Coup de Cinema

Humble beginnings

The debut feature of Hapstance Films, shot in 2010 on a shoestring budget (while Sean was frantically finishing college). A ragtag crew secretly “hijacks” a deeply flawed film production from their Z-grade movie studio and improves it behind the back of their tyrannical director. It stars a packed cast of well-loved Portland actors, including Dennis Fitzpatrick and Corey Brunish.

Willamette Week covered the film in a full-page article in summer 2019 in tandem with the film’s release on Prime Video. You can watch Coup de Cinema right here!