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I have an amazing announcement about my film Dungeon of Deceit -- my ode to 80s text adventure games/family drama is now live on @omeleto , which is a huge YouTube channel for short films. If you really like omelets, think of them as the omelet of short film content. A link to the film is in my bio, and I definitely would love to hear what you think about it!

I had the idea for this film when I was thinking about how much scarier computer games mainly based around text were than the photorealistic graphics in modern games. The text only presentation made me really engage my imagination in a way that seeing a super-anatomically correct zombie in a current game doesn't. I combined this with my own use of games as a kid to escape from the messiness and conflict of the world to come up with this project.

Anyway, I'm as always endlessly grateful for the team who helped me put this together and I hope their work in this film gets the recognition it deserves.

Written and directed by Chris Edgar
Produced by Cate Fogarty
Director of Photography: Nick Ramsey
Edited by Jason Gullifer
First assistant camera: George Ellett
Second assistant camera: Fong Kuo
Gaffer: Chris Purdy
Key Grip: Jake Reardon
Swing: Sly Rios
Production designer: Pete Hickok
Costume designer: Jena Simmons
Visual effects: Rick Cortez (some guy in Anaheim)
Production sound: David Schatanoff, Jr.
Post-production sound: Garrett Peters
Music by Chris Edgar
Script consultant: Joanna Ke

Cast:
Luke: Lander Eastland
Luke's Mom: Michelle Barton
Justin: Brayden K. Lo
Ray: Carter Kelley
Luke's Dad: John L. Curtis
Justin's Mom: Christine W. Chen
Zareth: Chris Edgar by @catefogarty

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Dungeon of Deceit makes its LA premiere at @pasadenafilmfestival on April 9 at 5:40 pm! This is a clip from an intense scene between @landere2010 and a 1980s text adventure monster played by me in my voice acting debut!

This was such a joy to make despite how compressed the schedule was sometimes- everyone, including our younger actors, was super professional and motivated and I think you'll see that it shows!

Hope to see you all there! The festival is at the Laemmle Noho, which is down the street from me, so I'll be there for a lot of the event. by @catefogarty

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7 months ago

Happy birthday to the most talented, funniest, sweetest, handsomest man I have ever met! @mickeygalie yes, you are the best. 😘😘😘 by @catefogarty

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The Cargo, which I wrote, directed and scored, is now live again on Omeleto Drama! In case you missed it, you can check it out at the link in my bio. by @catefogarty

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LA TIMES on set highlighting our amazing cast and crew! @dramashorts_official @vertical.sunsets by @catefogarty

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LA TIMES on our set with @dramashorts_official 🎬Thank you @latimes.404 for covering a @vertical.sunsets production 🌅 by @catefogarty

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I've been chomping at the bit to talk about this and now I finally can - Dungeon of Deceit, which I wrote, directed and scored, will make its world premiere at @danceswithfilms in New York on January 18, 2026! Tickets are at the link in my bio. We'll have LA screenings later so you'll definitely be able to see it on the big screen if you're in my area!

This was a pretty personal film for me, because it was based on an actual nightmare I had as a kid, and I wanted to make sure it reproduced that experience faithfully. The people involved did that so well that the movie scared me when I got the first rough cut, which is everything I was hoping for, heh. But the movie also has a lot of heart and everyone involved brought that in spades.

The incredible people who helped me put together this project include:

Producer: @catefogarty
Director of Photography: @nickramseydp
First assistant camera: George Ellett
Second assistant camera: Fong Kuo
Gaffer: Chris Purdy
Key Grip: Jake Reardon
G&E swing: @sly_lighting
Production designer: @petehickok
Production sound mixer: @davidschatanoffjr
Wardrobe designer: @phoenixjena
Editor: @ilooklikemyself
Visual effects: @someguyinanaheim
Post-production sound mixer: Garrett Peters
Script consultant: @joanna_ke

Cast:
Luke: Lander Eastland
Luke's Mom: @michelleleebarton
Justin: @brayden_k.lo
Ray: Carter Kelley
Luke's Dad: @jedijohncurtis
Justin's Mom: @cchenmtf
Zareth: Me (in my voice acting debut)

Trailer by @serge_martinenko by @catefogarty

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Somehow I ended up with the best husband. Not only does he not mind that I’m working on our anniversary, but he showed up to set in costume with flowers and donuts for the crew! Love you, Mickey 🫶 by @catefogarty

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We went through a lot of options on the best way to make it feel like they were really on the water in Japan. We decide to shoot it practical at Pyramid lake and try to use all the little fingers that branch off to help it feel like we were sailing among the islands. How do you think we did? I think the overcast def help it feel less like California but I did love when the sun came out and we could spin around and shoot in backlight! One of the best days on set right here. I love shooting on the water. Who’s got a story on the water they want to shoot!? Let’s do it before it gets too cold! taken in Pyramid Lake (Los Angeles County, California) by @catefogarty

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Can’t beat a day on the beach with good friends and the right tools!

Check out 2nd AC @ryanwaltersfilms keeping us in sync with a Custom Scorched Laserworks overlay on @davidschatanoffjr @denecke_inc slate. Built for set life, built for sand, built to get the shot!

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Photos by the great @bahareh.co

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#ScorchedLaserworks #CustomSlate #FilmTools #OnSet #ACLife #nickramseydp #BeachShoot #CinematicGear #FilmmakingLife taken in San Pedro, California by @catefogarty

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