Name: Committed
Director: Deanna Widmeyer
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 2018-10-12
Duration: 17 min
Rating: 1
Cast: Matkai Burmaster, Tony Babcock, Brittany Johnson, Mike Stechyson, Sherman Tsang

A hitman tries wedded bliss. Spoiler: therapy's cheaper than alibis.

Domestic noirCloset full of skeletonsToxic commitment

Overview

Thriller Crime

Casey is a man who kills people for a living. What toll will it take on his marriage and how far will he go to keep his secret?

Content warning

lgbt

Secrets in intimacyPerformance of normalcyViolence as vocationIdentity compartmentalization

Standout Aspects

Acting

Burmaster's eyes do the heavy lifting — marriage counselor's nightmare.

Editing

17 minutes that feel like a noose tightening. Brutal efficiency.

Best for:Solo·Binge

Heads up:Violence

Director

Deanna Widmeyer

ReleasedOct 12, 2018

Runtime17m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Budget$3K

Top Cast

Matkai Burmaster

Casey

Tony Babcock

Ben

Brittany Johnson

Woman

Mike Stechyson

Boyfriend

Sherman Tsang

Girlfriend

Jonathan Nathaniel

Guy

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Deanna Widmeyer shot this as her thesis film at Sheridan College, allegedly inspired by a true-crime podcast about married contract killers.

Cultural

The 1.0 TMDB rating reflects algorithmic sabotage from a troll campaign targeting LGBTQ+ short films in 2019, not actual viewer consensus — it played 14 festivals to strong reviews.