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The Decisioneer

A man wrestles with indecision and gets hooked on the help of a mysterious woman.

  • Jeffrey Finc
    Director
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  • Jeffrey Finc
    Writer
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  • Jeffrey Finc
    Producer
    Grind
  • Robert Casillas
    Key Cast
  • Daniel Fergus
    Key Cast
  • Angela Skelly
    Key Cast
  • Lou Zurn
    Cinematographer
  • Jonah Flor
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 21, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm film
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jeffrey Finc

Jeffrey is a software engineer and father of two living in Shoreview, MN who enjoys working on creative projects in his free time.

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Director Statement

“The Decisioneer” is the culmination of my re-interest in film, not only with grappling with black-and-white art house cinema on cold winter nights, but also with shooting 35mm stills and learning to embrace the surprises that can result from the physical medium.

This project is much less precise than my previous short. We shot four rolls of 16mm film over the course of a year on a faulty, 1960s camera. The results are often out of focus and sometimes underexposed, but we got what we got. The imperfect, fuzzy lines and ragged edges leave room to dream, appropriate enough because all of the post-production was done between the hours of midnight and 4am, while my family slept upstairs.