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3 MINUTES is a short thriller, (RT 12:41)
LOGLINE: A veteran's wife tries to shield him from violence in their hometown.
READ A REVIEW
Art can save our souls by making us see the world differently, by calling us to action, by engaging every sense. Michael Medeiros' second film is a short but it’s long on drama, tension and importance. Three Minutes is about a damaged veteran, Tommy (Adam Cole), whose wife, Laurie (Inge Uys) is doing her best to protect and heal him in a town drenched in gun culture. The film does so much with nuance—there’s hardly any dialogue, but there’s worlds of meaning in just Laurie's glance at her husband, or how his unsettled face changes when he hears something that even sounds like a shot. But there are also the visuals. They try to escape their lives by sitting in a movie theater watching gun play on the screen, and she pulls him down to kiss him, a protection as well as desire. Every detail is shattering: There are the old couple wearing twin plaid shirts, the rifle-toting young wife who is out maneuvered by the Laurie’s finger gun. “You’d be dead,” she says. Call it many things, a love story that is both tragic and affirming, about how love doesn’t quit when there’s trouble, a call to put a stopper into the terrifying gun culture we seem to be drenched in. What I call it is a masterpiece. -- CAROLINE LEAVITT http://carolineleavittville.blogspot.com/2016/1...
WHY THIS STORY:
This production came out of the question: if everybody had a gun, would we be safer? Filming took place in a small town in North Carolina. And that in itself proved challenging. On our second day, at lunch, we received a visit from a town official with the chief of police in tow. She threatened to shut us down and ultimately denied permission for us to shoot in public locations. Fortunately, by that time we’d already gotten what we needed on the streets. We also unexpectedly received generous assistance from local businesses to use several vital locations. Personally, I gained some insights into a gun culture that is pervasively popular and has many legitimate concerns, as well as the obvious negative aspects. But for this film we wanted to avoid getting bogged down in polarizing politics and statistics. Ultimately, what we hoped to achieve, was an emotionally impactful story that might help spark a new conversation.
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PRODUCTION TEAM:
Michael Medeiros (writer, director) wrote and directed the indie feature, BLINK released by Alchemy currently on iTunes, Amazon, etc. TRAILER FOR BLINK at: www.theblinkmovie.com
Wall St. Journal’s Frank Cipolla says, “Really imaginative, original, the direction was superb.” His first film, the 2007 dramatic short, Underground, played festivals in the UK, France & the U.S. He has also directed for the stage in NYC & regionally. Michael trained as an actor with legendary teacher, Uta Hagen. Past projects include: X-Men First Class, Synecdoche New York, RoboCop2, Elementary, Person of Interest, Son of the Morning Star, Law & Order, NY Shakespeare Festival, Goodman Theatre, The Kennedy Center, etc. He is a founding member of the writer’s lab, New River Dramatists.
Nils Kenaston (cinematographer) was the DP on the Michael Medeiros feature, BLINK and on Eitan Gorlin’s, Holy Land which won the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance. Born in New Delhi, India, he grew up in Singapore, Malaysia, San Francisco and graduated with a B.A. in Art and Semiotics from Brown University. The following year he attended the Hoch Schule der Kunst and witnessed the collapse of the Berlin Wall, capturing his experience on Super-8 film. Early jobs in New York City included Todd Haynes' Poison and Ang Lee's, Pushing Hands. He has shot over two dozen feature films & documentaries.
Ilvi Dulack (producer) co-produced the indie feature, Blink released by Alchemy in 2015 (currently on itunes, amazon etc). She was also co-producer on the dramatic short UNDERGROUND, which played festivals in the UK France and the US. Currently in development: a documentary on Our Bill of Rights. Theatre producing credits include: 1348 at the Chelsea Playhouse & On the Eve at the Neighborhood Playhouse. She has served as a script consultant for theatre & film and runs a writing workshop at UCONN Waterbury. Acting credits include the feature films BLINK and Brilliant Mistakes & on stage: Solomons Child on Broadway, Ah Bright Wings at Long Wharf Theatre, 1348 and On the Eve.
Mark Woods (producer) has launched and led numerous companies, including North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Charlotte Rep, Festival Stage Company, Charlotte Festival/New Plays in America, New River Dramatists and StorySlam, through which he has produced & directed over 150 productions. He was commissioned to help design a performing arts venue, The Hanes Theatre & is currently working to launch a writers program in the UK. Another current venture, Think Banana seeks a deeper understanding of the planet’s interrelated systems. Mark continues to be driven by the conviction that the greatest story ever told is the one we are living. Keeping the stories relevant keeps us relevant and provides insight into the human condition.
