Tatia Pilieva-Directed Short Film CRYING OUT LOUD Out Now From Pulse Films

It was announced today that Pulse Films will release the Tatia Pilieva directed short film, CRYING OUT LOUD, which paints a portrait of vulnerable men through intimate conversations about masculinity.

The project is produced by Andrew Mardis, Merrilee Holt, and Nick Kreiss, and executive produced by Casey Engelhardt, Davud Karbassioun, and Thomas Benski of Pulse Films. Featured in the short are Tony O. Auguebor, Isaac Bell, Elijah Bell, Herb Engelhardt, Tanner Kalina, Nick Kreiss, Irakli Kvirikadze, Andrew Mardis, Cal Oaks, Thymaya Payne, Michael Phillips, Jon Rudnitsky, and Karim Saleh.

Born and raised in the Republic of Georgia, Tatia received her MFA from the American Film Institute. Her first feature film, FOREVER starring Deborah Ann Woll and Luke Grimes was released in the fall of 2015. Her short film, FIRST KISS earned over 130 million views and won a Gold Lion at Cannes Lions and a Clio Award. Her follow up film, UNDRESS ME was produced in collaboration with Showtime for MASTERS OF SEX and amassed over 40 million views. Tatia's film for Knorr, LOVE AT FIRST TASTE was the 2nd most watched ad of 2016. Tatia was included in ADWEEK's CREATIVE 100 as one of top 10 commercial directors making "coolest, strangest and loveliest ads." She most recently debuted a film for U2's new single YOU'RE THE BEST THING ABOUT ME.
"I was interested in shedding light on changing landscape of masculinity in the #MeToo & Times Up era while creating a compassionate portrait of an emotional man. I was particularly curious about capturing men crying - both vulnerability and sincerity behind the tears and also crying as a metaphor for putting traditional masculinity to rest."

CRYING OUT LOUD is out now and available here: https://youtu.be/JijgGAO7GFo

About Pulse Films:
Pulse Films is an award-winning, next generation studio encompassing the development, production, financing and distribution of content across all platforms and for audiences worldwide.

The studio was founded by Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford in 2005, and is headquartered in London with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin. Dedicated to creating moments of culture through innovative storytelling, Pulse Films operates globally under the following divisions: Fiction, Non-Fiction and Commercials & Music Videos.

Among some of the studios forthcoming film and TV projects include GANGS OF LONDON with Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery for Sky Atlantic & HBO's Cinemax, ATOMIC BAZAAR with Gregory Burke, and XY CHELSEA directed by Tim Travers Hawkins and produced by Academy Award winner Laura Poitras.
Pulse Films' credits include feature films such as the 2018 Sundance selected SKATE KITCHEN from director Crystal Moselle, Andrea Arnold's Cannes Jury Prize winner and BAFTA nominated AMERICAN HONEY, as well as Sundance Award winners THE WITCH and ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. In 2018 the studio received four Grierson Award nominations and won two including for documentary KINGDOM OF US. Other notable releases include 2018's NO GREATER LAW for A+E and the London Film Festival hit RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS. The studios TV projects include BLACK IS THE NEW BLACK (BBC Two), BILLION DOLLAR DEALS (BBC Two) and ROCK AND ROLL, a 10-part series for Sky. Pulse Film was also behind Beyoncé's Emmy nominated and Peabody Award winning film LEMONADE.

Pulse Films also have a number of strategic brand partnerships with the likes of YouTube, Volvo, EA Sports, Gucci, Converse, Nike, Red BULL & Kenzo.

In March 2016, VICE media acquired a majority stake in Pulse Films.

For more information see: http://www.pulsefilms.com/