Remorseless

**2012 · 3:09 · written by Robin Brande · produced by Kenneth J. Coughlan · directed by William R. Coughlan**
The flashes of memory that return to Carrie Wallace as she lies bloodied in the street all share a common trait: Each culminates in an insincere apology. A casual bump in the street, a father’s indifference, a boyfriend’s exit, youthful disappointments. But despite her lifetime’s experience, she holds out hope that she may yet witness a true expression of remorse.
Tohubohu ventured into 48 Hour Film Project waters again in 2012 with “Remorseless” (originally titled “At Last”), an intense drama — anchored by a star performance by Jennifer Massey — created entirely across the weekend of May 4th through the 6th, 2012. Returning scriptwriter Robin Brande and director William R. Coughlan were joined by Tohubohu “legal eagle” Kenneth J. Coughlan in the producer’s chair. Dan Foster returned as director of photography (traveling halfway across the country to do so), assisted by experienced videographer Andrew Albosta. And Dylan Hintz cemented a place in our (admittedly small-scale) history as Tohubohu’s very first stunt coordinator. The film premiered at the AFI Silver Theatre on Friday, May 11th.

TOHUBOHU PRODUCTIONS presents “REMORSELESS” starring JENNIFER MASSEY featuring BROOKS TEGLER NICK DePINTO KEITH WATERS MARY EGAN SARAH ROSE COUGHLAN with MARY KAY COUGHLAN JEREMY FARMER AUSTIN BARNES edited by BRAD HARTLAND COLIN HEICHMAN WILLIAM R. COUGHLAN director of photography DAN FOSTER music by BRIAN WILBUR GRUNDSTROM associate producers PAM W. COUGHLAN BJORN MUNSON executive producer WILLIAM R. COUGHLAN written by ROBIN BRANDE produced by KENNETH J. COUGHLAN directed by WILLIAM R. COUGHLAN

Remorseless — Full Movie

Remorseless — Original Trailer

http://www.tohubohu.tv/remorseless SILVER AWARD: Editing – Fiction, Short • TIVA Peer Awards 2012 OFFICIAL NOMINEE: Rosebud Film & Video Festival 2012 • Arlington, VA “BEST OF” SELECTION: 48 Hour Film Project 2012 • Washington, DC OFFICIAL SELECTION: Apocalypse Rock Short Film Showcase OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2017 Central Michigan International Film Festival • Mt. Pleasant, MI OFFICIAL SELECTION: Indiana Comic Con Film Festival 2017 • Indianapolis, IN OFFICIAL SELECTION: Ocean City Film Festival 2017 • Ocean City, MD OFFICIAL SELECTION: Tampa Bay Comic Con Film Festival 2017 • Tampa, FL OFFICIAL SELECTION: San Francisco Comic Con Film Festival 2017 • San Francisco, CA OFFICIAL SELECTION: 300 Seconds Short Film Festival 2017 • Toronto, Ontario SEMI-FINALIST: Miami Epic Festival 2017 • Miami, FL A woman lies bleeding in the street, memories flooding through her mind — moments that all share a common trait. But in her moment of crisis, she holds out hope that she may yet witness a moment of truth after a lifetime of ritual deception. Directed by William R. Coughlan Produced by Kenneth J. Coughlan Written by Robin Brande Starring Jennifer Massey Featuring Brooks Tegler, Nick DePinto, Keith Waters, Mary Egan, Sarah Rose Coughlan With Mary Kay Coughlan, Jeremy Farmer, Austin Barnes Edited by Colin Heichman, Brad Hartland, William R. Coughlan Director of Photography Dan Foster Music by Brian Wilbur Grundstrom Executive Producer William R. Coughlan ©2012, 2014 Tohubohu Productions

“‘Remorseless’ (originally titled ‘At Last’) grew most directly from my observation of a friend’s self-destructive obsession with eliciting a genuine expression of regret from a personal nemesis. I cannot recall the circumstances of the original offense, but despite having unequivocally ‘won’ the underlying conflict, my friend could not be satisfied with letting the matter drop. Instead she demanded that the offending party had to be sincerely sorry for their wrongdoing. And this insistence on absolute (and impossible) vindication was alienating the very people my friend sought clear acceptance from — effectively undoing the positive results of the original victory. I was fascinated with our innate desire to see genuine remorse in a world all too often filled with false apologies and insincere public expressions of regret, even in the face of personal ruin.”

— William R. Coughlan