PRAISE / A LONE MAN

Haunted by a voice of reason in the middle of nowhere, a man is relentlessly plagued by a cassette tape. Left with only his vices to cope, he spirals further into doubt.

Short Film | Public Space Productions | 2019


Writer/Director: Kyle Marchen
Producers: Van Wickiam, Kyle Marchen
Director of Photography: Filip Funk
Production Designer: Elizabeth Kennedy
Set Decorator: Jaina Town
Editor: Kyle Marchen
Music: Cole Sefton
Sound Recordist: Daegun Lee
Sound Designer: Brody Currie
Sound Mix: Dylan King
DIT: Van Wickiam

CAST
A Lone Man - Connor Marchen
Danton Fyfe - Eric Stanley Neate
Host - Shelby Handley
Woman In White - Anneli Tamm

Director’s Statement
Praise / A Lone Man is a project that tackles ideas of self-harm and self-sabotaging thoughts. The haunting nature of this story is something that poured straight from my creative process and self-criticisms after finishing college. There is an unhealthy adoration of constant busyness and curated "success" online, making it harder and harder to cut the noise from my personal process. This is why I felt inclined to make a film that wrestles with these notions unconventionally.

 
 

© 2024 Kyle Marchen