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| A House, A Home | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Daniel Fickle |
| Screenplay by | Daniel Fickle Mark Smith |
| Produced by | Mark Smith Courtney Eck James Strayer Adam Shearer |
| Starring | Meredith Adelaide Calvin Morie McCarthy |
| Cinematography | Reijean Heringlake |
| Edited by | Daniel Fickle Joe Forsythe |
| Music by | Alialujah Choir |
Production company | Two Penguins Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A House, A Home is a 2012 American short film. Based on the song of the same name by Adam Shearer and Adam Selzer, the film adaptation was directed by Daniel Fickle and written by Daniel Fickle and Mark Smith. The film stars Meredith Adelaide and Calvin Morie McCarthy and tells a story of how a love, a death and another death are reconciled in a subterranean world.
In addition to being an official selection to the Raindance,[2] Woodstock,[3] New Orleans,[4] San Diego[5], and Cornwall[6] film festivals the film has been nominated for numerous awards ultimately winning eleven accolades including Best Short at the United Kingdom Film Festival.[7]
Synopsis
Synopsis
Under the care of Dr. James C. Hawthorne, Partrick Brennan (1896-1914) and Sophia Mendenhall (1898-1921) shared their temporal lives attracted to each other but were unable to a foster a relationship because of the confines of Dr. Hawthorne's mental institution. Patrick became convinced that Dr. Hawthorne was involved romantically with Sophia, a false reality that left him distraught and prompted him to take his life.[8]
18 year old Patrick (Calvin Morie McCarthy) lives an after-life in a small room continuously sketching the same object and exploring a tunnel system behind one of his walls. Seven years have passed since he was buried by his guardian Dr. Hawthorne. The year is 1921, and the arrival of a mysterious neighbor is a redemptive blessing for Patrick.
Patrick peers through a keyhole and sees Sophia (Meredith Adelaide), now five years his senior. Discovering a passageway he crawls through a narrow tunnel and arrives at her door. Their reunion is awkward for Patrick. Their roles have been reversed, her life experiences eclipse his. The inhibitions of adolescence are in Sophia's past.
The objects in Sophia's room hint that she became well under Dr. Hawthorne's care and returned to her life as a singer and dancer. She shares photographs with Patrick that represent her life after his suicide. Patrick, in turn, wants to share his lost years. He invites Sophia to his room and reveals an entrance to a tunnel. He leads her into the tunnel and they steal their way into a another room, a gallery of oil paintings. Sophia is mesmerized by the beauty of the paintings but when a shadow passes a stain glass door they hurry back into the tunnel. Having almost been caught in a place they shouldn't be, they are exhilarated by their adventure and complicity.
Sophia and Patrick return to Sophia's room. She takes him by the hand and begins to dance. Patrick is unsure of himself so Sophia takes the lead and shows him how to move. Being far from the world they once inhabited the relative aspects of experience no longer matter.
While dancing dirt falls from a gap in the ceiling onto Sophia's arm. Sophia and Patrick look up, the camera moves through the ceiling, through earth and roots to reveal a woman placing a small rock on Sophia's headstone. Next to Sophia's grave is Patrick's headstone at Lone Fir Cemetery.
References
- ^ "A House, A Home (2012)". Internet Movie Data Base. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "20th Raindance Film Festival". Raindance Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "13th Annual Woodstock Film Festival". Woodstock Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Magic Realism". New Orleans Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "San Diego Film Festival Unveils Complete Line Up". Cinema Static. Brusimm.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Films Without Borders 2". Cornwall Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "UK Film Festival Awards". United Kingdom Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Cusick, Dave. "Exclusive Video Premiere: Alialujah Choir's A House, A Home". Oregon Public Broadcasting. NPR. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
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