The Story
Paranoia & Infidelity
     John Cedar's wife loves him and his brother has always had his best interest at heart. But when an incident at work causes John to snap, he can't trust anyone or anything, even himself. 
Imagine struggling with reality alone. Now, imagine finding out your wife is having an affair with your brother. Is it real? Can you tell the difference? In a Memento meets Fight Club story, John Cedar morphs brutality and mental instability while struggling for his own life. After killing himself and his own son, he takes his rage out on his wife and brother. Or so he thinks... All he can do is follow his own bloody corpse forcing him to face a sadistic reality. Through instinct he resorts to his professional detective skills to try and sort out what is happening. Without succinct chronology Ruined opens doors that don't exist or do they? Are you confused yet? That is the idea writer Shaun Paul Costello intended to bring to the screen this meshing of reality and dream, similar to what may actually go on in the head of one who is mentally unstable as is the main character John.  The main conflict is in John's head.  Is Amy cheating or not? And if she was, would it ruin him to the point of murder?
RUINED What’s Up 
The Makers...


Writer:     Shaun Paul Costello
Director:     Shaun Paul Costello 
Producer:     Tom Armstrong
Starring:     Shaun Paul Costello, Kim Carson, Ryan Jones   &  Paul Burch
Shooting Dates:
                    Dec. 15th-20th, 2007
Location:     Philadelphia, PA
Quote: 
“Would Paranoia and 
                      Infidelity Ruin you?”
Crew 
Shaun Paul Costello(Writer/Director)
Esteemed Do-it-all auteur with a vision.

Tom Armstrong(Producer, DP)
Producing debut, Tenacious Director of  Photography

Casey Paul          (Make-up)
World Class Make-up artist.

Andrew Aguilar  (Assistant Director)
Motivator and super hero.
FireStarter Jimmy Baker (Pyro-Tech./Bestboy)
Ominous Pyro & Technical Ability and Engineering specialist.
Frankie “Fingers” Costello (Associate Producer)
We need it, He makes it happen.

Cast
Shaun Paul Costello          (John Cedar)              The self antagonizing detective.

Kim Carson             (Amy Cedar)             The desperate and afraid mother/wife.

Ryan “WonderBoy” Jones                      (Matt Cedar)             The secretive and destructive brother.

Paul Burch      (Detective Kirkwood)The enabler.

Photos
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Location Scouting
Make-up tests
Test Shoot #1
Fundraiser
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Scene 12 & 13 - Trailer