Preface to a History (2024)
A couple, Vlad and Sophy, navigate their relationship as well as their own struggles with mental health in the context of a highly connected, politically uncertain modern world while on a trip to a remote Canadian island in this avant-garde feature film. PREFACE TO A HISTORY, created with a tiny crew of four people, represents an experiment in using minimalist tools to create an overwhelming aesthetic experience in service of a simple, but specifically contemporary, story about two people attempting to navigate a fraying relationship amid all the anxieties and external pressures of modern adulthood in a technologically-interconnected and politically unstable era.
Directors: Willa Ross, Devan Scott.
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Vladimir Fedulov as Vlad |
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Sophy Romvari as Sophy |
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David Ohnona as Client |
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Daniel Jeffery as Daniel |
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Felix Oltean as Passerby |
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Susanna Barlow as Passerby |
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Gloria Mercer as Podcast Guest |
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Aidan West as Podcast Host |
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Paige Smith as Podcast Host |
| Writing | Willa Ross | Writer |
| Editing | Willa Ross | Editor |
| Production | Willa Ross | Producer |
| Directing | Willa Ross | Director |
| Writing | Paige Smith | Writer |
| Camera | Paige Smith | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Vladimir Fedulov | Location Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Devan Scott | Director |
| Camera | Felix Oltean | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Devan Scott | Cinematography |
| Camera | Susanna Barlow | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Devan Scott | Colorist |
| Writing | Devan Scott | Writer |
| Writing | Vladimir Fedulov | Writer |
| Writing | Sophy Romvari | Writer |
| Sound | Matthew Stephanson | Sound Editor |
| Production | Devan Scott | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paige Smith | Costume Supervisor |
