of Now Hiring from Live Wire Films. This superhero short film directed by Mark Cantu blew people away at previous screenings and is being used as a vehicle to raise the money to develop it into a feature-length movie. Noted Cantu, “needless to say, to be involved in an event such as this is a complete honor”.

Now Hiring will be screening at 5:00 pm on Saturday June 25, 2011. Check the Texas Comicon web site for further details about upcoming events.

SA48HR: Endgame

Paul Vaughn — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:19:27 +0000

Team Live Wire led by Mark Cantu turned in the action-packed short film Endgame as their contribution to the SA48HR Film Experience. The film follows a rental car manager as he hustles to get a package back for a spy while his sister is held hostage. Some very slick work for one hectic weekend. Bonus points for using the Tom Otterness sculpture Making Hay in south San Antonio as the location for the final scene.

Live Wire’s ‘Now Hiring’ Debuts at the Drafthouse

Paul Vaughn — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:01:37 +0000

The much anticipated short film from Live Wire Films and director Mark Cantu premieres this week at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes. Now Hiring is a superhero action-comedy that will cap off a night of short films on Wednesday February 24th, 2010 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are just $3.00 and you will have access to all the standard amenities for which the Drafthouse is renowned.

Paul Scofield plays Joe, an average unemployed guy in need of a job. He answers a want ad, but is he ready for this job? Check out the purely awesome trailer and then run, don’t walk, to the Drafthouse boxoffice.

SA48HR: Saint Passions Landing

Paul Vaughn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:01:48 +0000

This short film was the winner of the December San Antonio 48 Hour Film Experience. Team Live Wire drew the soap opera genre and then presented the delightful Saint Passions Landing. While writing their new soap opera, the writers get sidetracked in their imaginations.

Saint Passions Landing was written and directed by Mark Cantu. The language may be strong for your workplace.

Check after the jump for more on Dr. Malcolm the Magical Gynecologist and the trailer to Live Wire’s new super hero comedy premiering in February…

If you didn’t get enough of Dr. Malcolm at the end of the film, you can check out the uncut sequence online.

Live Wire Films has also made a sweet-looking super hero comedy entitled Now Hiring. The premiere is set for February 24th at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes as part of a night of short films. We’ll bring you more info as we get it, but until then, enjoy the trailer.