Private Project

The Art of Loss

An artist-professor processes the grief of miscarriage through her artwork.

  • Kathy Bruner
    Director
    Last Year at the Crossing
  • Kathy Bruner
    Writer
  • Kathy Bruner
    Producer
  • Laura Stevenson
    Key Cast
  • Hannah Johnson
    Editor
    Unconventional: Living Life to the Max
  • Joshua Taylor
    Post-Production Audio
    Lizzi: Deeper than Water
  • Kathy Bruner
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 22, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16x9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Kathy Bruner

Kathy Bruner is a director/producer passionate about nonfiction storytelling. She teaches Film and Media Arts at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, where empowering and collaborating with undergraduate filmmakers gives her joy.

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Director Statement

Documentary filmmaking allows me to tell the stories of real people, and the artform can demonstrate the beauty and struggle of being human. My previous film, a feature called Last Year at the Crossing, weighed heavily on me as a filmmaker. I wanted my next film to demonstrate the beauty and restorative power of art-making. In The Art of Loss, my main subject, Laura, processes the loss of miscarriage through the mediums of printmaking, sculpture, and porcelain, even as I found the filmmaking process a source of healing for me. I’m grateful to my collaborators Hannah Johnson for editing and Josh Taylor for sound design.