Phosphorescence
A bereaved woman utilizes near-future tech, in an attempt to recall the comfort of a mundane memory with a recently lost loved one.
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Connor Allen SmithDirector
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Texas SmithWriter
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Allyson WomackProducer
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Amy CarpenterProducer
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Andrea Pearson HurstProducer
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Chimika RudyProducer
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Texas SmithProducer
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Danielle B. SazboProducer
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Daphne V. SmithProducer
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Johnny WeichelProducer
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Reid NelsonProducer
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Ross GehmProducer
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Taffy HollandProducer
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Allyson WomackKey Cast"Eve"
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Amy CarpenterKey Cast"Emery"
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Sci-fi
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Runtime:12 minutes 1 second
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Completion Date:December 1, 2019
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Production Budget:5,500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Arkansas Cinema Society's Filmland 2020
World Premiere
Official Selection -
Fayetteville Festival 2020
NW Arkansas Premiere
Official Selection -
Dumbo Film Festival
Semifinalist -
2021 Made in Arkansas Film FestivalLittle Rock
United States
May 13, 2021
Official Selection
Connor (they/he) is a Chicago-based, award-winning Arkansas filmmaker. A proud member of the IFA Chicago & the Arkansas Cinema Society, they’re a BlackBox ACADEMY alum & DePaul MFA candidate whose films have screened across the US– including ‘Fletcher,’ which won the Critics Choice award from RogerEbert.com’s Assistant Editor, Matt Fagerholm. Their new project ‘Happy Birthday, Jimmy!’ (sponsored by the IFA) is in pre-production.
I lost my grandfather in 2017. It was part of a slew of big life happenings: moving from Arkansas to Chicago, getting married. And as his passing lingered with me, I found myself meditating on what it was that I missed... I often recalled simple memories. Him and I driving around Dallas while he verbally meandered and enlightened. 'Phos' became a channel for this bereaving. A small story about what slices of life and specificities that we cling to when we lose someone we love.