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On the day of his best friend Marcus' wedding rehearsal dinner, Josh is confronted with his complex romantic history with Marcus' fiancée Annalise.

Is it ever too late to shoot your shot?

In this short film, Josh is confronted with his complicated relationship with Annalise when he finds a cactus at his doorstep with the words "Ven por mi" written on it. And by complicated, I mean she's engaged to Josh's best friend, Marcus. Oh yeah, and it's the night of their wedding rehearsal. AND Josh is the best man.

Josh has one last chance to make a choice, go for it, or let her go.

Characters

Annalise

Josh

Marcus

Annalise had been with Marcus for years but after a turbulent night ended with her spending the night with Josh, she wondered if she should settle or follow this real spark.

Josh may have found the one. His best friend's fiancee. As he gets ready for the wedding rehearsal he is presented with one last opportunity to go for it.

Unsure of what he really wants, Marcus prepares for his wedding rehearsal and tries to get Josh on the same page.

Our Crew

Teryn Lawson - Director "I love seeing characters come to life from the initial script. It's fun working with actors and a great crew."	Bailey Regier - Writer “It was such an amazing experience to see something that I’ve imagined for so long come to life! I remember the first time I watched the audition tapes, just getting jitters seeing characters that I’ve imagined on paper for so long sitting right in front of me.”	Katerina Melohe- Producer “I loved working with our cast, they were all so much fun on set and our relationships quickly turned into friendships. This film explored a lot of real life elements concerning love and relationships, so it was fun to see the story come to life.”	Jade McKenna - Director of Photography “My favourite part of working on this film was being on set and behind the camera. I hope to continue to work as a camera operator and/or Director of Photography in the future.
Teleri McGuire-Astolfo - Editor "As a picture editor I love being able to piece a story together and give it life. I am always excited for more chances to expand my knowledge and experience in this field."	Robin G - Sound Deisgner	Rodolfo Alexandre – 1st Assistant Director and 2nd Assistant Camera “My favorite part of working on this film was getting to yell “Quiet on set!” and the silence that follows. Also, the crew, they are good people”.	Joshua Arcari - Production Designer "I bought the Oreos for Aura, I also bought a pack of Cinnamon Bun special Oreos for myself on set and didn't tell anyone. They were for private cookie time."
Cameron Heroldo - Gaffer	Alex Buckenroth - Assistant Editor "I love seeing all the footage before it's put together, it's like seeing something I'm not supposed to, especially all the funny mistakes."	Céleste Gagnon - 1st AC "The day I was on set, it was really fun and the crew was great!"	Ya Bing Xu
Aura Torres - 1st Assistant Camera “My favourite part of working on this film was helping out behind the camera and working with a great crew to achieve the final look, and when they brought oreos too”	Brennan deBurger - Colourist “As colourist, I enjoy getting to work with the footage and the film to visually enhance the story and world of the characters. As one of the final steps in the post-production process, it’s always exciting to see the finished project finally come together.”	Avalon Merton - Makeup Artist	Matthew Sahagian - Grip My favourite part was meeting so many great, hard working people, and really just having the opportunity to be on set is always a pleasure. I was only there for two day, but I feel like I learned a lot.
Violet Elliot - Assistant Production Designer “My favourite part of working on The Cactus was getting to work with so many amazing people. Also, getting to decorate the different locations and seeing them come to life!”	Neal Shakyaver - Post Production Supervisor I specialize in post work in all aspects and it’s great to see a film from camera footage to become a story with great editing, sound design and colour. Cactus allows itself for great work in all these aspects and look forward to the final product and more projects to come.	Brianna Raakman - Transmedia Producer “I loved taking behind the scenes photos on set and seeing the film come together! And of course, taking care of our little cactus army.”

On the day of his best friend Marcus' wedding rehearsal dinner, Josh is confronted with his complex romantic history with Marcus' fiancée Annalise.

Characters

Annalise

Josh

Marcus

Our Crew

Teryn Lawson - Director "I love seeing characters come to life from the initial script. It's fun working with actors and a great crew."

Bailey Regier - Writer “It was such an amazing experience to see something that I’ve imagined for so long come to life! I remember the first time I watched the audition tapes, just getting jitters seeing characters that I’ve imagined on paper for so long sitting right in front of me.”

Katerina Melohe- Producer “I loved working with our cast, they were all so much fun on set and our relationships quickly turned into friendships. This film explored a lot of real life elements concerning love and relationships, so it was fun to see the story come to life.”

Jade McKenna - Director of Photography “My favourite part of working on this film was being on set and behind the camera. I hope to continue to work as a camera operator and/or Director of Photography in the future.

Teleri McGuire-Astolfo - Editor "As a picture editor I love being able to piece a story together and give it life. I am always excited for more chances to expand my knowledge and experience in this field."

Robin G - Sound Deisgner

Rodolfo Alexandre – 1st Assistant Director and 2nd Assistant Camera “My favorite part of working on this film was getting to yell “Quiet on set!” and the silence that follows. Also, the crew, they are good people”.

Joshua Arcari - Production Designer "I bought the Oreos for Aura, I also bought a pack of Cinnamon Bun special Oreos for myself on set and didn't tell anyone. They were for private cookie time."

Cameron Heroldo - Gaffer

Alex Buckenroth - Assistant Editor "I love seeing all the footage before it's put together, it's like seeing something I'm not supposed to, especially all the funny mistakes."

Céleste Gagnon - 1st AC "The day I was on set, it was really fun and the crew was great!"

Ya Bing Xu

Aura Torres - 1st Assistant Camera “My favourite part of working on this film was helping out behind the camera and working with a great crew to achieve the final look, and when they brought oreos too”

Brennan deBurger - Colourist “As colourist, I enjoy getting to work with the footage and the film to visually enhance the story and world of the characters. As one of the final steps in the post-production process, it’s always exciting to see the finished project finally come together.”

Avalon Merton - Makeup Artist

Matthew Sahagian - Grip My favourite part was meeting so many great, hard working people, and really just having the opportunity to be on set is always a pleasure. I was only there for two day, but I feel like I learned a lot.

Violet Elliot - Assistant Production Designer “My favourite part of working on The Cactus was getting to work with so many amazing people. Also, getting to decorate the different locations and seeing them come to life!”

Brianna Raakman - Transmedia Producer “I loved taking behind the scenes photos on set and seeing the film come together! And of course, taking care of our little cactus army.”

Our Crew