Confessions from a Picnic in Griffith Park
Two friends reflect on childhood birthdays, missed opportunities and growing up alone at a picnic in this scene study.
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Brock LewandowskiDirector
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Jake SamsonKey Cast
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Brock LewandowskiKey Cast
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Timothy MontoyaDirector of Photography
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Luke LandsellEditor
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Comedy, Dry Humor, Indie, Sentimental, Scene Study
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Runtime:4 minutes 22 seconds
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Completion Date:August 5, 2018
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital, Blackmagic 4K Cinema
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Oregon Cinema Arts Film FestivalPortland, Oregon
United States
January 12, 2019
World Premiere
Official Selection
Brock is an LA-based film and video director, editor, writer and producer currently working in theatrical marketing. He is a three‐year graduate with honors from Michigan State University with a degree in media and information and a specialization in fiction film production. He comes from a diverse background including work in the fields of fine arts, music, journalism and athletics.
As a filmmaker, Brock's work has been shown across the country under his production banner, Mellow Valley Media, which began with the short film "The New Year". The comedies "JoJo" and "We're Gathered Here" have also been well received at film festivals in his work as a director and, as an editor with ShowFriends LA, his work has been featured on Funny or Die.
For me, the key underlying material in this scene study is a sense of toxic masculinity where because of an inability to process his feelings of otherness as a child, this character bursts out with a overtly ridiculous proposition and from there how these two characters deal with trying to express their feelings about it. In the script, there is one key moment that says "They avert eye contact because men don’t look each other in the eyes when they’re sad." which I think sums up the film very well.