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A mysterious and wise shopkeeper (David Carradine) uses an ancient Indian trident and a healthy dose of Hindu spirituality to help a young man (Aalok Mehta) discover the "inner strength" to rescue his kidnapped wife.


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  • Directed by Anurag Mehta
  • Written by Anurag Mehta
  • Produced by Bill Shraga, Ash Kumra, Harish Rao
  • Running Time 15 min
  • Release Date 2009
  • Country United States of America
  • Content Rating Intended Audience: teen
  • Website The Trident

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Directed by Anurag Mehta

Written by Anurag Mehta

Produced by Bill Shraga, Ash Kumra, Harish Rao

Cast David Carradine:
Aalok Mehta:
Anup Sugunan:
Anisha Nagarajan:
Sandra Teles:
Jimmy Lyons:
Crew David Stump, ASC:
Alonso Llosa:
San Diego Asian Film Festival

L.A. Shorts Fest
Newport Beach Film Festival
Action On Film International Film Festival
ShoWest Convention, USA

The Trident, one of the first films shot on the new 4K Digital format, gives a glimpse into rarely seen martial arts from the Indian sub-continent, such as Kalaripayattu and Malla-Yudha. In addition to being a short film that stands on its own, The Trident is a technical showpiece for state-of-the-art 4K Digital technology and a proof-of-concept for a feature film the filmmakers are preparing to produce.

Technical Notes

• The Trident is one of the first projects to be shot (uncompressed) and posted on state-of-the art 4K digital technology (4096 x 2160 x 24 fps). 4K offers 4 times the resolution of 2K, which was used on recent digital productions such as the Star Wars prequels, Superman Returns and Apocalypto.
• Camera: Dalsa Origin (4K digital); recorded to a Codex Digital recorder
• Post-production completed in full 4K at Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging

  • Ian Dinsmore
    Great Movie!
    October 19th, 2009
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