Private Project

Fishing

When urban fisherman Byron helps Lucas, a stranger seemingly cursing out his fishing pole, learn to fish, an unexpectedly vulnerable conversation about their relationships with their fathers ensues as both men seek a sense of peace in a city that rarely lets them sit still.

  • Parade Stone
    Director
  • Sam Dellert
    Director
  • Parade Stone
    Writer
  • Emma Masdeu - Perez
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 20 seconds
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Parade Stone, Sam Dellert

Parade Stone is a biracial New York City-based writer for stage and screen.

Sam Dellert is a filmmaker who works across documentary, experimental and narrative forms.

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Director Statement

The combination of the multi-hyphenate lifestyle necessary to build a career in the arts and our urban living environments gives us perspective on how difficult it is to slow down. When Lucas confesses he doesn’t understand why anyone would fish in a city, Byron responds, “You gotta enjoy the slowness of it, I guess. Enjoy that it takes fucking forever.” This line speaks to our questions about mental health in this piece: why is it so challenging to just sit still and be present? And furthermore, when we do sit still, is it possible for us to allow our emotions (even the unpleasant ones) to surface?