not our living room
We've finally released one of our new short films, "Not Our Living Room" online.
This short was part of a challenge we gave ourselves, a pair of sibling pieces (contrasting "We Had Plans," premiered a few months ago) - to tell a story in one room, between siblings that explores their relationship, and ends in a way that could be a beginning. More of what inspired this particular story can be found here: http://www.congestedcat.com/not-our-living-room.
Our newest completed short "Not Our Living Room" has been accepted at the 18th FirstGlance Film Festival and will screen the weekend of October 23 - 25! More details to come!
Last night was our private cast, crew & supporter screening of our 2 new shorts, and we had about 25 people in house. Thank you everyone who came out, and who supported the films on Seed&Spark last year!
Those in attendance had some lovely comments about both films, but could not stop raving about "Not Our Living Room" in particular. Kelsey & I personally have a little more preference for "We Had Plans," but that's mostly because it's more subtle & nuanced and feels like a bigger achievement due to how it's subverting gender and exploring something big in a variety of very confined ways. However, the films are so drastically different; in tone, feel, story & most importantly our intention behind each. The theme of loss and the motif of exploring siblings stuck (metaphorically or literally) in a room together is all that unites them. Normally, I wouldn't compare my work against itself, but screening them back to back and funding them as companion pieces sort of brought that out in everyone. I think "We Had Plans" requires rewatch, while "Not Our Living Room" only invites it. So, I'm curious to hear feedback from our supporters again when they've had the opportunity to rewatch both.
It was the 1st time we screened "Not Our Living Room" for an audience, but the 2nd for "We Had Plans." The 1st for that was last month (exactly 1 month ago) at the NYC PictureStart Film Festival. Check out the recap of that & see what the audience reaction was like HERE.
We're crossing our fingers for some additional festival screenings for both films later this year!
-Christina
Watch the teasers for our two new short films!
Check out these behind the scenes photos from shooting our 2 new short films just a few weekends ago! See TWO galleries below!
Not Our Living Room was shot on day 1 with Alyssa Meadows doing on-set photography.
We Had Plans was shot on day 2 with our resident photographer Chris Carroll doing on-set photography.
We're hoping to have rough cuts of both films from our awesome editor Jordan Roberts by the end of this month. We're also hoping we'll be able to put out teasers for both films by November! We'll keep you updated as more progress is made.
Want to know who all the talented people in these photos are? Check out the IMDb pages for NOLR & WHP!
