Member's Mark
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Short Films, 06-Mar-2023
Overwhelmed by voices inside her head, a farmhand teeters between reality, nightmare, and an alternate dimension. Marisa DeMarini directs “Member’s Mark,” an elliptical experimental film that frames a psychological breakdown as a disorienting series of motifs - mirrors, lights, extreme close ups of eyes, wide empty outdoor spaces. The turmoil inside Lily’s head stems from something about the weather and a corresponding disintegration of her memory. It's a fractured exploration that finds its own rhythm and spacing with repeating voiceover and fever dream logic. -KA. Director: Marisa DeMarini. Director of Photography: Ryan Thomas. First AC: Calvin Ferniza. Editors: Marisa DeMarini and Ariel Gardner. Producer: Marisa DeMarini. Starring Thia Schuessler, Gabriella Ortega Ricketts, Cindy Schuessler, Sarah Schuessler. Color and VFX by Ellie Pritts and Claire Levinson. Post Sound Mixing by Jake Robinson. Title Design by Chloë Brett.
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