LOVE (2020)
A gorgeous and frequently emotional rumination on the “big things” in life, James Gallagher’s new short film, Love, poses questions on what we love, why we love it, and what happens when the desire to win becomes detrimental to our experience of ourselves and other people. While that description seems preachy, the film is not didactic—on the contrary, its plot is extremely loose and impressionistic, requiring the viewer some effort to construct its fast-moving snippets into a coherent narrative.
Director: James Gallagher
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Will Hochman as The Player |
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Boris McGiver as The Father |
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Susan Sarandon as The Art Teacher |
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Elise Kibler as The Model |
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Jonny Rios as The Quarterback |
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Patrick Cuervo Dwyer as One of the Boys |
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Erik Frandsen as The Ancient Father |
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Campbell Hallowell as The Newborn |
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Nick Wheelehon as One of the Boys |
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Michael Vasquez as The Opposing Player |
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Eliot Thompson as |
| Directing | James Gallagher | Director |
| Production | Claire MacDonald | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Belcher | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ernst Reijseger | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Andrew Swett | Producer |
| Production | Emily McEvoy | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emily Schubert | Costume Designer |
| Art | April Lasky | Production Design |