It’s been 5 years since I started my filmmaking journey with this horny little piece. No screenplay, just a couple paragraphs, a storyboard, and a small group of generous friends.
We screened it at @thehighlandtheatre and then a bunch of fests, including our favorite, in Mexico City. But I was off social media for my first few years making films so I never shared it here.
Tinderbox speaks to the triangular question of possession between creator, creation and muse.
You can watch in higher resolution on my website or Vimeo.
Written/Directed by me
Starring @jacobdavidellis@erinhammondrepublic and painting by @thomasgarnerartist
DP @iaintrimble
1st AC @thatonedudeq
2nd AC @joe_ashi
Gaffer @ryan_breitenbach
Editor @edward_editss
Visual Effects @monsour_j
Score @spill_sounds
Location sound @ghostwiener
Sound Design @thinkingbeing
Credit design @jacobburghart
Producer @virginiaama
Set Design @alli.du
Co-directing this music video with the insanely talented @aidentroyweber was a dream straight out of a French New Wave film. I’m endlessly grateful to the gorgeous crew, some of my favorite people, who ran wild with the vision and helped bring it to life. A story of the BEFORE/after shot all on film. Watch the full video at the link in my bio.
Here’s to martinis in a château, a lover’s heartbreak, and a few cinematic tears. 💋
Starring
Sam Bullington
@sambullington
Produced by
Rachel DiPillo
@odeaphilia
Director of Photography
Samuel Ott
@ottpotato
Assistant Director
Jonathan Angelico
@jonathangelico
Edited
Emily Mest & Jonathan Angelico
Color
Keyhan Bayegan
@kbaycolor
Titles
Martha Burgin
@marthaburger
Casting Director
Alex Rousset
@alexandriarousset
Choreography
Tevyn Cole
@tevyncole
Hair (Box Blonde)
Kait Matlock
Grooming
Tess Antoinette
@tessanntoinette
Makeup
Shay Sausser
@shaysaussermakeup
Tan by
@tanjunkiela
BTS / Stills
Vince Rossi
@vincerossi
Flowers
Virginia Ma
@huabyma
Song credits:
Written by
Emily Mest
Produced by
Zach Palmer & Alex Kinsey
@zachpalmer & @alexkinsey
Mastered by
Eric Barr
@thisisdrewel
#musicvideo #16mm #bolex #super8 #newartist #frenchnewwave
#35mm bts for the new Faouzia mv, directed by @bobbyhanaford produced be me, and shot by @natasha.abdul with lots and lots of lights from @justinusami
Love shooting Czech fomapan stock. This, underexposed a stop and pushed a stop. We shot the actual video on 35mm vision3 500T, so I wanted the supplementary stills to have a markedly different look, while still leaning into the vintage noir aesthetic.
Got through the whole shoot without Bobby losing an internal organ! Hoorah. Onto the next one!