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Deleted Scene: Dad’s Crimes
Will goes into more detail about the crimes of his father and the impact it had on him.
Deleted Scene: The Roommate
Steffen, Will’s roommate during the stamp drop off, gives insight on Will’s motivations and character.
Deleted Scene: The Police
Will gets advice from Lieutenant Zarradine of the Glendale Police Department. Zarradine headed the task force that brought down the Armenian (Russian) Mafia in Los Angeles.
Deleted Scene: Gun Range
Shooting guns is among Will’s many odd hobbies. We followed him to the range one night, and recorded some compelling footage of his marksmanship. But in the end, we felt the introduction of a gun into this story was misleading and therefore left it out.
Deleted Scene: The Bodyguard
After discovering Roman outside his apartment, we began the process of regaining his trust in Will. This was an early attempt to make contact with Roman. Will agreed to meet up with him if we hired a bodyguard.
Deleted Scene: Moral Dilemma
This is from the second interview of production. Roman had been gone longer than his proposed two weeks, and with no way to contact him, Will considers his options.
Deleted Scene: Nature v Nurture
Will discusses Nature vs Nurture with the filmmakers of The Penny Black.
Deleted Scene: Note Drop
After Will moved the 1st time, he felt nervous about Roman’s possible return and probable disappointment in finding out Will had moved away with the stamps. So Will wrote a note that he hoped would make its way to Roman.
Deleted Scene: Will’s Paranoia II
Will continues to discover odd happenings around his apartment that may be linked to his neighbor’s disappearance.
Deleted Scene: Will’s Paranoia
Will’s paranoia over Roman’s disappearance escalates.
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While in Park City, Utah covering the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival, Joe Compton sat down with the minds behind the Documentary Noir entitled The Penny Black,
Cinema St.Louis
Cinema St.Louis Executive Director, Cliff Froehlich, spoke virtually with the producer and director of The Penny Black for their program Q&A. Subject WIll Cassayd-Smith joins them.