Comfort Film Presents:
EX DISPOSER
A drummer tries to reunite with his ex-bandmates. But there's bad blood between them.
Ex Disposer follows Andy, the destructively neurotic former drummer for New Jersey
hardcore outfit Disposer, who discovers his old band is returning home after a cross-country tour.
Nostalgic for his days behind the kit, Andy attempts to reunite with his bandmates, but first, he must confront the bad blood that was shed during his split from the group.
Starring Jack DiFalco. Winner of BEST PERFORMANCE at Walla Walla Movie Crush
BEST ACTOR at Chilliwack Independent Film Festival for this performance.
Written and directed by Daniel Ferrer, produced by Amelia Spitler, shot by Joshua Echevarria, picture edit by Sam Mitchell, color by Arianna Shining Star, original music by Ryan Yobs, sound design by Will Freeman, and sound mix by Rob Acocella.
Filmed in New Jersey.
Additional films:
Loops” by the band Pile
by Joshua Echevarria
William Angelico’s ROADKILL & work by Andrew Paul Davis, including EATEN.
DANIEL FERRER is a writer and director based in Northern New Jersey. As a lifelong lover of films, Daniel pursued filmmaking at Montclair State University. An open book on his struggle with clinical depression and anxiety, his body of work is often punctuated with stories and characters dealing with the conditions. Ex Disposer, his debut passion project made possible in collaboration with filmmaking partner and producer Amelia Spitler, is his most ambitious and personal film to date. When not writing or directing, he works in film education with Montclair Film.
Producer’s Bio:
AMELIA SPITLER is a lesbian filmmaker and producer. Her work focuses on character-driven stories rife with internal conflict. As a film coordinator, her first feature, Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby, won the John Cassavetes Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit
Awards. As a film producer, her first short, Daniel Ferrer’s Ex Disposer, was nominated for Best Student U.S. Short at the 2020 Palm Springs International ShortFest. She most
recently was the Assistant to the Co-Executive Producer of NBC/Wolf Entertainment’s “Chicago Fire” series. Amelia happily resides with her girlfriend and dachshund in Chicago.
Programmed for Comfort Station by Raul Benitez, Emily Perez, Mathew Tapey, and Luna Luxe.
Free inside Comfort Station.