Rowen teamed up with his brother, actor and filmmaker Aidan Kahn, to make 'Marsha!' and it's a partnership they intend to continue for many films to come.
"Marsha!" is an exploration of the sibling dynamic that the filmmakers— Aidan and Rowen— luckily never had, but, under different circumstances, might have had. In truly meta fashion, "Marsha!" imagines the rapid deterioration of a brotherly working relationship where nothing actually, really happens to change the rapport itself, but where the relationship markedly shifts nonetheless, as deeper emotional layers are uncovered in a dark and somewhat ridiculous real-time depiction. As a director, I mainly set out to tell a funny story with my brother, Aidan, but we ended up making something a lot deeper and a bit darker than we originally intended, much like our caricatures do in the short themselves. We reckon we had more fun than the characters did, however. Enjoy!
Film Festivals:
Napa Valley Film Festival (premiere)
Santa Barbara Film Festival
Golden Door Film Festival (Best Actor - Aidan Kahn)
Lower East Side Film Festival
Chicago Comedy Film Festival
Annapolis Film Festival
Dumbo Film Festival
Hollywood New Directors (Honorable Mention)
Produced by Matt Elisofon and Aidan Kahn
in association with Rolling Bay Pictures
starring Aidan Kahn, Rachel Colwell, Holly Collins and Rowen Kahn
Cinematographer: Adam Sliwinski
Editor: Alison Grace