title: Seasick Sailor
text: # Seasick Sailor
  
  Seasick Sailor is a 2013 horror and dramatic short film from Torre Catalano. It stars Keir Gilchrist, Martha MacIsaac, Fran Kranz, Martin Starr, Emily Osment, Brandon Jay McLaren, Steven Bauer and Al Sapienza. The film premiered at the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival on November 22, 2013.
  
  ## Premise
  
  A lonely teenager working as a "debt collector" for an underground gambling ring in Los Angeles, desperately tries to fit in with a new group of friends while balancing the responsibilities of his job.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Keir Gilchrist as Penna
  * Martha MacIsaac as The Girl
  * Fran Kranz as Wormy Guy
  * Martin Starr as Bookbinder
  * Emily Osment as Beck
  * Brandon Jay McLaren as Big Guy
  * Steven Bauer as Waldorf
  * Al Sapienza as Lou
  
  ## Awards and nominations
  
  | Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2013 | Best Shorts Competition | Film Short | Seasick Sailor | Won |
  | 2013 | Best Shorts Competition | Leading Actor | Keir Gilchrist | Nominated |
  | 2014 | Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014 | Best Dramatic Short | Seasick Sailor | Won |
  | 2014 | Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014 | Best Actor | Keir Gilchrist | Won |
  | 2014 | Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Martin Starr | Won |
  | 2014 | Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2014 | Best Editing | Jeffrey Steinkamp | Won |
  