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Myosotis Love

An older woman plants flowers in the garden as she struggles to help her forgetful husband remember how they met. Questions of memory, loss, and love reveal the difference between fantasy and reality.

  • Charlie LaTourette
    Director
    Laundromat Tango, Steve & Steve
  • Charlie LaTourette
    Writer
    Laundromat Tango, Steve & Steve, Hoops
  • John Bergstrom
    Producer
  • Sean Conley
    Producer
  • Charlie LaTourette
    Producer
  • Pia Sheperd
    Key Cast
    "Maggie"
  • Tim Jaeger
    Key Cast
    "Dave"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 7, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    9,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ProRes 422_1080 (shot in 4K)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Omaha Film Festival - script contest WINNER
    Omaha
    United States
    March 9, 2019
    North American
    Finalist script category - live reading
  • ReelHeArt Film Festival - script contest WINNER
    Toronto
    Canada
    July 7, 2019
    Canadian Premier
    Finalist script category - live reading
  • NW Filmmakers Festival Script Writing - FINALIST
    Portland
    United States
    March 3, 2019
    Finalist - live reading
  • ReelHeart Film Festival Toronto 2020 - FINALIST
    Toronto
    Canada
    July 10, 2020
    North American
    Official Selection
  • Klamath Independent Film Festival 2020 Offical Selection
    Klamath Falls
    United States
    September 18, 2020
    Oregon Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Oregon Short Film Festival - BEST DRAMA
    Portland
    United States
    August 19, 2020
    Best Drama
  • Moody Crab Film Festival 2020 - Official Selection
    Moga, Punjab
    India
    July 17, 2020
    India Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Local Sighting FF - NW Film Forum 2020 - Official Selection
    Seattle
    United States
    September 18, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Jacksonville Film Festival - Official Selection
  • 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival Florida - Best Cinematography
    Coco Beach
    United States
    December 2, 2020
    Best Cinematography
  • Santa Fe Film Festival - Official Selection
    Santa Fe
    United States
    February 12, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Charlie LaTourette

Charlie is an American writer and director living in Portland, Oregon. He wrote and directed stage plays in NYC, and was a member of the Dramatist Guild. His short screenplays have won several awards (NW Film Festival, Omaha Film Festival, ReelHeart Film Festival in Toronto and others) Myosotis Love is his first film and it recently won Best Drama at the Oregon Short Film Festival. His script, Laundromat Tango was a finalist at the LA Independent Film Festival and won the Willamette Writers Film Lab contest. That project is in pre-production. His comic script, Steve & Steve, is also being produced as an animated short, and he is working on his first feature length script, Finding Molly, a drama about a young woman investigating sexual abuse allegations of a powerful politician.

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Director Statement

We are pleased to announce that Myosotis Love was selected Best Short Drama by the 2020 Oregon Short Film Festival, was a finalist at the Santa Fe Film Festival and received the Best Cinematography Award at the 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival in Florida. Myosotis Love is also an Official Selection for the Reel HeArt International Film Festival in Toronto, NW Film Forum (Seattle) - Local Sightings Festival, Klamath Independent Film Festival, Jacksonville Film Festival (FLA), Moody Crab Film Festival and the Santa Fe Film Festival.