Silent Film

Silent Film follows Sparkbird on a journey through grief towards healing through music.

  • Dawn Jones Redstone
    Director
    Mother of Color, See Me, Varied Thrush
  • Dawn Jones Redstone
    Producer
    Mother of Color, See Me, Varied Thrush
  • Stephan Nance
    Producer
    Varied Thrush, Overwintered
  • Stephan Nance
    Key Cast
    "Sparkbird"
    Varied Thrush, Overwintered
  • Sean Conley
    Cinematography
    How to Bend Concrete in 108 Easy Steps, Mother of Color
  • Vaughn Kimmons
    Production Designer
    Mother of Color
  • Dawn Jones Redstone
    Editor
    Mother of Color, See Me, Varied Thrush
  • Sean Conley
    Colorist
    How to Bend Concrete in 108 Easy Steps, Mother of Color
  • Haley McCoy
    G&E Swing
    Varied Thrush
  • Haley McCoy
    Gaffer
  • Andrea Telles
    Set Dresser
  • Chad Lowe
    Graphic Designer
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 17, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Sparkbird Music
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights, Internet
Director Biography - Dawn Jones Redstone

Dawn Jones Redstone (she/her) is an award-winning queer, Mexican American writer/director whose short films have screened around the globe including the acclaimed Sista in the Brotherhood. Her work often features women of color (cast and crew) and explores themes of resistance, feminism and the internal machinations that help us transform into the people we want to become. She believes in using her hiring decisions to help create an inclusive filmmaking community that reflects and brings needed perspective to the world we live in.

She resides with her wife and daughter in Portland, Oregon and is currently on the festival circuit with her feature film debut, Mother of Color.

In 2017, she was selected to shadow Debra Granik on the set of Leave No Trace. She was named a Woman of Vision by the Daily Journal of Commerce and is the recipient of OMPA's Inspiration and Service Award for her work helping to bring equity to the state film incentives in the form of HB 3010. Grant awards include Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland Art Museum, Seeding Justice, Oregon Futures Lab, Story Changes Culture, Prosper Portland and more.

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Director Statement

Stephan (a.k.a. Sparkbird) and I talked in the beginning about how it could be a metaphor for the way art can soothe us all. For artists in particular, perhaps it calls and guides us toward our greatest selves. But regardless of what story we chose to tell, I wanted to direct this because of how much I love this song!