BenDavid Grabinski On Sound, Scope, Carpenter And The ‘Cost Of Living’

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 11, 2012 @ 5:27am
Category: Movies / Exclusives

Keep in mind that Cost Of Living is only a short. Seriously, it’s only about 9 minutes long. Maybe even less. But it packs a surprisingly cinematic wallop. While most shorts are content to live within the inherently meager means of the medium, Cost Of Living feels like a giant movie trapped inside a little box bursting at the seams. Writer/director BenDavid Grabinski is a fan of big movies, something that shows in every splatter soaked frame of his inaugural effort at the helm.

From a recent year end article, “Filmed in a tunnel system familiar to any fan of ‘They Live’, this short packs more character, humor, action and gore into its 8 minute running time than many of the features I had to sit through this year. Particularly inspired is the computerized voice of the automated security system – a device that simultaneously ups the tension and the laughs.”

I recently sat down with BenDavid to chat about the project and we wound up covering a surprising bit of ground. He’s definitely in love with what he does, and he’s in love with the idea of people being able to do what they love as well. As he puts it, “I don’t shut the f*ck up if there’s something I’m really excited about.”

Brandon Routh (Superman Returns, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World) and Bret Harrison (“Breaking In”, “Reaper”) star in the film in which, “Silas and Jerry work for an unusual corporation. One day things go wrong… Scary things.”

Cost Of Living hits the web Tuesday, February 14th. In the meantime, hit the jump for the interview and some behind the scenes footage. READ MORE