Private Project

Joy

Through a collaboration of actors from all over the world, explore what happens when you focus on the positive, in this simple feel-good micro-short.

  • Talia Anderson
    Director
  • Talia Anderson
    Writer
  • Vickie Anderson
    Producer
    American Christmas
  • Talia Anderson
    Editor
  • Ian Laing
    Key Cast
    "Sunshine, Joy"
    Love, My Way in a Northern Town
  • Josh Hayes
    Key Cast
    "Jeynelle, Jeynelle!, Joy"
    Love is Not in the Glass, The Last Hope
  • Tom Rose
    Key Cast
    "Spring, Joy"
  • Tal Anderson
    Key Cast
    "Trash, Chocolate, Voiceover"
    SkitZ, Every Day My Dad Dies, Talia
  • Zeff Lawless
    Key Cast
    "Sleep, Books"
    Turf, The Bathtub Murders
  • Ross K Foad
    Key Cast
    "Family, Joy"
    No Place Like Holmes
  • Charlotte Rinaldi
    Key Cast
    "Dogs"
    Kick Ons
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 10, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto, Ontaria
    Canada
    Semi-Finalist Experimental Short
  • Great Message International Film Festival

    Best Director of an Experimental Short
  • The Valley Film Festival
    North Hollywood, CA
    United States
  • El Paso IMPACTFest Film Festival
    El Paso, Texas
    United States
  • Life Screenings International Short Film Festival
    Claremont, FL
  • FICMARC - Caribbean Sea International Film Festival
Director Biography - Talia Anderson

Ms. Anderson received her Bachelor of Science in Film from Full Sail University in 2018 and is currently based out of Los Angeles. She has recently completed an edit of a documentary short called American Christmas, is completing post-production video and audio editing of a feature narrative film by Director Aaron Jackson, and a micro-short narrative titled, " JOY" that she wrote, directed, and edited. Ms. Anderson is also a remote, working editor for SKITZ, a cable television show shot in Orlando, which is part of the Three60TV network, and is broadcast via Dish Network and the VH2 network in Atlanta. SKITZ was recently nominated for “Best TV Show” at the International Christian Film Festival in Orlando, FL.
Ms. Anderson is an AVID Media Composer Certified User, additionally experienced in the use of Premiere Pro and Final Cut NLE systems. Her strengths lie in her attention to detail, focus on continuity, technical competency, and her ability to take direction.

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Director Statement

I am an actor and a film production professional and this is my first film. I also have Autism, and I view the world from a different perspective. The film was cast remotely using actors from across the globe who self-taped their responses to the question: "what keeps you positive?" It was a "joy" making this film. As a young person living in America in 2018, I often find myself sad, worried, angry and frustrated by the things I see in the news and around me. Making this film helped me deal with some of that, and when I watch it myself I feel the simple goodness in people and it gives me hope.