"Sands of Fate | A Star Wars Story" is a not for profit STAR WARS short film produced by Escape Velocity Content, LLC. Themes, characters, music, etc. found within the film and its visuals are the property of Lucasfilm LTD, LLC & Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company).
Tiro, an ex-Imperial Commando, survives as a recluse, wallowing in the Outer Rim port of Anchorhead until the day he is challenged to resurrect the warrior within.
Directed by Timothy Reed Martin
Co-Directed by Patrick Lundberg
Screenplay By Ian Eskander
Based on Characters by George Lucas
Produced by Alec Eskander
Director of Photography Nick Mahar
Edited by Patrick Lundberg & Nick Mahar
Executive Producers Alec Eskander & Timothy Reed Martin
Associate Producers Jay Ellison & Dan Bohman
Starring:
Nathan Bock As Tiro
Mair Mulroney As Akiva
Chris Bartlett As C19 & Boba Fett
Steve Blum As the voice of C19 & Boba Fett
Music Composers Aaron James Eckardt & Daniel Stockdale
Sound Design by Justin Valerio
Supporting Cast:
C3PO, Tusken Raider, Sissk (Trandoshan Bounty Hunter) - Chris Bartlett
Cantina Bartender - Steve Blum
Hammerhead & Max Reebo - Dan Bohman
R2D2 & Max Rebo’s Rodian Drummer - John Perry
Devaronian MC - Nikole Howell
Max Rebo's Guitarist - Zander Martin-Lebard
Kriel Mek - Derek Reynolds
Twi’Lek - Alicia Eskander
Hitman - Joey Casillas
Lok Wintu - Jonny Scully
Jawas - Rachel Stasiak & Jackson Eskander
Additional Cantina Creature Voices - Steve Blum
Casting by Timothy Reed Martin & Alec Eskander
Unit Production Managers - Scott Wickman & Gillian Mahar
Production Coordinator - Jillian Brooks
First Assistant Director - Patrick Lundberg
Steadicam Operator - Tobias Harbo
1st AC - Grant Friesen
2nd AC - Jackson Eskander
Drone Team (Main Unit) - Tobias Harbo
Drone Team (Additional) - Ethan Forney & Weylin Rose
Gaffer - Kevin Willing
Key Grip - Team Bashet
Best Boy Grip - Lance Gegner
Sound Mixer - Jon Boo
Boom Operator - Brandon “Beeh” Hussey
Costumes - Rachel Stasiak, Chris Bartlett, Timothy Reed Martin & Drew Hart
Hair & Makeup Artists - Camille Dupin, Lian Uritsky & Linda Michaels
Production Assistants - Ellen Hancock, Stefan Burlet & Ryan Galvez
Truck PA - Jereme WoodScript Supervisor - Ian EskanderCovid Compliance Officer - Jy-Ah Min
Sanitizing Porter - Marcos Lopez
DROID, MODELS & CREATURES
Creature Design - Timothy Reed Martin
Special Make-up Effects Artists - Timothy Reed Martin & Lian Uritsky
Puppeteers - Dan Bohman, Rachel Stasiak, John Perry & Drew Hart
Set Design & Build - Timothy Reed Martin & Dan Bohman
R2D2 - John Perry
Imperial Droid - Drew Hart
Han Solo in Carbonite - Jeff Heath
Post Production
Post Production Supervisors - Nick Mahar & Patrick Lundberg
VFX Supervisor - Tony Copolillo
VFX Artists - Tony Copolillo, Karl Hein, Yusuf McCoy & Joe Seifert
RotoScoping - Rajan Thapa, Kobisy Samar & Nguyen Ha
Color Studio - AFX Creative
Colorist - Derek Hansen
Producer - Jenny Bright
Head of Production - Persis Reynolds
Music
Music Composers - Aaron James Eckardt & Daniel Stockdale
Technical Score Assistant - W.F. Smith Leithart
Sarlacc Slide (Max Rebo Band performance)
Jazzin’ Up the Outer Rim (Cantina Song #1) - Mark Rodriguez
Drums performed by Steven Felix
Guitars performed by Arif Elahi
Mixed by Arif Elahi
Seductress of the Stars (Cantina Song #2) - Mark Rodriguez
Drums performed by Steven Felix
Mixed by Arif Elahi
Background Talent
Rachel Stasiak, Ellen Hancock, Dan Bohman, Linda Michaels, Scott Wickman, Nick Mahar, Ian Eskander, Alec Eskander
Special Thanks to our donors:
Shadow Cast Pictures, Jay Ellison, Jonny Sculls,Ellen Hancock,Jason Lucht,Adrian Molina,Sarah Davis,Reuben Clark,Matteo Lupo,Peter Clarke,Jo Ella Mathis,Valerie Burnham,Stefanie & Bruce Eskander,Derek Reynolds,John Backe,Nelson Bock,Paul Bohman, Jeff Heath