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We’re Swamp Media Group, an indie movie studio in Las Vegas, founded by Antonio Llapur and Matt Sjafiroeddin. We make visually bold, heartfelt movies with a personal touch. Our work includes the award-winning feature Space Detective, the shorts @livingb3n, Joker Does Shakespeare!, and Dead Listing, and our latest, GIN, which was supported in part by the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. We’re currently finishing GINand developing our next feature. We do a lot with a little, and we love what we do.

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@livingb3n - offical trailer

Please enjoy a first look at our new short film experience: @livingb3n! 

Directed by Antonio Llapur and Produced by Matt Sjifiroeddin. 

WINNER! ULTIMATE HORROR SHORT 2024 CARE FILM AWARDS - Coming to a FILM festival NEAR YOU IN 2025

GIN - A Picture from the swamp

Our new short GIN is about a dangerous man wandering in the desert, carrying a talking box that really wants to be opened. GIN is a recipient of the 2025 Nevada Arts Council Artist's Project Grant and is supported in part by the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Coming this Winter!

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Baa-Weep (Universal Greeting)

Music Video from Swamp Media Group's feature film SPACE DETECTIVE, starring Matt Sjafireoddin and Antonio Llapur as galactic rap superstars  Ray-Ray and P'Nut! Directed by Antonio Llapur and Produced by Matt Sjifiroeddin. Music produced by Marcus Sjafiroeddin. Music written by Marcus Sjafiroeedin and Rico Lee, Jr. Lyrics by Matt Sjafireoddin and Antonio Llapur. 

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We're running a crowdfunding campaign to help fund @livingb3n's festival run!

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We're running a crowdfunding campaign to help fund @livingb3n's festival run!

DEAD LISTING

Swamp Media Group's entry for the 2024 Las Vegas 48-Hour Film Project -- Directed by Antonio Llapur and Produced by Matt Sjifiroeddin & Tonya Todd 

@livingb3n | Millennium Fandom Bar | July 16 | 8 PM

Hey folks! We’re throwing a party; catch our free screening Wednesday, July 16, at Millennium Fandom Bar as part of Inside the Director’s Cut. Doors open at 6 for the Desert Waves Industry Mixer, and we roll into the show at 8. Raffles, cocktails, and a Q&A with cast and crew.  Come through. Bring a friend. Party with the undead. And hey, our @indiegogo is still live if you want to support our festival run. 🎁 igg.me/at/livingb3n

@livingb3n Movie Magic | Millennium Fandom Bar

@livingb3n uses all kinds of both visual and practical effects. We'll talk more about it at live at our free screening party, Wednesday, July 16, at Millennium Fandom Bar as part of Inside the Director’s Cut. Doors open at 6 for the Desert Waves Film Festival Industry Mixer, and we roll into the show at 8. Raffles, cocktails, and a Q&A with cast and crew.

Space Detective - Behind the Scenes "Zyzzo in da Hizzo!"

Behind-the-scenes mini-documentary about the creation of Space Detective's favorite space-gangsta, Zyzzo! as played by Rico Lee Jr. Produced with Aaron Goodwin of Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures!

UFO Mocumentary VFX Reel

Footage from a mockumentary about a fictional UFO crash,  used as an informational video for a roadside attraction in the southwest US. Created with stock footage from the 50s and 60s, a model flying saucer, stock 3D characters and vehicles, and an alien corpse replica. VFX and animation created by Antonio Llapur for Swamp Media Group using Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Boris FX Particle Illusion.

Wherein the Clown Prince of Crime Performs Hamlet's soliloquy to a dead guy. From the creators of SPACE DETECTIVE comes a unique take on the Batman universe and its number one villain: the Joker! The Original Picture from the Swamp! Newly remastered in HD with updated VFX. This is bad comedy.

This film is for the promotional use of the filmmakers only. BATMAN, THE JOKER, and all related elements are Trademark and Copyright © 2020 DC Comics

The Vapor Room

 30-second social media promo directed by Antonio Llapur and produced by Matt Sjafiroeddin for Swamp Media Group.
 

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RIVETS ON THE POSTER - Film review of SPACE DETECTIVE by Mark Cole

BOSTON SCIFI INTERVIEW: ‘SPACE DETECTIVE’ DIRECTOR ANTONIO LLAPUR & STAR MATT SJAFIROEDDIN by Kyle Amato

AIN'T IT COOL NEWS - Madame Revenant says to check out SPACE DETECTIVE!!! by Dannie Knowles

This is an incredible film.  It dares to be different in an age where no one wants to take any risks; throws in everything its creators love, whether the rest of us would say it “fits” or not; and refuses to pull any robot punches... I just hope that they can find a distributor for this inspired bit of divine madness...

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AIN'T IT COOL NEWS - Madame Revenant says to check out SPACE DETECTIVE!!! by Dannie Knowles

BOSTON SCIFI INTERVIEW: ‘SPACE DETECTIVE’ DIRECTOR ANTONIO LLAPUR & STAR MATT SJAFIROEDDIN by Kyle Amato

AIN'T IT COOL NEWS - Madame Revenant says to check out SPACE DETECTIVE!!! by Dannie Knowles

I simply get lost in Shiro’s words as he describes {sic} Carina Dawn. His dialogue alone makes the film. The soundtrack is spectacular as well. This film may follow a typical crime noir perfectly but writer/director Antonio Llapur manages to make the genre his bitch... 

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BOSTON SCIFI INTERVIEW: ‘SPACE DETECTIVE’ DIRECTOR ANTONIO LLAPUR & STAR MATT SJAFIROEDDIN by Kyle Amato

BOSTON SCIFI INTERVIEW: ‘SPACE DETECTIVE’ DIRECTOR ANTONIO LLAPUR & STAR MATT SJAFIROEDDIN by Kyle Amato

BOSTON SCIFI INTERVIEW: ‘SPACE DETECTIVE’ DIRECTOR ANTONIO LLAPUR & STAR MATT SJAFIROEDDIN by Kyle Amato

I had the chance to talk to the guys behind the new space noir movie Space Detective during the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. During the interview below, we discussed the painstaking processes behind the film, their inspirations, and what they hope for the film’s future.

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