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$1.95an abstract thriller about a man who forgot he was terrorized by guilt
Fragments is an abstract thriller about a man who was so intensely terrorized by guilt that he was driven mad, and eventually his mind erased all traces of the event in order to relieve himself of the agony brought on by his remorse. The film is an exploration of this man’s memory as he begins to recall it after stumbling upon evidence of the incident by chance in his home. His recollection of what happened is nonsensical at first, as the images that come rushing back to are fractured and out of place, but as all the pieces fall into place he discovers what burden in his past was so terrible, his mind forced him to forget the whole thing ever happened. Equal parts ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and ‘Inland Empire’ Fragments is an unsettling and intellectually stimulating film experience.
- Directed by Brendan Prost
- Written by Brendan Prost
- Produced by Brendan Prost
- Running Time 21 min
- Release Date 2008
- Content Rating Intended Audience: teen
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Written by Brendan Prost
Produced by Brendan Prost
Cast MIke Thorn:
John Delahunt:
Kayla Glynn:
Amitt Bahl:
Tim Ollivier:
Fragments is the very definition of guerilla filmmaking. Shooting essentially comprised of only the necessary actors in the scene, the director (who served as every member of the crew), as well as the occasional assistant to the director who operated lights or moved equipment around. The film was shot cheaply on digital video over the span of three months, and edited on Final Cut Express software in two.
Despite all these what some might refer to as "amateur" filmmaking practices, the final product is astonishingly well polished and professionally crafted in every technical element imaginable. And not speaking simply in terms of comparisons to other smaller filmmaking efforts, but to professional film productions that appear in well regarded film festivals everyday.
