Experiencing Interruptions?

The Crate

A poignant story about loneliness and the final days of life in a pandemic apocalypse. Following the day-to-day life of Avery Litwack, residing safe in the country, who broadcasts her radio show "Life in the Apocalypse" receives a crate of supplies every week, and fills her time reading The Bible, writing, singing and playing the guitar.

  • Eden Taylor
    Writer
  • Eden Taylor
    Director
  • Eden Taylor
    Producer
  • Eden Taylor
    Key Cast
    "Avery Litwack"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 19, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    0 NZD
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    New Zealand
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Phone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Eden Taylor

Eden Taylor is a 14-year-old girl born, raised and residing in New Zealand. She regularly posts acting videos on her Instagram and has self-published six novelettes, and four short stories on the website, Smashwords.com

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

During the COVID-19 pandemic loneliness and a need for community has been at an all-time high. I found myself shying away from comfort and gravitating towards bodies of work that gave me a sense of belonging, with the slightly overused message, "You are not alone". Instead of saying that though, people would share either fictional or non-fictional stories about a lonely character who makes their way through life as their own best friend, (Take Steven Grant in Moon Knight for example).

These stories spoke to me, as someone who had recently moved to a new school, begun high school, was cooped up inside etc. and I knew I wasn't the only one.

Therefore, I thought up a basic story line in about ten minutes and wrote up the script the next day, it was like this story had been sitting in my mind for years and couldn't wait to be discovered and get out. The plot flowed from my fingertips and I was in a state of relief, the ebbs and flows throughout the creation of the film turning the experience into a particularly tumultuous therapy.

In conclusion, this is a film I was very careful to have my love and passion for it shine through, and I hope you feel it too.