Private Project

Strange Hearts

A lonely young man dies because of destiny's mistake. When he comes back to life but without a beating heart, destiny must correct its wrong by giving him another chance at love.

  • Fran Olmedo Longeri
    Director
  • Fran Olmedo Longeri
    Writer
  • Fran Olmedo Longeri
    Producer
  • Fran Olmedo Longeri
    Editor
  • Hanna Jordan
    Assistant Director
  • Taylor Roberts
    Director of Photography
  • Lena Baez
    Assistant Camera
    Broken Clown, Absolution
  • Vince Doud
    Key Cast
  • Matt Abbott
    Voice Over
  • Eden Knödel
    Cast
  • Sora Yun
    Makeup Artist
  • Fran Olmedo Longeri
    Sound Designer
  • Fran Olmedo Longeri
    Production Designer
  • Mairin Ozkosar-Perry
    Grip
  • Jorge Abdou
    DIT
  • David Toscano
    Gaffer
  • Rodrigo Sapag Novoa
    VFX Compositor
  • David Michan
    VFX Compositor
  • Derek Quick
    Location #1 Manager
  • Shawn Sanchez
    BTS Photographer
  • Michael Flannery
    "Strange Hearts Waltz" Original Soundtrack Compositor
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Comedy, Dark Comedy, Romance
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 25, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Chile
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - New York Film Academy - Los Angeles
Director Biography - Fran Olmedo Longeri

Fran Olmedo Longeri is a filmmaker from Chile. She was involved in the arts since very little, be it painting, writing or photography.
As her love for film increased she started a self-taught path towards filmmaking, always surrounding herself with stories that are built around the theme of death. Her vision is to tell engaging stories that are entertaining and where the viewer can hear their own heart bouncing back off the screen, all of that wrapped in her characteristic unconventional style and symbolism.
Fran has written and directed numerous of short films, stop motions, commercials and music videos and has assisted many directors during her years of study.
She loves working with humor. Loves gardening. Doesn’t like yellow fruits.

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Director Statement

More than once if have found myself in the wrong place wondering why I ended up there. And I have come to realize the more I find myself in those places, the more I grow and the more tools I gain. Life is not what we expect, but at the end of the day we have to have hope that we will end up where we need to be.
Life doesn't go according to plan. How does it even work? Coincidences, good and bad decisions mark the path that is our life, and it’s a mess.
I hold a strong connection to this project because it is about life and death. I personally feel I have been on each side of the string. I struggled with severe depression for several years, so I feel deeply related to Peter’s Pemberton Jr’s character, and I’ve also experience life afterwards in a way people spend a lifetime waiting to experience, which is a feeling embodied by Flower Girl. I feel lucky to have gone the wrong way because I believe I wouldn't be here right now nor I would be who I am today.
This short little story talks about to love, hope, life and death, which we learn is one thing after all.
I hope to send a little message in a bottle of exactly that, that big mess that is our path and that it’s okay that is mess as long as we keep going. All of that disguised as a quirky love-story-to-be, combining a little bit of dark humor, tenderness and sadness.