GLITTER

In 1973, a wonder kid meets the prettiest star. Both have magic.

  • Kathleen Harty
    Director
  • Kathleen Harty
    Writer
  • Elizabeth Carena
    Key Cast
    "Star"
    Third Rail Projects, Mother Feather
  • Ace Ramsey
    Key Cast
    "Girl"
    You Were Never Really Here
  • Sarah Stryker
    Key Cast
    "Lexi"
  • Brianna Reis Ryan
    Key Cast
    "Louie"
    Little Apple
  • Ida Joy
    Key Cast
    "Jackie Instamatic"
    The Better Angels
  • Michael Tomlinson
    Key Cast
    "Dealer Joe"
    Eastenders, House of Cards
  • Ae Andreas
    Key Cast
    "Lead Guitar"
    Witness Relocation, God Complex
  • Erin Healani Chung
    Key Cast
    "Star's Assistant"
    The Sinner
  • Jesse Dickersin
    Key Cast
    "Fan Boy"
  • Shakeerah Fredericks
    Key Cast
    "Concert Fan"
  • Shiloh Janowick
    Key Cast
    "Concert Fan "
  • Sung Rae Cho
    Director of Photography
  • Troy Dobbertin
    Assistant Camera
  • Brian Ansel
    Assistant Camera
  • David Anthony
    Lighting Technician
  • Christina Li
    2nd AC
  • Endla Burrows
    Assistant Director
  • Diana Foronda
    Assistant Director
  • Melisse Seleck
    Assistant Director
  • Amy Gaipa
    Production Design
    Bait & Tackle, Titanic
  • Prachya Klong
    Sound Mixer
  • Amy Sue Nahhas
    Makeup
    Gotham
  • Alex Colby
    Star Hair
  • Freddie Katz
    Composers
    Patti Rothberg
  • Eli Sokolow
    Composers
    The Living Strange
  • Vera Beren
    Sound Design
    Gypsy 83, John Kilgore Sound
  • Karen Loughery
    Production Assistants
  • Juhyoung Ra
    Production Assistants
  • Chris Arnold
    Production Assistants
  • Wanru Lin
    Concert Movement
  • Rob Bullard
    Still Photographer
  • Robert Hakalski
    Poster created by
    V-M Digital
  • Kathleen Harty
    Producer
  • Kathleen Harty
    Locations/Costumes
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Red Epic 8K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Kathleen Harty

Kathleen Harty is a New York writer/director and HBO has optioned one of her original feature scripts. With a background in editing, research, and stage diving into offbeat culture, Kathleen has been in love with story telling her whole life - written, screened and spoken. True to her passion, she cut school on her 16th birthday to watch LAWRENCE OF ARABIA on a big screen. GLITTER is her Killer Films MFA Thesis and a labor of love.

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Director Statement

The first live concert I saw was David Bowie. His open mind and mega-multi-talents changed my view of the world. He introduced so many more possibilities for sound, vision, and relationships. I followed his career from then on. As I developed my own work in film and writing, I kept Bowie's full-on, never-ending exploration in mind. GLITTER is my tribute to that first experience and the highs and lows of a wizard up close.

Under his influence, I chose an unexpected cast. For costumes, I looked to the fantastic fashions he wore so well. For locations, I sought out and found vibrant colors and sharp lines that reflected the early seventies idea of "future." I found musicians who could emulate his gifted original guitar player, Mick Ronson. The cast and crew worked hard to make something authentic in both look and feeling... feelings like the joy of amazing life moments and sorrow for the loss of the beautifully courageous.

"I really liked this! Evocative and original. Really well done." Christine Vachon - Killer Films