Broken Letters

A haunting visual poem of a young Victorian woman writing a mysterious letter which reveals her dark secret connection to the elusive Jack the Ripper.

  • Jeremy Ray Smolik
    Writer
  • Jeremy Ray Smolik
    Director
  • Lucas Preti
    Cinematographer
  • Olivia Bello
    Key Cast
    "Mystery Woman"
  • Duffy Webber
    Key Cast
    "The Narrator"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Period, Mystery, Thriller, Experimental, Poem, Musical, Dark, Horror, Cerebral
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 25, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jeremy Ray Smolik

Jeremy Ray Smolik is a new filmmaker who has spent years as an editor, cinematographer, and producer. This is his first planned short film (aside from practice films in the past), and he is currently writing two feature films & planning to produce one of them by 2020. His ultimate goal is to make films that all feel different, just depends on the story and the style it demands.

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Director Statement

I made this short as an experimental piece to see if I could tell a story with one character, performing one action, in one location, and with no dialogue. The narrator recites a dark poem which slowly reveals the truth, and I mixed in a hand-painted flashback to give it more depth. The story told in the short evolved into a feature script, currently being shopped around.