The Living Book (2021)
The Living Book combines live action and animation to describe a couple’s bickering attempts to account for all of human culture, post-apocalypse, as their own memories fail them. Partly inspired by the Doukhobors’ (a 17th-century Christian sect in Poland) Living Book, Erin Cosgrove’s film also draws on such diverse source material as string-theory, science fiction, and religious history. Meditative and humorous, the film confronts its overtly broad theme within the frame of an ongoing argument between two lifetime intimates.
Director: Erin Cosgrove
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Scott Keely as Marcolf |
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Janelle Ranek as Reynard |
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Dawn Krosnowski as H.I.N.B.R.A.N.D |
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Tom Joyal as Marcolf's Cat |
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Don Cosgrove as Solomon |
| Directing | Erin Cosgrove | Director |
| Sound | Kevin Cosgrove | Music |
| Sound | Kevin Cosgrove | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Kevin Cosgrove | Foley |
| Sound | Elaine Evans | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Paul Metzger | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Chelsea Keene | Colorist |
| Directing | Don Cosgrove | Other |
| Crew | Peter Kirby | Technical Advisor |
| Writing | Erin Cosgrove | Writer |
| Editing | Erin Cosgrove | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Erin Cosgrove | Animation |