And in the Warm Light of Forever

A woman learns that her estranged childhood friend has died unexpectedly. Stricken with grief and the guilt she feels knowing they'd wasted years of their lives separated by anger and the hurtful words of a disagreement from years past, she decides to attend his funeral, even though she knows it's too late to make amends. Or is it? At the funeral, she meets his eleven-year-old daughter for the first time, and the two of them share an uncanny connection and an equally strange occurrence that will cement their bond and change both of their lives forever.

  • Daniel Ali
    Director
    Delilah
  • Daniel Ali
    Writer
    Love and the Game, Delilah
  • Daniel Ali
    Producer
    Love and the Game, Delilah
  • Cynthia Bizukiewicz
    Key Cast
    "Savannah"
  • Isabella Ali
    Key Cast
    "Zola"
    Love and the Game, Delilah
  • Darwin Roman
    Key Cast
    "Man in White"
    Love and the Game, Delilah
  • Erika Bermudez
    Key Cast
    "The Widow"
    Delilah
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 10, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Daniel Ali

Daniel Ali is a writer and filmmaker in Jersey City, NJ. He is the author of two novels, Love and the Game and Across the Middle, both adapted for the screen. Love and the Game, the film, received honors at some of the top film festivals around the world including the New York Hip Hop Film Festival and the Golden Sands Film Festival in Istanbul, Turkey. Love and the Game is currently available, on-demand, on the Tubi network. Delilah, his second film, is based on his novel Across the Middle, and is scheduled for digital release in 2023, distributed by Fast Forward Films and Homestead Entertainment.

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Director Statement

Long before I understood it, I thought it ironic that, as people, we're so capricious and fearful of death; so ostentatiously ritualistic in our expressions while all along, subconsciously knowing that every funeral we've ever attended is really our own. Yet that curious reality is what secretly drives us to attend. I know it's a strange topic for a film, but more than the others I've done, this little 16-minute Short Film is the truest expression of meaningful artistic vision as I see it. The cast, led by newcomer, Cynthia Bizukiewicz did an outstanding job bringing the characters in this artistically abstract story to life and is superbly shot by the talented Souleymane Doumbouya. Creating projects like Warm Light is why I wanted to make films in the first place. I am very proud of this little work of art.