Synopsis

A boy prepares for the arrival of a girl. Nervous, he tries his best to bring her inside without dying in awkwardness, but he accidentally locks them both out of the apartment for a long, long minute. However, this boy is brave!, and he does not surrender. He brings her from the blue outside into the warm, artsy bedroom where they’ll play guitar together. What song, you ask? You already know.

Director's Statement

My previous film was a wordy, formally rigid, almost-intellectual exercise, and I felt disappointed in it as a visual product. So I was feeling a little embarrassed as a director and thought I would make something that was nothing special on the page but that could still deliver a satisfying experience for an audience. It just so happened that at that time I was obsessed with a Sound and Vision acoustic cover by Inés Adam and Santiago Blanco: not exactly because of the guitar-playing itself—though that was incredibly captivating—but rather because of the energy flowing between them, communicated through body language and eye contact. I decided I was going to write two people into that situation. Unfortunately that part of the actual song part of the film was cut due to copyright issues……… but what remained—what remained!—is still pretty good: his mission to securely bring the girl inside and not embarrass himself to death. We were careful to create a duality in tone here, with everything outside the room feeling cold and anxietyinducing, whereas everything inside the room feels warm and cozy and sweet. And then there’s still something for the film nerds out there: the French New Wave scene recreations—the Jules and Jim sequence should be pretty close to the original.

Crew & Cast

Pedro de A. Silveira (Director) Pedro is a Brazilian writer/director whose favorite way of communicating withthe world is through film, and he hopes he can make them forever.

Alec Reusch (Cast) Alec Reusch is a Los Angeles-based actor, singer, and guitarist. Originally hailing from Falls Church, Virginia, he holds a BA in theater from The Ohio State University. Theater credits include: Once (Curtis Theater), Much Ado About Nothing (Hollywood Fringe), Drat! The Cat! and Promises, Promises (The Group Rep). Film: The Late Game.

Anna Mia Conley (Cast) Anna Mia Conley is a singer/songwriter and actress and has been in the industry since she was 4 years old. She loves combining her love for music and film by creating her own music videos and content to accompany her music releases. Anna Mia is also a house music dj, going under the alias DJAMC.

Sam Chi-Yen Yu (Producer) Sam Chi-yen Yu is a Taiwanese writer and creative producer based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in the cultural hub of East Asia, plus having worked years in the localization and translation field, he likes to shine lights on the absurdity in human lives that transcends the bounds of geography and language.

Oliver Hales (Cinematographer) Oliver is an Australian cinematographer living in Los Angeles. He is interested in making narrative films and music videos look nice.

Alison Borodzicz (Editor) Alison Borodzicz is an Australian-born film editor and visual artist based in Los Angeles with a background in classical violin performance and visual design. Her practice grew from a documentary curiosity about fellow visual artists and the inner forces that drive them to create, leading her to discover narrative meaning through close observation of real life. Trained in post-

production at UCLA Extension, she explores interior worlds across independent narrative and documentary film.

Tozoco (Composer) Tozoco is a composer who studies Piano Jazz at Saint Louis College of Music. And he loves cinema.

Behind the Scenes