In 2006 , he was nominated for an Academy Award in the category " Best Short Film , Live Action " for his film , '' Cashback '' . The feature film was produced more than a year after the original 2004 short film was completed . Following a decision in December 2005 to proceed with the feature , Ellis completed the expanded script in seven days . After getting commitments from his cast in March he secured financing and the film went into production in May . This schedule was exceedingly condensed by modern film making standards . His next major film , '' The Broken '' , premiered on 18 January 2008 as part of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival . It also was the first choice in Horrorfest 2009 and was part of the Sitges Film Festival 2008
2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
Sean Ellis