A man sits forlorn and alone in an empty bar. A mysterious woman approaches and tries to crack the shell of his sadness with an intimate physical act and the cathartic power of storytelling.
Written and directed by > LORENZO FONDA
Produced by > ELIZABETH MACKENZIE, LORENZO FONDA
Cecile > CHRISTIE ESCOBAR
Nicolas > PHIL BURKE
Director of photography > TAYLOR MCINTOSH
Editor > BRAD HASSE, LORENZO FONDA
VR Drawings > LORENZO FONDA
Visual effects > FONS SCHIEDON, STEFANO VILLANI
Original score > DANIELE CARMOSINO
Sound design > ARIS LOUZIOTIS, ALEXANDROS SIDIROPOULOS
Mix > ARIS LOUZIOTIS
Audio post-production studio > MILK AUDIO
Costumes > ORNELLA CHIOSSONE, JOANA CHAVES
Production manager > CAITLIN CLARKE
Assistant director > LACY WHITTMAN
Production designer > STEVEN GRISÉ
Assistant production designer > TAYBRA MARCHESE
Assistant camera > BRANDON REGINA
Swing > KEVIN DYNIA
2nd unit director of photography > DANIELE SARTI
On-set recording > VANESSA HUPSON-HARPER
Hair and make-up artist > JESSE GENAO
Colorist > CARLOS FLORES
Extras > LARRY GEVIRTZ, THOMAS WOODROW
Production assistants > OKSANA KOROL, JASON BOIT, WILL HALLETT, VIVIANI RAOLA, TRAVIS HOOD
Thanks to > THOMAS WOODROW, GHOST ROBOT, HENRY HARGREAVES, EUGENIO GATTO / RAGTAG, ST. MAZIE’S, NICO CASAVECCHIA, MATHERY STUDIO, FULVIO GHEMASI / TERRACAVA, LORENZO FANTON, MAYA MEISSNER, MARCO ROSELLA, LORENZO MAGNAGHI / THE TUNE, ELENA XAUSA, FONDA FAMILY
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The short film is based on a comic I did a while ago titled “A trumpet and a feather” and I was pushed to turn in into a cinematic experience thanks to Elizabeth MacKenzie’s energy and motivation.
Please visit the film’s dedicated mini-site: thebrickwallshortfilm.com
Even though I’ve played with filmmaking for two decades this was one of my first times taking a stab at working with actors and telling a narrative fictional story. Additionally to the live action scenes, I created a whole segment in VR using Tiltbrush. Bringing each scene to life was an exhilarating process because I had to learn how to use the technology as I went, but as my usual, I enjoyed being challenged by once another experiment in how to tell a story in a new way.
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Full behind the scenes coming sooner or later.