Engram (film)
| Engram | |
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| File:Engram2014.jpg Actors Oliver Ackland and Isabel Lucas in Engram | |
| Directed by | Maggie Betts |
| Produced by | Christopher Ciancimino |
| Written by | Maggie Betts |
| Starring | Isabel Lucas Oliver Ackland Lucille Patton Alvin Epstein Joey Green Julia Faletti |
| Music by | Josh Debney The Newton Brothers John Debney (themes) |
| Cinematography | Kat Westergaard |
Production company | Woodshed Entertainment |
Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Engram is a 2014 short film directed by Maggie Betts and starring Isabel Lucas and Oliver Ackland. The film premiered on March 31, 2014. In the film, two elderly strangers wait to board a subway train while attempting to rediscover a mutual memory.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Isabel Lucas as the woman
- Lucille Patton portrays an elderly version of the woman.
- Julia Falletti portrays a child version of the woman.
- Oliver Ackland as the man
- Alvin Epstein portrays an elderly version of the man.
- Joey Curtis-Green portrays a child version of the man.
Production[edit]
The original inspiration for the film was derived from the experience Betts' mom had as a survivor of a hit-and-run accident in her youth.[2] Dashion designer Prabal Gurung, a longtime friend of Betts', created a white dress for Lucas' character, who wears it in the opening sequence while walking in a field of lush grass.[2] The film was shot on an 800-acre plot in the Berkshires of New England and partially in the West Fourth Street–Washington Square station in New York.[1] It mainly takes place in the Berkshires plot, which Gurung described as having a "magical, beautiful feel", interspersed with scenes of the two main characters as elderly people and those of them as children.[3] The characters played by Lucas and Ackland represent the inner voices of their older counterparts and are shown barefoot throughout the film. The Berkshires are depicted as the imaginary place where the characters converse and spend time with each other while trying to piece if and how they know each other.[2]
On March 31, 2014, the film premiered at the Museum of Modern Art. Prabal Gurung and singer Sophie Auster hosted the screening.[1]
Reception[edit]
Audiences have responded favorably to the film. Former First Lady of the United States Barbara Bush, who attended the screening, said of the film, "It was really beautiful. And very sweet."
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Engram's Best Bet". WMagazine. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bernstein, Jacob (2014-04-02). "Maggie Betts: Socialite Turned Filmmaker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ↑ "Maggie Betts's New Film Engram Is an Experiment in "Orgasmic Imagery"". Vogue. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
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