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Dumpster Diva

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  • Robert David Duncan
    Director
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5399017
  • Robert David Duncan
    Writer
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5399017
  • Robert David Duncan
    Producer
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5399017
  • Robert David Duncan
    Key Cast
    "Diva"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5399017
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Micro short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    January 12, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Robert David Duncan

My core training in acting is from the Stella Adler Studio in New York. I love acting and filmmaking and Vancouver where I now live is a beautiful place to make films. I am interested in the dramas, delights, passions and heartbreaks that take place in everyday interactions (or lack thereof) between ordinary people. Most of my films have dealt with human-scale issues such as tough choices, love, dreams, hope and finding meaning and fun in life. I love an underdog story! My motto is don't let anything get in the way of telling a story that might uplift someone - film it with your smartphone if that's what you have, but get it done and share it with the world.

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Director Statement

I have a cluster of films I think of as sad toy or abandoned toy stories. These include "King of Kings" "Lambkin the Magnificent" "Undocumented" and "Thanks Bowzer." I can't resist grabbing some footage of the toys I see abandoned in alleys and other places, and since I always have my phone handy, it's easy to shoot something. When I look at the footage later, I let it tell me a story, and then I develop the character and narrative, which I overlay in the edit.

When I looked at this piece of footage, I realized that the narrative I had in mind (of when self-belief goes overboard) would actually work best if the film was reversed, so I flipped the footage in the editor from beginning to end, and then overlaid a narrative over top of the footage. Having a bit of fun with this one, but I am sure we've all known that person who won't stop talking about their own awesomeness until the temptation to walk away becomes almost overwhelming!