When Marian is on the run, she goes to the only place she knows is safe: her childhood home. She is greeted by her estranged sister, Vivian, a stay-at-home housewife struggling to conceive and on the verge of a failing marriage. Though the two are identical twins, they live opposite lives. Marian’s mysterious return disrupts Vivian’s small-town routine, and the sisters must learn to reconnect and reconcile. When Marian's haunting past finally catches up to her, their separate worlds collide, catapulting both sisters into grave danger.
Directed by: Erin Vassilopoulos
Written by: Erin Vassilopoulos and Alessandra Mesa
Director of Photography: Mia Cioffi Henry
Edited by: Jenn Ruff and Erin Vassilopoulos
Original Music by: Jessica Moss
Producers: Benjamin Cohen, Grant Curatola and Patrick Donovan
a LOU Films production
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Walking and Falling | Narrative short | 8' | color | 16mm film | 2014 | Watch
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Music video for The Wants |
3' | color | 2021 |
When Marian is on the run, she goes to the only place she knows is safe: her childhood home. She is greeted by her estranged sister, Vivian, a stay-at-home housewife struggling to conceive and on the verge of a failing marriage. Though the two are identical twins, they live opposite lives. Marian’s mysterious return disrupts Vivian’s small-town routine, and the sisters must learn to reconnect and reconcile. When Marian's haunting past finally catches up to her, their separate worlds collide, catapulting both sisters into grave danger.
Directed by: Erin Vassilopoulos
Written by: Erin Vassilopoulos and Alessandra Mesa
Director of Photography: Mia Cioffi Henry
Edited by: Jenn Ruff and Erin Vassilopoulos
Original Music by: Jessica Moss
Producers: Benjamin Cohen, Grant Curatola and Patrick Donovan
a LOU Films production
When Marian is on the run, she goes to the only place she knows is safe: her childhood home. She is greeted by her estranged sister, Vivian, a stay-at-home housewife struggling to conceive and on the verge of a failing marriage. Though the two are identical twins, they live opposite lives. Marian’s mysterious return disrupts Vivian’s small-town routine, and the sisters must learn to reconnect and reconcile. When Marian's haunting past finally catches up to her, their separate worlds collide, catapulting both sisters into grave danger.
Directed by: Erin Vassilopoulos
Written by: Erin Vassilopoulos and Alessandra Mesa
Director of Photography: Mia Cioffi Henry
Edited by: Jenn Ruff and Erin Vassilopoulos
Original Music by: Jessica Moss
Producers: Benjamin Cohen, Grant Curatola and Patrick Donovan
a LOU Films production
When Marian is on the run, she goes to the only place she knows is safe: her childhood home. She is greeted by her estranged sister, Vivian, a stay-at-home housewife struggling to conceive and on the verge of a failing marriage. Though the two are identical twins, they live opposite lives. Marian’s mysterious return disrupts Vivian’s small-town routine, and the sisters must learn to reconnect and reconcile. When Marian's haunting past finally catches up to her, their separate worlds collide, catapulting both sisters into grave danger.
Directed by: Erin Vassilopoulos
Written by: Erin Vassilopoulos and Alessandra Mesa
Director of Photography: Mia Cioffi Henry
Edited by: Jenn Ruff and Erin Vassilopoulos
Original Music by: Jessica Moss
Producers: Benjamin Cohen, Grant Curatola and Patrick Donovan
a LOU Films production
When Marian is on the run, she goes to the only place she knows is safe: her childhood home. She is greeted by her estranged sister, Vivian, a stay-at-home housewife struggling to conceive and on the verge of a failing marriage. Though the two are identical twins, they live opposite lives. Marian’s mysterious return disrupts Vivian’s small-town routine, and the sisters must learn to reconnect and reconcile. When Marian's haunting past finally catches up to her, their separate worlds collide, catapulting both sisters into grave danger.
Directed by: Erin Vassilopoulos
Written by: Erin Vassilopoulos and Alessandra Mesa
Director of Photography: Mia Cioffi Henry
Edited by: Jenn Ruff and Erin Vassilopoulos
Original Music by: Jessica Moss
Producers: Benjamin Cohen, Grant Curatola and Patrick Donovan
a LOU Films production
Discharged from the hospital after a partial face transplant, Eva is struck by an intense curiosity about her donor.
Written and Directed by: Erin Vassilopoulos
Director of Photography: Mia Cioffi Henry
Production Design: Maite Perez-Nievas
Costume Design: Olga Mill
Editing: Ron Dulin and Erin Vassilopoulos
Producers: Emily Iason and Alex Scharfman
Film Processing: Colorlab
Film Scan: Metropolis Post
Cast:
Alexia Rasmussen
Laila Robins
David Warshofsky
Zuzana Stivinova
Discharged from the hospital after a partial face transplant, Eva is struck by an intense curiosity about her donor.
Written and Directed by: Erin Vassilopoulos
Director of Photography: Mia Cioffi Henry
Production Design: Maite Perez-Nievas
Costume Design: Olga Mill
Editing: Ron Dulin and Erin Vassilopoulos
Producers: Emily Iason and Alex Scharfman
Film Processing: Colorlab
Film Scan: Metropolis Post
Cast:
Alexia Rasmussen
Laila Robins
David Warshofsky
Zuzana Stivinova
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Feature Film, 2021
On the run, Marian returns to her hometown to hide out with her estranged identical twin sister, Vivian, a stay-at-home housewife struggling to conceive and on the verge of a failing marriage. Though the two are identical twins, they lead opposite lives, and Marian’s mysterious return disrupts Vivian’s small-town routines. As the sisters struggle to reconnect and reconcile, Marian's haunting past finally catches up to her, causing their separate worlds to collide and catapulting both into grave danger.
Directed by: Erin Vassilopoulos
Written by: Erin Vassilopoulos and Alessandra Mesa
Cast: Alessandra Mesa, Ani Mesa, Pico Alexander, Jake Hoffman
Producers: Benjamin Cohen, Grant Curatola and Patrick Donovan
Director of Photography: Mia Cioffi Henry
Editing: Jenn Ruff and Erin Vassilopoulos
Production Design: Maite Perez-Nievas
Costume Design: Allison Pearce
Music by: Jessica Moss
Film Processing: Kodak Film Lab
Film Scan: Technicolor
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Festivals:
2021 Sundance Film Festival
2021 Cleveland International Film Festival
2021 Gasparilla Film Festival
2021 BAMcinemaFest
2021 North Bend Film Festival
2021 Sarajevo Film Festival
2021 Helsinki International Film Festival
2021 B3 Biennial of the Moving Image
2021 São Paulo International Film Festival
2021 Denver Film Festival
2021 Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2021 American Film Festival in Poland
2021 Exground Film Festival
2022 Dublin International Film Festival
2022 Glasgow Film Festival
2022 Pendance Film Festival
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