American Supermarket

A short experimental film, working as an essential worker, the largest supermarket in Northern California. Took pictures with a cell phone as a photo diary during the cornonavirus crisis.

  • Sage Drake
    Director
    "About Maddy," "Dying & Trying," "Selfies Fever," "His Good Wife," "Christmas Shit," "Ham Jam," "Callmeister," and "Addiction".
  • Sage Drake
    Writer
    "About Maddy," "Dying & Trying," "Selfies Fever," "His Good Wife," "Christmas Shit," "Ham Jam," "Callmeister," and "Addiction".
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental, documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 19, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    35 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Cell phone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Silver Award: Best Micro Movie
  • Montreal International Indie Short Film Awards

    Official Selection
  • Indie Shorts Fest

    Official Selection
  • Venice Film Awards

    Official Selection
  • Dumbo Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Micromania Film Fest

    Official Selection
  • Toronto Short Film Channel

    Official Selection
  • Alternative Film Festival

    Semi-Finalist
  • Kids First! Film Festival

    Official Selection
Director Biography - Sage Drake

Studied filmmaking at the College of San Mateo. Film instructor was Jay Rosenblatt.

Directed short films including "Ham Jam" (official selection Long Island International Film Expo), "Callmeister" (offical selection San Francisco Frozen Film Festival) and "Christmas Shit" (official selection San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival).

San Franciscan freelance photographer/videographer of special events, weddings, indie music videos, etc.

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Director Statement

Working 54 hours in a large supermarket has been an uphill battle. Since this crisis has happened, I thought I would document my work life as an experimental film. So I used my cell phone and created a photo diary on my work life as an essential worker.