When the person supposed to be closest to you is nothing more than a stranger.
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Shot at AYZA Wine & Chocolate Bar, West Village, NYC (http://ayzanyc.com)
Check out director Chris Shimojima's interview with Directors Notes:
http://www.directorsnotes.com/2014/05/12/chris-shimojima-6-minute-mom
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written, directed, and edited by CHRIS SHIMOJIMA (http://chrisshimojima.com)
starring JENNY MURRAY and GINGER GRACE
producer TREVOR JOYCE
producer and assistant director MIKE HAVOK
director of photography CORY DROSS (http://corydross.com)
original music by LJOVA (http://ljova.com)
sound editor and re-recording mixer MIKE FRANK
assistant camera LINDSAY MANN
gaffer LUKE BUCK
swing ANDREW CAREY
location sound TAYMAN STRAHORN, JON MOORE
makeup KYLE GOODWIN, EMILIA ADAMKIEWICZ
wardrobe assistant YARUSHA JIMENEZ
casting assistant CAMERON SAVAGE
production assistants DEVON KNIGHT, IGEOMA SIMON
catering AROUND THE CLOCK CRAFT SERVICES
background
ALI ANDRE ALI
CASEY BROWN
ADRIANA BUSTAMANTE
JASMINE JANICE COX
ARI DE LUNA
MICHAEL DEWHIRST
MORGAN GREISING
TIM LEE
HOWARD LEE
DIANA LOUNSBURY
CAROLINE CHRISTL LONG
ERICA MANNI
KEYDRA MANNS
TOMMY PANISSIDI
JOHN PASSARO
STANLEY PETION
REGGIE ROSS
NORIKO SATO
MIKE SMEDES
ROBERT STARKS
JENN SZILAGY
LORI TSCHUDY
LINDA VEGA
BHARAT VOHRA
STEVEN WEISS
“ALBUM LEAF”
written and performed by LJOVA
©2012 LJOVA MUSIC (ASCAP)
by arrangement with KAPUSTNIK RECORDS
special thanks to
AYZA WINE AND CHOCOLATE BAR
and
SAG/AFTRA
© 2014 PROMETHIUM PICTURES, LLC
"6-minute Mom"
a short film.
2014, drama, 6 min
In honor of Mother's Day, we were tasked with making a piece about the importance of staying in touch. Of course, I thought, here's the perfect opportunity for a psychological character piece about the modern-day independent woman.
CREDIT: writer, director, editor
starring JENNY MURRAY and GINGER GRACE
interview with me, by Directors Notes
Official Selection
Vancouver International Film Festival, 2014
Best Actress, Jenny Murray, YoungCuts Film Festival, 2014
Award of Merit, Accolades Competition, 2014