Private Project

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SOUL: ERIKA's WAKING DREAM

This movie was inspired by a friend's description of her week in the hospital following surgery: "a whirlwind of dizzy ... in a state of pain/numbness/distance." This movie is silent - there is no dialogue.

  • Sylviatoyindustries
    Director
  • Sylviatoyindustries
    Producer
  • Sylvia Toy St. Louis
    Key Cast
  • Sylviatoyindustries
    Sound
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Surrealist, Long Cinema, Greenscreen Art, Video Art, Silent
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 12, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sylviatoyindustries

I am a 66 year old, middle-class, African-American housewife who improvises and greenscreens characters (male or female, historically researched, mythological, realistic, surrealistic or fantastic) in my kitchen and livingroom. Except for an occasional intern or follow shots by my husband, I develop stories, design and build sets, do makeup and costuming, create sound/music, and perform postproduction all by myself. I have regularly exhibited internationally since 2008 and I have been a fulltime experimental filmmaker for three years. I studied privately with a documentary filmmaker for 2-1/2 years and interned making promotional and training videos for a nonprofit vocational education facility; I have a B.A. in Art/English from the University of Nebraska. My awards in Filmmaking: Grand Jury Award in L.A. Neo Noir Film Festival and Honorable Mention for Cinematography in Creative Arts Film Festival. Between 1985 and 2010, I was a professional theater artist and a gallery represented sculptor.

Add Director Biography