Private Project

Lorelei

Two sisters. Their mother's old house. One praying for change, the other waiting for the rain.

  • Erika Arlee
    Director
    Interitum, Somnium, Dans le Four
  • Erika Arlee
    Writer
    Somnium; 33North,77West; At The Gate
  • Kristi Ray
    Key Cast
    Pieces of Talent; White Drift; Beyond the Living; 33North,77West; Somnium
  • Erika Arlee
    Key Cast
    Family Possessions; A Nun's Curse
  • Charlie Ball
    Producer
    Treehouse, Truth Bubbles
  • Honey Head Films
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 17, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    DSLR
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cucalorus Film Festival
  • South Carolina Underground Film Festival
  • Cinema Sisters Film Festival
  • Films On Tap
  • CatFly Film Festival
Director Biography - Erika Arlee

Honey Head Films is a full-service, female-centric production company founded in 2016. From concept through post, Creative Directors Erika Edwards and Kristi Ray are dedicated to telling magical stories with tangible results.

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Director Statement

Lorelei came about from a visceral need to create more dynamic and challenging roles for young women in film. Erika Edwards wrote this script in the summer of 2015 for she and her producing partner and fellow actress Kristi Ray to act opposite each other and stretch the boundaries of their generic industry typecast.

The characters were conceptualized through a curiosity, fascination, and empathy for the people existing in small Southern towns you drive through on your way to somewhere else. We wanted to bring awareness to the diverse and complex fabric of our shared human experience.

The film gives a voice to rural North Carolina as it explores a socioeconomic status that isn’t often represented in mainstream cinema. We feel people in North Carolina can relate and connect to these characters because, in a sense, they live right down the road from us. Perhaps more importantly, viewers in a distant country could catch a glimpse into what happens outside stereotypical depictions of “American” culture—Texan cowboys, posh uptown Manhattan socialites, or plastic Los Angeles reality stars.