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Off the Face of the Earth
TYPE: Narrative Short
GENRE: Science Fiction
STATUS: Pre-Production
LOGLINE
A reclusive photographer's strange encounter with a long-thought-missing woman threatens to draw him out of his isolation.
SYNOPSIS
Tim Bosco moves into the basement of his ailing mother's Long Island home and wipes himself off social media in an effort to withdraw from the rest of humanity, beyond the reach of anyone else he ever knew. But then one evening, while taking a photo of the sky over the local waterfront, he notices a woman standing in his phone camera's frame who doesn't appear to be there off-screen. She in turn realizes he can see her and flees, setting him off on a quest to determine what he just saw.
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
The story of "Off the Face of the Earth" grew out of my lifelong struggle to reconcile the peace of solitude with the pain of loneliness. Leaving the relative emotional and psychological safety of my home to submit myself to the unpredictable observation of even the people I love most has always been fraught, but the gnawing need to stay connected to others always eventually drives me back to it.
KEY CREW
Adam Uhl - Cinematographer
Shot the Sundance 2017 best documentary feature prize winner "Dina," which he co-produced with Killer Films ("First Reformed," "Carol"). Also shot "Mala Mala," another documentary feature, which won both a Tribeca Film Festival audience award and a SIMA best cinematography award in 2015. Commercial clients have included Google, Nike, Budweiser, HBO and Vice, among many others.
Ronald Peet - Actor
Just wrapped his lead role on Season 1 of the new Netflix series “The I-Land” opposite Kate Bosworth and Alex Pettyfer, and can also be seen in Noah Baumbach's "The Meyerowitz Stories," opposite Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and Adam Sandler, and "First Reformed," directed by Paul Schrader. Television credits include “The Looming Tower,” “Blindspot” and “Girls.” He is also playing the co-lead role in the New Group/Vineyard Theatre production of Jeremy O. Harris' "Daddy" opposite Alan Cumming.
Haley Rawson - Actor
Haley is best known for her recurring roles on HBO's "The Deuce" and ABC's "The Slap." She has also recently appeared on Jordan Peele's "The Last O.G." for TBS, as well as on "Broad City" (Comedy Central), "The Affair" (Showtime) and "The Blacklist" (NBC). Film credits include Steven Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies" and "Humor Me," opposite Jemaine Clement. Her first produced screenplay, "Drive-Thru," is currently in post-production and slated to premiere on the 2019 festival circuit.
Kathleen Littlefield - Actor
Poughkeepsie-born, Atlanta-bred, NYC-based. Broadway: "The Glass Menagerie" (dir. John Tiffany), "The Nap" (Manhattan Theatre Club, dir. Daniel Sullivan). Off-Broadway: "Love, Love, Love" (Roundabout Theatre Company, dir. Michael Mayer), "Linda" (Manhattan Theatre Club, dir. Lynne Meadow). Film: "Tenured" (Fox Digital, Tribeca Film Festival). TV/Web: "It's a Hit!" (pilot starring Abby Elliott and Tim Matheson).
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