Private Project

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.

  • Connor Allen Smith
    Director
  • Texas Smith
    Writer
  • Allyson Womack
    Producer
  • Amy Carpenter
    Producer
  • Andrea Pearson Hurst
    Producer
  • Chimika Rudy
    Producer
  • Texas Smith
    Producer
  • Danielle B. Sazbo
    Producer
  • Daphne V. Smith
    Producer
  • Johnny Weichel
    Producer
  • Reid Nelson
    Producer
  • Ross Gehm
    Producer
  • Taffy Holland
    Producer
  • Allyson Womack
    Key Cast
    "Eve"
  • Amy Carpenter
    Key Cast
    "Emery"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Sci-fi
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    5,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 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 Festival
    Little Rock
    United States
    May 13, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Connor Allen Smith

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.

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Director Statement

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.