You Only Loved Me Twice is a crime drama short film directed by award winning director Ryan Pickett

Ryan Pickett (filmmaker)

Ryan Pickett is a Nashville, Tennessee based American filmmaker. Pickett has created award winning films, such as Look, which received an important 4-star review from Film Threat, while he has appeared in television shows, including an appearance on Lifetime series Strong Medicine where he played...

, which along with a business proposal helped him become a top 5 finalist in the film entrepreneurship competition the Race to Be hosted by media mogul Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons

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 at Sony Picture Studios in Los Angeles.

Plot

You Only Loved Me Twice is a silent film that shows the way deception can be deadly. Wife Amy Miller (Michelle Evans) is preparing a romantic meal for her husband with flowers and wine. Amy has a perturbed look on her face, which the audience realizes is because she has recently stumbled upon photos of her husband Ray Miller (Matt Bolton) with a young sassy blonde Lisa Hewitt (Jennifer Bonior). When Ray comes home, he brings flowers perhaps to make up for a fight the couple recently had. The couple begins to eat in silence until Ray drops his glass of wine. Amy is in the middle of aiming a gun she has taped under the table. Ray and Amy are cleaning the wine when he sees the gun. The couple begins a choreographed tango. Ray reaches for the gun and he shoots Amy, while his next move is to wait for Lisa to join him.

Cast

The cast of You Only Loved Me Twice includes Michelle Evans, Matt Bolton and Jennifer Bonior.

Production

You Only Loved Me Twice was written, produced, edited and directed by Ryan Pickett

Ryan Pickett (filmmaker)

Ryan Pickett is a Nashville, Tennessee based American filmmaker. Pickett has created award winning films, such as Look, which received an important 4-star review from Film Threat, while he has appeared in television shows, including an appearance on Lifetime series Strong Medicine where he played...

. Justin Eslinger was the cinematographer, while Andrew Stockton was the choreographer.

Interviews

In an interview with Nashville Business Journal, Ryan says You Only Loved Me Twice is "a beginning film, but I did decide to go over the top with it."

The Entertainment Corner interviewed Ryan and asked, "Your first film You Only Loved Me Twice earned you a top five spot in film entrepreneurship competition The Race to BE hosted by media mogul Russell Simmons. Please share with us what that experience was like and how it has changed your filmmaking career?" Ryan responded, "I appreciated being recognized for my craft and it made me work even harder."