- 9mm Sunrise
Infobox Film
name = 9mm Sunrise
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caption = 9mm Sunrise DVD Cover
director =Scott Shaw
producer =Scott Shaw
Donald G. Jackson
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starring =Scott Shaw
Conrad Brooks
Roger Ellis
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cinematography =
editing = Jake Dharma
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released =7 June 2006
runtime = 90 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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website = http://www.scottshaw.com/9mmSunrise/
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imdb_id = 0823151"9mm Sunrise" is a 2006
action-adventure movie that was directed byScott Shaw . This films stars Scott Shaw andConrad Brooks .Plot
"9mm Sunrise" follows its lead character Jack Quick as he foils the plans of two battling gang lords who are attempting to start a gang war on the streets of
Hollywood, California .As is apparent in all Scott Shaw films this film follows a non-linear storyline and presents images of Hollywood, California, including the
Hollywood Sign and the Capital Records building. Several of the scenes for this film were shot onHollywood Boulevard at night. This film also presents scenes filmed inLos Angeles Union Station . This railway hub was built in1939 and is considered to be "The last of America's great rail stations.” It was created in anart deco style ofarchitecture and is a very visual location that has been featured in many films andmusic videos . Union Station is also a commonly presented location in the films of Scott Shaw.This film is riddled with the unexpected characters, storyline twists and the music video style edits apparent in all Scott Shaw films. One character is a human
rag doll that walks as if she has no bones. Also included in the characters of this film are a biker, avampire , aprostitute , and severalassassin characters. Shaw frequently references all of these characters in his films.This film is considered a "Zen Film" in that it was created in the distinct style of filmmaking formulated by Scott Shaw known as
Zen Filmmaking . In this style of filmmaking no scripts are used.References
External links
*imdb title|0823151
* [http://www.scottshaw.com/9mmSunrise/ 9mm Sunrise Website]
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