PANIC

05/18/2021

We ( PANIC & Sharp Tools Productions) are proud to announce that Blackheart Is a semi finalist in the San Francisco indie short film festival. We would like to take the time to recognize that this is taking place in May which is mental health awareness month. Mental health is the reason for the existence of Blackheart as both producer/actor Joseph Skorman and director/editor Andrew Lloyd Westhoff have both dealt with su***de in their families and the grieving process that comes from it. If you haven’t watched please click the link in the bio and take a moment to like, comment, and share. Thank you for your support and for helping to spread the word. Let’s help each heal.
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09/20/2020

Over the weekend Westberg released “Nostalgia”
Director: Joseph Skorman
Producer: Nathan Sutton
in conjunction with: PANIC
Shot by: Carl Loven
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09/16/2020

We .productions and are very proud to announce that we won in the experimental film category!

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The Venice Shorts award for Best US Experimental: Blackheart
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08/28/2020

PANIC and Sharp Tools Productions are proud to announce our collaborative film project BLACKHEART has been officially selected for two categories at this year’s Venice Shorts Film Festival. We were accepted in the Experimental and Cinematography categories, the latter due to Andrew Lloyd Westhoff ‘s gorgeous camera work. We are beyond grateful for the opportunity to give BLACKHEART a chance to reach a wider audience. In these distressing times the themes of BLACKHEART, su***de, mental health, and depression, are more relevant than ever. Thank you to Venice Shorts and we look forward to seeing the rest of the competition.
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10/11/2019

Q and A at last nights 52Hz screening!

10/10/2019

Tonight Joseph Skorman ‘s high contrast, black and white , 80’s era music video 52Hz created for Chrysta Bell ’s latest album has been selected to screen at Drunken Film Fest Oakland . After being at the Fest’s events through the week we are extremely proud to have one of our projects selected. It is an amazingly curated festival. Very art forward. The Bay Area is lucky to have such a great example of high quality truly independent films being screened here in . Our video screens tonight at ELI'S MILE HIGH CLUB 7-9. It’s a free event. Come support your local artists and festival. The attendance has been full at most of these events. Come early to grab a good seat.

09/17/2019

Due to the strong personal and emotional responses that both the director Andrew Lloyd Westhoff and producer Joseph Skorman have received, we have decided to upload our latest release, Blackheart, straight to Facebook, which has an autoplay function that makes it easier to share and spread what we think is a very important message. So, with the hopes of maximizing this conversation around men's health, mental health, depression, and grief we re-present to you Blackheart. This short film was released one week ago today to coincide with World Su***de Prevention Day ; with the hopes of shining a light on those are suicidal and the survivors of su***de. Please, share, like and comment. Thank you very much for your support.

09/10/2019

Sharp Tools Productions and PANIC are proud to present Blackheart. Blackheart is a motion picture poem that begins with one man’s journey from the chaos of an urban environment to the serenity of an isolated coast. It is there we discover the reason for this motorcycle rider’s quest.

Blackheart is about letting go of pain, moving on from it, and embracing the beauty of the present moment. Both director Andrew Westhoff, and producer/actor Joseph Skorman, are su***de survivors and this project is a meant as a light for those who are suicidal and for the ones they leave behind. We are releasing this film today, on World Su***de Prevention Day ; with the hopes of furthering the dialogue around mental health, grief, and su***de.

To those who are suffering from depression or suicidal thoughts, you are not alone. Please reach out to someone you trust or call the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline '1-800-273-TALK (8255)'.

Please like, comment and share so we can keep this dialogue going, and thank you for watching.

This is "Blackheart" by PANIC on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

09/08/2019

Here is the trailer for Sharp Tools Productions & PANIC's short film about one motorcyclists journey from the chaos of modernity to the sanctuary of the isolated mountainous coastline in an attempt to cope with his grief from the profound emptiness of loss. With this project we are attempting to open up a dialog about men's health, mental health, grief, and su***de as both of the director/DP Andrew Lloyd Westhoff and producer/writer Joseph Skorman are su***de survivors. Blackheart will be released in full on Tuesday September 10th 2019 to coinside with World Su***de Prevention Day ;. And remember always, you are not alone. National Su***de Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.

09/04/2019

This is a triptych of stills from Blackheart, the upcoming short film about grief and the zen of motorcycle riding from PANIC and Sharp Tools Productions. The goal of this film was not only to make something beautiful but also to broaden the dialog surrounding mental health and grief, especially among men. We are releasing the film next Tuesday, September 10th, to coincide with World Su***de Prevention Day ; as both director Andrew Lloyd Westhoff, and producer Joseph Skorman, are su***de survivors. More to come.