A pregnant woman at the point of breaking into the art industry discovers she has Parkinson’s Disease and is forced to spend her birthday evaluating the trajectory of the rest of her life and the people in it.
Starring Roberta Rigano & Mike Bash
Written & Directed by Madeleine Perez
Logline:
Amidst her day to day grind, this lonely comedienne, fights to bring reason to her life.
A short drama collaboration between filmmakers Iain P.F. McDonald & Madeleine Perez. It follows the story of struggling standup comedienne, Farah Day trying to find her place in a new city and cultivate authentic connections.
Starring Emily Kirk, Hannah Pearlman and Theo Manhattan. Written/Directed by Madeleine Perez & Iain P.F. McDonald
A short film inspired by a true story of a former child violin prodigy whose life is forever altered when his dad--his hero loses his health and the boy loses sight of who he wants to be, choosing as a young adult to escape down the path of drugs and living on the streets.
I kept journal entries when I was overseas in Paris back in May. I thought it might be fun to share a bit about my adventures.
Isn’t it romantic to be at peace
I take Fitzgerald’s words to heart
Venturing out to see things that startle me
She felt the anguish in the paint strokes/ Could all pain be made useful/ In art it’s finally understood, validated
The world’s fogged over and bites of cold, accompanied by Sam Cooke and heat, beaming light through sleepy streets…
My dad would often say sit back and enjoy the ride, I hated that answer but attempted to learn
