ON BORROWED TIME (TRAILER) DIRECTED BY PAUL ANDREW PEREZ (UNITED STATES)

Описание: Congratulations to

"ON BORROWED TIME"

January 2026

Awarded:
Best Romantic Feature

Touchstone IFF Featured Page: https://www.touchstoneindependentfilm...

Director - Paul Andrew Perez
Writer - Paul Andrew Perez
Producer - Paul Andrew Perez
Key Cast - Paul Andrew Perez

Overview:
Marty Becker is an overweight medical student from Louisville, KY who travels to San Francisco to research hospitals to intern after medical school. While there, he meets another medical student from Louisville, Emily, in a twist of fate. Thinking the confrontation was "meant to be", Marty is heartbroken because of, he thinks, his appearance. Three years later and morphed into a different person, Marty runs into Emily again. This time she doesn't recognize him at all. Using this to his advantage and not revealing who he is, Marty embarks on a journey of revenge to win back his confidence, only to find he's on a journey to self discovery

Director Biography:
Paul Perez is a Steadicam and Ronin operator and editor in Louisville, KY. Growing up in an all medical field family, Paul struck interest in Steadicam as a kid after watching a 1983 PBS special on the inventor of the Steadicam, Garrett Brown and the making of THE SHINING and Garrett shooting footage of Redwood Forest for THE RETURN OF THE JEDI high speeder scooter chase scene. After pursuing filmmaking at Trinity High School, WKU and Full Sail University, where he wrote ON BORROWED TIME as a short film and was encouraged by his screenwriting professor to make it into a feature and gain and lose the weight himself. After graduation, Paul gained and lost 80 pounds for the movie while traveling the US as a PA for CBS’ STAR SEARCH with Arsenio Hall and later joining America’s Next Top Model for 10 years. For the past 8 years he’s been a Ronin operator and editor for UPHA saddlebred horses shows throughout the US.

Director Statement:
This movie took over 20 years to make!! “On Borrowed Time” was shot in Louisville, Kentucky, Santa Monica, Century City and San Francisco and Sausalito, CA from January 2003-August 2005 and then 19 years later from September 2024-June 2025. I gained and lost 80 lbs for the lead role. The 20 year gap was unintentional due to family issues and alcoholism. But I finally finished this film that’s based on a true story that happened to me in college. It was shot on a $10,000 budget on a minidv camcorder (Panasonic DVX100) with no crew and I have all the rights to the music. It was co-produced and co stars my brother John Marc Perez, who I promised I’d finish the movie with before he passed of a brain tumor in 2022. And so, after shooting a new “20 YEAR LATER” ending, I have finished it!!!!. If it takes 23 months or 23 years, don’t ever give up on your dream. Go to the finish line! I hope you enjoy my little movie and give it a chance. YOU WONT REGRET IT, especially the cool opener!!

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