I'm at Home
Director: Philip Thompson
United States, 2021, 13 min
Shooting Format:16mm, Hi-8 Video
Festival Year:2022
Category:Experimental
Genre:Drama
WINNER: Audience Award
Cast:Philip Thompson, Gemma Gallucci
Crew:Writer: Philip Thompson. Producer: Philip Thompson. Director of Photography: Aidan Cronin; Production Design: Olivia Acuña, Gemma Gallucci; Editor: Michael Friedman; Gaffer: Akesh Patel, Danny Motta, Josh Gordon; Sound Recordist: Jack Liden; Theme Music: Edward Crowley; Sound Design: Cara Moses; Sound Editing: Philip Thompson; Sound Mixing: Philip Thompson
Email:philipthompsonfilm@gmail.com
Synopsis
The host of a children's television show aimed for creativity starts experiencing burnout after needing to force that creativity every day.
Trailer
About the director
Philip Thompson is a filmmaker from New England, based in Brooklyn, listed as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. His work investigates popular media’s influence on culture and the one-sided "looking" relationship between audiences and image subjects. His work has screened at Atlanta, Palm Springs, Lago, Chicago Underground and Athens, and was featured on Nobudge Films of the Year. He is the co-founder of the Ithaca Experimental Film Festival.
Filmmaker's note
I, like many others, had lots of difficulty trying to create work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and instead spent that time watching television shows where people were creative all the time. I wanted to make a film that explored the emotional state of creating art for your career when the pandemic caused nothing but feelings of confinement, hopelessness, and depression.