a short film
TRAILER
ABOUT
After the death of her estranged mother, Danica, a cutthroat Hollywood producer, develops a "cinematic dissociative disorder," and starts finding herself inside of the movie pitches she hears at work. With the help of Jesse, her wise-beyond-their-years teen, Danica must learn that the only way past grief is through it.
Employing hidden movie homages and an underlying critique of the current media and cultural landscape, Controlling the Narrative is smart, funny, magical realism with a message. It expertly weaves together tropes and visual styles from various genres including action-adventure, family dramedy, and even video games. By stretching the boundaries of these often prescribed categories, it invites audiences to stretch the boundaries of their own imaginations.
TEAM
Controlling the Narrative is a female-driven, personal allegory illustrating what happens when we run away from our own grief. It is a creative exploration of my own complicated relationship to family, as a queer person, a filmmaker, and a parent. In the last few years, we have all been forced to face our shadows in isolation. This film opens up the conversation about how we turn toward each other again.
I am a co-founder of Couch Film Collective, a non-profit dedicated to supporting marginalized people in film. The community impact of this project encompasses both the production process and end product, as all my work does. I believe this industry is uniquely positioned to transform global dialogue and culture, and that belief is a thread in all that I do.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
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Associate Producers
Eric Hofer • Jesse Thomas • Tirsh Hunter
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