Private Project

Persuasion

A woman faces the return of her past in this modern adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Persuasion.

  • Allison Calloway
    Director
  • Allison Calloway
    Writer
  • Jane Austen
    Writer
  • Allison Calloway
    Producer
  • Skylar Pierce
    Key Cast
    "Anne Elliot"
  • Dan Brown
    Key Cast
    "Freddie Wentworth"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 15, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Rockport Film Festival
    Rockport, TX
    United States
    Work-In-Progress Screening
    Best Narrative Feature
  • South Texas Underground Film Festival
    Corpus Christi, TX
    United States
    December 1, 2022
    Best Feature Nominee
Director Biography - Allison Calloway

Allison Calloway, originally of South Texas, graduated from the MFA Film program at CUNY. Her thesis film A Placement was selected for USA Film Festival's International Short Film Competition and was broadcast on PBS through the series Frame of Mind. She also previously interned for Richard Linklater in Austin, TX.

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Director Statement

After film school, I decided to adapt a public domain work into a no-budget film. In my search I found Persuasion and felt particularly connected to it. In the film, the characters use the antiquated language of the novel in comedic contrast with the modern setting.