Storage Unit #57
Short/22min/English/NYC/2006

Director: Aldo Romero

Producer: Aldo Romero, Suzanne Sitelmanm, Javannei Arroyo

Cast: Chiko Mendez, Thea McCartan

Synopsis: Storage Unit #57 is the story of Izzy, a worker at a storage facility with inner demons. Frustrated by the separation with his wife and the monotony of his job, Izzy begins to see apparitions in a storage locker labeled storage unit #57. When a mysterious character named Reed hires him to deliver packages for him, Izzy discovers that Reed had died years earlier.

Izzy discovers there is a supernatural connection between this phantom of a dead man and a girl named Nancy who turns out to be his daughter.  Izzy develops a relationship with Nancy after saving her during a robbery. But the relationship takes a bizarre turn when the supernatural apparition of Reed returns to haunt him.

Director’s Bio: Aldo Romero is the Executive Director of Symbiotic Productions, a New York based production company. He earned a BA studying painting and sculpture at Parsons School of Design as well as studying film production at New York University. He worked on television commercials and features since 1984. He has worked as a production assistant on such productions as "THE SIEGE", "GODZILLA", "DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE", "THE PROFESSIONAL", "A BRONX TALE" and "CARLITO'S WAY" as well as working under directors like Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Brian DePalma, Sydney Pollack and many others as well as television shows like "NYPD BLUE" as well as working as a staff member on the show "NEW YORK UNDERCOVER." He is currently registered as an assistant director with the Directors Guild of America.

He has also worked as a special visual effects supervisor and model maker on such feature projects as "HOTHEADS", "CUL DE SAC", "RUN FOR COVER" and "SECOND SIGHT" for Lorimar Pictures. He also supervised digital effects on Features such as , “VODKA ROCKS”, “THE FINAL EQUATION” and other short films including "NO SUCH THING AS GRAVITY", "THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT" and "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE BRONX". Credits as Director of Photography on low budget features include "REPRISAL", "A CHRISTMAS GIFT", "THE FORCE WITHIN", short films like, "THE UPPER ROOM", "MOUSETRAP" and “CUBICLE GENIUS” as well as several music videos including the WU TANG CLAN'S "METHOD MAN" video. Most recently he has shot a television pilot named "BAJANDO" for the Spanish language television market. More recently, his company, Symbiotic Productions, has provided digital services for independent filmmakers ranging from website design to computer animation effects.

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