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GALLERY

In this elliptical character study, Teddy, a young handyman, finds a missing dog and attempts to return it to its owner. Meanwhile, a friend from his past visits and ignites suppressed tensions.

  • Connor Burns
    Director
  • Daniel Simolke
    Director
  • Connor Burns
    Writer
  • Daniel Simolke
    Writer
  • Nick Condes
    Producer
  • Samantha Raymond
    Producer
  • Chris Moore
    Key Cast
  • Daniel Martin Berkey
    Key Cast
  • Lexee McEntee
    Key Cast
  • Alex Seife
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 19, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Stockholm Independent Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    July 6, 2017
    European Premiere
    Nominated: Best Arthouse Short
  • NewFilmmakers New York
    New York
    United States
    July 26, 2017
    North American Premiere
  • Bucharest Shortcuts Cinefest
    Bucharest
    Romania
    July 1, 2017
Director Biography - Connor Burns, Daniel Simolke

Connor and Dan are a directing pair who live and work in New York. They met while working in film distribution and bonded over their love of the city's repertory cinema. GALLERY is their first film.

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Director Statement

GALLERY is a short film that explores concepts of personal and shared perceptions of memory, and examines cinema as a filter through which we can view and attempt to comprehend our lives. As avid cinephiles, the line between “our lives” and “cinema” has become thin; this short is a piece of cinema that is about how we (as the creators) interact with and interpret cinema. It was an evolving work that demanded a different and ultimately more honest vision than our preconceived ideas of what it should be. The one constant throughout this process was that we did not intend to offer any solutions to the narrative presented, as we primarily appreciate cinema as something that asks questions more frequently than it provides answers. We hope that GALLERY should not so much be about the viewers’ interpretations but rather the fact that they are compelled to have one.