“Staycation” Teaser Trailer
Teaser Trailer for the upcoming Sci-Fi Horror Feature Film “Staycation” starring Olivia d’Abo, Sean Kenney, Tracee Cocco, Laurene Landon, Kelli Maroney, Eileen Dietz.
Lead virologist Edward Bellows plays tête-a-tête with hard-hitting journalist Grace Baxter as the world collapses under the weight of a global pandemic. She holds nothing back as she fires question after question, seeking answers from the beleaguered professor. Meanwhile, Britt and Marnie, college roommates being forced to live together, must deal with their newfound realities of this global pandemic. And, a couple Matt and Cathy, stuck in lockdown and separated between continents, spend some belated quality time via webcam toasting to foreign brandy and reminiscing on the past.
Russ Emanuel is an award-winning American director, producer, and independent filmmaker, having directed such actors as John Heard, Robert Picardo, Vincent Pastore, Glynnis O’Connor, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Jeremy London, Ryan Hurst, William Devane, Marina Sirtis, Sean Kenney, Armin Shimerman, and Gary Graham. He grew up in both Japan and the United States and graduated from U.S.C. to study Cinema-Television. He founded Russem Productions in 2002 to promote his films including GIRL WITH GUN (2005) and documentary RESTORATION OF PARADISE (2014). Presently, STAYCATION (2022) – the sequel to ROUTINE currently being filmed – marks Emanuel’s sixth foray into feature filmmaking, after directing P.J. (2007), CHASING THE GREEN (2009), THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH (2012), OCCUPANTS (2015), and WISPER (2020). And THE ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE II is Emanuel’s first sequel film he has directed.
“Staycation” began with a prequel film called “Routine” which was a 5-minute film which was initially a camera test of our new 6K pixel resolution camera package, that we happened to get right before the COVID-19 outbreak. Along with longtime filmmaking partner Emile Haris, we expanded “Routine” into a feature film called “Staycation” as part of a pandemic horror franchise. Not only did our lead actors reprise their roles from “Routine” (Paige Laree Poucel, Bill Victor Arucan, Alan Courtright), but we also cast newcomers Gilles Stricher, Bailey Sorrel, Catherine LaSalle, Lilly Ivring, as well as name actors Olivia d’Abo (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Wonder Years, Conan the Destroyer), Sean Kenney (Star Trek: The Original Series), Tracee Cocco (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: First Contact), Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), Kelli Maroney (Fast Times At Ridgemont High), and Laurene Landon (Maniac Cop 1 and 2). Not only that, we also ran a very successful Indiegogo Campaign (202% raised) which expanded the original 23 page script to 58 pages to now a final 103 pages. We hope that people who see this film will enjoy the film, as well as the magnitude of the filmmaking process we went through from our initial filming in November 2020 to June 2022, to make this movie a reality.
— Russ Emanuel