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Gods Die Too

A film about heroes. Text of film:

Gods … Gods die too
I've seen it happen
Searched for a spirit on a once-familiar trail
Lamented the ashes of one very dear

Some, like Beowulf, after a long and glorious life
Of deception, manipulation, and the enslavement of others

Some, like Achilles, at the beginning of such a life

But others live loudly with love and compassion
Or quietly so
And those are the only passings I mourn

Gods … Gods die too

They must have done it for the money … money

No, I understand – I just never thought of it that way … that way

Searched for a spirit … lamented the ashes
Some like Beowulf … some like Achilles

But others live loudly with love and compassion … others … others
Or quietly so
Those are the only passings I mourn

They must have done it … quietly so … quietly … quietly so

  • Adam E. Stone
    Director
    Summer Friend: A Ballet Film, Resting Places: A Ballet Film, Janet: A Silent Ballet Film, Abstractly You Loved Me, A Life Unhappening, Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions
  • Adam E. Stone
    Writer
    Summer Friend: A Ballet Film, Resting Places: A Ballet Film, Janet: A Silent Ballet Film, Abstractly You Loved Me, A Life Unhappening, Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions
  • Adam E. Stone
    Producer
    Summer Friend: A Ballet Film, Resting Places: A Ballet Film, Janet: A Silent Ballet Film, Abstractly You Loved Me, A Life Unhappening, Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions
  • Adam E. Stone
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Narrative, Short film, experimental, poem film, videopoem, poetry film, found footage, appropriated footage, repurposed footage
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 22, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Various
  • Aspect Ratio:
    various
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Avalonia II
    Providence, Rhode Island
    United States
    April 20, 2018
    World Premiere
    Official Selection and George Orwell-inspired "Best Thoughtcrime 180 Award" winner
  • Berlin Flash Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    May 27, 2018
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Twin Rivers Media Festival
    Asheville, North Carolina and Danville, Virginia
    United States
    February 1, 2019
    North Carolina Premiere and Virginia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Motion Pictures Film Festival
    Abuja
    Nigeria
    August 30, 2018
    African Premiere
    Official Selection
  • International HALF Film Festival
    Palakkad, Kerala
    India
    August 11, 2018
    Indian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    United States
    October 20, 2018
    Massachusetts Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 7th International Video Poetry Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    December 14, 2018
    Greek Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Canada Shorts - Canadian & International Short Film Festival
    Saint John, New Brunswick
    Canada
    December 15, 2018
    Official Selection and Award of Merit
  • Festival Angaelica
    Duluth, Minnesota
    United States
    October 11, 2019
    Minnesota Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Adam E. Stone

Adam E. Stone's latest film is the feature-length poetic essay film "Atmospheric Marginalia" (2022). His films have been featured at over 140 festivals worldwide, and have won numerous awards. Previous short poem and essay films include "If Any" (2021), "Awake" (2021), "Specks and Flashes" (2020), "Elegy for Unfinished Lives" (2020), "an entombing(dis)entombing" (2020), "Declarations" (2019), and "Gods Die Too" (2018). Previous short dance films include "Do Not Forget the Lost" (2019), "Summer Friend: A Ballet Film" (2016), "Resting Places: A Ballet Film" (2015), and "Janet: A Silent Ballet Film" (2014). He also is the writer, producer, and co-director of the feature-length fictional essay film "Abstractly You Loved Me" (2013), and is one of the co-producers of, and conducted many of the interviews for, the feature-length documentary "Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story" (DVD 2019). In 2012, Stone wrote and produced the spoken-word ballet "A Life Unhappening," which is about the impact of one woman's Alzheimer's disease on three generations of her family. In 2010, he wrote, directed, and produced the DVD novel "Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions." He is also the author of three conventional print novels: "Xamon Song" (2006), "Kingston Fugue" (2007), and "The New Harmonies" (2009). He currently lives and works in Carbondale, Illinois.

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