An ode to tinkerers, romantics and the power of faith, made by a tinkerer, romantic and atheist. In his first full-length feature, the animator Brent Green tells the true story of eccentric Leonard Wood and his great love, Mary, who meet each other through a car crash. When she becomes severely ill, he builds a grand and complex house for her – a ‘healing machine’ with a tower that must work miracles. Wood is a man after Green’s spirit, a great admirer of inventors such as Thomas Edison. He recreated the house on his own property and shot his film in it. The result is a completely idiosyncratic combination of animation, stop motion and live action. The filmmaker structured the narration through the guidance of a voice-over, which not only pushes the plot forward and comments on it, but also reflects upon the important things of life: belief, love… and electricity.
Film details
Productieland
USA
Jaar
2010
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2011
Lengte
72'
Medium/Formaat
HDcam
Taal
English
Première status
European première
Director
Brent Green
Producer
Brent Green
Principal cast
Donna Kozloskie, Michael McGinley
Cinematography
Jem Cohen, Brent Green, Pete Sillen, Jake Sillen, Holli Hopkins
Screenplay
Brent Green, Michael McGinley, Donna K.
Editing
Brent Green
Production design
Brent Green
Music
Brent Green, Michael McGinley, Jim Becker, Alan Scalpone