Soft light, Brilliant light/ Lumiere douce, Lumiere brilliant
This film plays with the idea of duality and the passing down of rituals and how the sacred and ordinary coexist in Haitian culture. Constance a single contemporary Haitian woman searches for love while raising two kids. She looks for luck from the Haitian goddess of duality, Erzilie, who’s the personification of the Madonna & Child and Venus. Constance takes a chance on a first date with hopes of capturing the heart of her love interest but things do not go as planned.
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Pearl GluckDirectorDivan
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Wilna Julmiste TaylorWriterLugawu
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Wilna Julmiste Taylor and Paul C. TaylorProducerBehind Mountains are Mountains, a Haitian Proverb
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John TJ TaylorKey Cast"Tomas (teenage son)"
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Julia TaylorKey Cast"Elle (young daughter)"
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Deniz HimmetogluKey Cast"Waiter "
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Denzel D. FieldsKey Cast"Man at restaurant table "
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Eric B. RobinsonKey Cast"Man in dream"
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Nakita C. DoletKey Cast"Voice of mother in dream"
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Wilna J. TaylorKey Cast"Constance "
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Project Title (Original Language):Lumiere douce, Lumiere brilliant
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:6 minutes 46 seconds
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Completion Date:September 1, 2019
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Production Budget:1,800 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, Haitian
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Shooting Format:Digital, 50mm, 80mm
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Pearl Gluck is an American filmmaker and professor. Her films, which explores themes of class, gender, and faith, have appeared as a part of the Sundance Lab, as well as played at Cannes Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, and on PBS.