Golden Hour
Click here to ask for more information about this project:
Document
Topics
Health: Disease/treatment
Human Development: Education
Human Rights: Disability
Project Geography
US: Minnesota
Identity Niches
Budget
Raised to date: $10,000.00
Estimate to complete: $76,570.00
Total Estimated Budget: $86,570.00
The budget numbers above are accurate as of 11/10/2009
Status
Research & Development
Media Type
Video
Project End Use
Theatrical
Key Personnel
Molly Worre
Director
Molly Worre is a two time award winning Independent Filmmaker, who's films range from 16mm and HD shorts to documentaries. Since 2005 she has maintained a freelance career in the film industry as a First Assistant Director, Script Supervisor and Producer for shorts, commercials and feature length films.
In 2006 she co-founded MC2 Productions, a unique team of three creative directors- Molly Worre, Carrie Bush and Carrie Volk. Having completed two short films together it was evident from the beginning they are a balanced and succinct team.
Carrie Bush
Director
Carrie Bush decided to persue a career in the film industry to help give under-represented people and topics a voice. In the last four years, Carrie has worked on over 15 feature-length films, both narrative and documentaries. A couple of highlights include: The Listening Project Film; a four-month journey to 14 countries in search of the worlds opinion of the US. Another highlight was working in the assistant director department on the Coen Brother's most recent film, A Serious Man.
While she enjoys working on other people's films, Carrie's true passion is directing. In 2006 she co-founded MC2 Productions, where she joined forces with two other creative directors. Their work has proven itself, not only through the collaboration process, but also with achievement in festival awards and multiple grants.
Carrie Volk
Director
Carrie Volk has won several awards that recognize her filmmaking talents. After gaining five years experience in the corporate work place as video editor and segment producer, she is now branching out to establish a career in freelance production. She has also been creatively active in completing personal projects working as screen writer, producer, camera operator and editor.
Currently she has been collaborating with MC2 Productions. Award-winning Director Susan Marks was quoted in the state film and commission's blog MN Dialog as saying, “Recently I had the opportunity to view films by Molly Worre, Carrie Bush and Carrie Volk and am very impressed.”*
*http://mnfilmtv.org/mndialog/?p=112
Funders
| Name | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Foundation | $10,000.00 | 10/14/2009 |
Location
5601 Vincent Ave South
Minneapolis, MN, 55410
Short Synopsis
“Golden Hour” is a short narrative that deals with accepting what you have and the realization that sometimes, what you are missing may be better left unfound.
Description/Treatment
Jim wakes up to the gray world around him. He suffers from dementia and is desperate to remember his past. His memories are tangled together in filmstrips projected in the black box of his mind. Jim relies on his black book of prompts and Post-It reminders to carry him through the day – without them, simple tasks like remembering to turn off the stove and taking his medication are completely forgotten.
Jim wanders alone in life but chases the fragmented memory of a lost love. As the visions are revealed, Jim’s memories begin to invade his reality – snow speckled streets are blurred with crashing waves and hot summer sand.
Jim becomes consumed with unraveling the “Golden Hour”.
“Golden Hour” is a mixed media, narrative short shot on HD and 16mm. A visual avant-garde film with limited dialogue; blended with beautiful visual effects and CG images. It has the tone of an artsy drama but defies predictability with an ending that brings surprise and a touch of humor. It deals with accepting what you have and the realization that sometimes, what you are missing may be better left unfound.
The film explores three different realities. Jim’s mind is represented by a black room, which signifies his inability to retain detail. Filmstrips sit tangled in a box at Jim’s feet, representing his cluttered memories. Using a projector, his memories are illuminated clearly around him, yet they come in fragmented, disjointed waves. Jim appears as a silhouette in the black room, but as his memories become more connected, the images from the projector shed light on his appearance, gradually illuminating his full self – this signifies a moment of clarity in his mind.
Jim’s actual reality takes place on a gloomy day, barely pushing spring. The gray backdrop parallels his foggy attempts to accomplish simple tasks. Along with Post-It notes and his black book, a nurse visits him weekly; these are constant reminders of the disease that is slowly deteriorating his memories.
The third state of mind is a coalition of the first two realities. Slowly Jim’s memory of a day at the beach collides with the dreary streets that he walks. In a single stride he steps from cold wet concrete onto a sandy beachfront. Seagulls and beach balls mingle with the leafless trees that surround him, echoing the internal confusion he confronts every day.
As the film comes to an end, Jim finds himself in the midst of the coveted memory of the beach. He basks in the golden hour as the sun begins to set. The climactic moment is unexpectedly sabotaged when the full truth is revealed. It is then that the rest of his fragmented memories come rushing back in full clarity. Jim realizes his missing moments, stolen by dementia have been romanticized and are better left forgotten.
Click here to ask for more information about this project: