Dear Darren, I hope you are looking down and smiling. This is for you.
Raaz's Rage
Synopsis:
After being beaten by his enemy, Raaz falls into a state of unconsciousness. During this state, he is told that the Three Angels are on their way to take him from his world, Raaz must regain his strength and rage so that he can defeat his foe in the conscious world.
Starring:
Larnell Stovall
Darren Shahlavi
Marko Zaror
Brendon Huor
Ken Quitugua
Kim Do
Directed, Edited, Filmed by:
Vlad Rimburg
Action Director and Fight Coordinator:
Vlad Rimburg
Fight Choreography:
Vlad Rimburg
Larnell Stovall
Marko Zaror
VFX:
Stephen Reedy
Due to schedule conflicts, the short film was never entirely finished. After Darren's untimely death, I tried to figure out how to piece everything together. While filming their fight, Darren and Larnell did over 200 takes so that each shot would look great. We pushed for 8 hours in the heat so that we could finish the fight in 1 day. Darren gave 200% to each take, even though he had only recovered 90% from a previous back injury.
Before going to film "Pound of Flesh" with Van Damme, Darren told me he would hang up posters of the people he wanted to fight against in the movies, and take a picture with that poster.
