September 2009
6 posts
Join the facebook Fan Page
For All Mankind is now available on Facebook and has its very own fanpage:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/For-All-Mankind/132090049229
Also be sure to visit the listing on IMDB.com:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1381572/
Welcome!
Hello! And welcome to the official site for For All Mankind. Below you will find information on the project that dates back to the pre-production stage last year. You can watch the finished film, view some “behind the scenes” footage and find out how you can get your own copy.
WatchThe final, full version of the award-winning short film.
WatchFor All Mankind “Behind The Scenes.”
July 2009
3 posts
FAM Wins Best Short at Hoboken
On June 4th, 2009 the awards for the Hoboken International Film Festival were announced. For All Mankind was awarded the best short film award and Director Dan Clifton was forced to given an improptu speech.
Hoboken International Film Festival →
April 2009
5 posts
For All Mankind's IMDB Page →
For All Mankind Completed!
Whew..it has been a long road but the film is finally completed. It took nearly a year and a half of pre-production and development, ten blisteringly instense days of shooting in October and several months of detailed post work - but For All Mankind has finally come to the big screen.
The film premiered to an estatic audience on Wednesday, March 25th at NYU’s First Run Film Festival....
The closing track “Reach For the...
“Maybe it was a mess worth making.”
February 2009
1 post
Trailer Nearly Completed!
Stay tuned for a trailer for the film For All Mankind. It will be uploaded to the Top Right Corner and For All Mankind film websites as well as posted on Facebook in the coming weeks. Look for updates on this blog including when and where For All Mankind will be screened at this year’s NYU First Run Film Festival.
January 2009
2 posts
For All Mankind Finished!
Greetings All, After two months of editing, special effects, sound design and adding original music - For All Mankind is finished. It will officially premiere at the NYU First Run Film Festival in March but there will also be screenings in NY, Philadelphia and LA over the summer. Check the group and official website for more information on when it will be shown. If you worked on the film or were...
December 2008
8 posts
““You can’t be chasing imaginary windmills forever Johnny”
...”
– Johnny Red presents his time travel theory to Professor Lorington in For All Mankind
For All Mankind Post-Production Update
It’s been two months since principal photography wrapped on For All Mankind and a lot has changed since then. Editor Rob Malone and I have been working pretty hard on the edit of the film and we are close to a final cut. Our main goal is to have the entire film ready for the NYU First Run Film Festival deadline of January 26th.
After the edit is complete, composer Siddhartha Barnhoorn,...
October 2008
1 post
Wrapped!
Thanks to everyone who helped out, housed or fed the crew, assisted on set or spent time in front of the camera - For All Mankind has officially wrapped shooting on October 19th.
It was an amazing experience for the production team and we eagerly await unveiling some of the incredible footage we’ve captured over the past two weeks.
Over the next few days, photos and more info from the shoot will...
September 2008
5 posts
“There are cheerleaders, a marching band and revolutionary
war re-enactors....”
– For All Mankind -Script
What We Are Doing
“For All Mankind” is a New York University Short Film, directed by the award-winning filmmaker Dan Clifton.
“For All Mankind” tells the story of Johnny Red, a disenfranchised young man who always dreamed of becoming a NASA scientist. Instead, after several academic mishaps, Johnny decides that successfully building a time machine is the only way to restore his credibility. Ridiculous,...
How You Can Help
Our team is shooting For All Mankind over the stretch of October 11th through the 19th in Conshohocken, Chestnut Hill and Center City Philadelphia.
We are looking for and can accept In-Kind donations of food products to help feed the cast and crew during this period. To pull off such an amibitious shoot, we will be bringing down a sizeable crew of around 20. Over the course of the week feeding...
Official Release
On October 12, 2008, New York film director and Conshohocken native Dan Clifton will direct the final scene of his latest film, For All Mankind. The set-up is elaborate and the scene is intense, but after “lights, camera, and action” are called, something will still be missing: you. For All Mankind is the dramatic and thrilling story of a boy who lives in Conshohocken and is determined to build a...
August 2008
2 posts
Shoot Dates Announced!
For All Mankind will be shooting October 11th through the 19th in the Philadelphia area. Over the next few weeks, an exact schedule will be released of the day by day shoot schedule
Smoky Light Video →
Here is the final edit of the Smoky Light video Dan Clifton directed for Brooklyn based artist Derek James
July 2008
1 post
For All Mankind Film Night - August 10th
On August 10 at 5:30 p.m., Conshohocken native Dan Clifton will host the For All Mankind Film Night, a showcase of short films, documentaries, and music videos all produced and directed by filmmakers under the age of 25. Held at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, the event will be hosted by Clifton and his fellow film producers Kiri Carch and Matt Cohen, all of whom hope to raise awareness not only of...
June 2008
17 posts
For All Mankind Crew tackles Toronto
Last week Dan Clifton, Cinematographer Bernard Hunt, Production Designer Shurouq Algusane, Art Director Nicholas Shakespeare and Co-Producer Matt Cohen descended on the fair hills of Toronto, Canada to produce a video for local artist George Reefah
Production value for the project was rather high as the video featured both a helicopter and night time car chase. The following photos tell the tale.
Welcome Aboard Josh Gaboian!
I’d like to welcome aboard the actor who will be starring as the hero, Johnny Red.
Josh Gaboian is a New York based actor working in Film, Television and Theatre. He hails from Northwest Indiana where he grew up immersed in the theatre culture of Chicagoland. He studied acting and playwriting at Indiana University(’05) in Bloomington where he played roles in plays such as: Titus...
For All Mankind Film Night
The Producer’s of For All Mankind will be holding a film night at the Bryn Mawr Cinema on Lancaster Ave. on August 10th 2008. The evening will celebrate some of the other works director Dan Clifton’s team has previously produced. A number of films will be screened and there will be lots of food at the reception afterwards.
Come out for a night of good food and drink and to meet the...
Update - June 1st
With a little under four months to go until principal photography, the creative team on For All Mankind is developing the visual look, soundscape and musical themes. Director Dan Clifton is excited to announce the addition of Josh Gaboian as the lead actor Johnny Red. Over the next two months the team will be holding several events in both New York and Philadelphia to raise interest and funds for...
Crew Bios
Behind the scenes of the film For All Mankind exists an extremely talented creative team. Below you can read information for the project’s Director, Producer, Cinematographer and Production Designer.
