Believe You Me.
A look at modern life, through the very human cultivation of wilderness and energy. Trapped inside of homes, we avert our eyes to the natural world. Overlooking the landscape we truly occupy, home.
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Finn O'ConnellWriterTriptych
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Finn O'ConnellProducerTriptych
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Marcel MocoKey Cast""Photographer""
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Susan Richter O'ConnellKey Cast""Stone Picker""
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Finn O'ConnellKey Cast""Basketball Player"
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David Richter O'ConnellKey Cast""Guitarist""
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Brandon StearnsKey Cast""Thinker""
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NAGAINAScore
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VegynScore
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Finn O'ConnellDirector of PhotographyTriptych
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Finn O'ConnellDirectorTriptych
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Finn O'ConnellDirectorTriptych
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Student
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Genres:Landscape, Experimental Narrative
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Runtime:10 minutes 15 seconds
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Completion Date:June 19, 2021
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Production Budget:1,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:8
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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New York Movie AwardsNew York, New York
United States
December 26, 2021
North America
Best Student Film -
Flick FairLos Angeles, California
United States
January 1, 2022
International Premiere
Official Selection -
Lonely Wolf International Film FestivalLondon, England
United Kingdom
December 16, 2021
International Premiere
3x Award Nominee: Best Student Film, Best Dance/ Poetic Film, and Best Emerging Filmmaker -
Dumbo Film Festival, NYCNew York City, New York
United States
February 6, 2022
Best Experimental Short ; Semi- Finalist
Distribution Information
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Finn O'Connell
I am a practicing filmmaker at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Born and raised in Sheboygan Wisconsin, I was fortunate enough to know what I wanted to do with my life from an early age. I was to make movies! Since then I have been granted the opportunity to accumulate years of experience creating experimental and weird short films, video installations, dance exhibitions, music videos, advertisements, etc. Crafting the moving image is my passion and I won't stop till I drop!
We've all been told to go home and stay home. We have grown both increasingly aware and desensitized to the energy we compose within and out of our homes. Our immediate environment is a haven and a coffin. Precious social interaction fades away, but our harnessed and sheltered energy begs for our attention. Can I hear it?
My cold Wisconsin environment felt as uninviting as my home. Nowhere was comforting, the wind scathing and frigid. I fled the solitude of the Midwest to the Wild West. Where life breathes and speaks. Its inhabitants live largely. Uninhibited, I can breathe in Its warm vastness. The sun grants me life.