Chad Allen Barton is the co-founder of the Memphis-based production company, Piano Man Pictures. He has written, produced, and directed several short films (Am I, Hirsch, H.I.D.) that have screened at numerous festivals, including ones in Los Angeles, New York, and London. He has produced award-winning music videos, as well as the North Mississippi All-Stars concert documentary, World Boogie is Coming (dir. Cody Dickinson). His feature-film directorial debut, Lights, Camera, Bullsh*t, is currently in post-production.
The Price of Air
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Producer One man's spirit is deflated when his car suffers a flat tire, and he must bear the indignity of having no coins to feed the money-grubbing air pumps at various gas stations. In light of this humiliating setback, he resolves to uncover the reasoning behind these tire inflation fees - only to find himself inside the dark heart of a devastating secret. In this hard-hitting exposé, a concerned citizen's quest for truth in the murky world of coin-operated air compressors will reveal the true cost of "The Price of Air" Written by The Subject
Phase
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H.I.D.
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(Short and Drama)
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Don't Go In There Charlie
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(Short and Horror)
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Plastic People
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(Short and Comedy)
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The Last Gig
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Returns
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Rattle the Hocks
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(Documentary, Short and Music)
Producer A musical documentary that captures the historical relationship between the railroad and American roots music by following The Grahams, a Nashville based husband and wife duo, as they journey through America navigating the tracks, revisiting the places that inspired their predecessors and searching for the modern echo of older sounds.
Totol Recal
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Writer Some movies are easily forgotten. Totol Recal is a "review" web series from Piano Man Pictures, where one poor sap watches that forgotten movie and forces a few others to relive the horrifying experience.
Hirsch
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Director A rookie copy-cat artist's self-defeating fears start to take him over after he is transported to a frightening new world.
Default Settings
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(Short, Comedy and Drama)
Cinematographer This is the day Bobby will finally change, but what he must go through tests his sanity, anxiety, stress, work life, and relationships.
Clerical Error
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Film
(Short, Drama and Sci-Fi)
Writer A man can't cope with the relationship delivered to him.
Lights Camera Bullshit
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(Comedy and Drama)
Writer A man comes back to Memphis in order to begin making legitimate films, but is thwarted at every turn by the insanity of the crew, of his new commercial videography job, mobsters that are after his new boss, two gangs of historically inaccurate, psychotic, presidential impersonators, and his commitments to his family. Written by Anonymous
Chess Club
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(Short and Comedy)
Cinematographer Serial killers gather around at a secretive meeting ground to discuss how one of their associates was caught trying to murder someone. Hilarity ensues.
Maximum Warrior 4
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Working Man
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Sound department A man must decide whether or not to kill his lover's husband before his friend decides for him.
The Memphis Comedy Festival MMXII
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Sound department Stanley Justice and the Memphis Roast club present the 2012 Memphis Comedy Festival. Featuring a night of stand-up comedy with the likes of Kerry White, Michael Kline, Mike McCarthy, Brandon Sams, Louie Keller, Chris Rex, Phil Ciskowski, Josh McLane, Stephen Kline and many more. Written by Anonymous
North Mississippi Allstars: Rollin' n Tumblin'
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(Short and Music)
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Twin Face Kline Live at the 2012 Memphis Comedy Festival
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(Documentary, Comedy, Music and Musical)
Camera and Electrical Department A live podcast at the 2012 Memphis Comedy Festival.
Supposed to Be This Way
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Film
(Short, Drama and Horror)
Writer A reclusive man tries to ward off the people that start appearing in his house every night.
Am I
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Film
(Short, Drama and Horror)
Writer A young man tries to determine if he is the last man on Earth.
Solitary Metz
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Film
(Short and Comedy)
Writer A liquor store Santa searches for true love.
I Can't Turn It Off
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Writer A 19-year-old, who must financially and mentally deal with his burdensome mother, takes a job with a larger-than-life con artist, all while trying to push everyone out of his life.