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The Plums

A harried husband wanders the streets of the East Village looking for a gift to make up to his wife for eating the plums she was saving in the freezer. Inspired by William Carlos Williams' poem, "This Is Just to Say."

  • Douglas Favero
    Director
    A Future Thing
  • Douglas Favero
    Writer
    A Future Thing
  • Douglas Favero
    Producer
    A Future Thing
  • Matteo Favero
    Key Cast
    "The Harried Husband"
    Music for A Future Thing
  • Mario Viele
    Key Cast
    "The Solicitous Stranger"
    Music & Sound for A Future Thing
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 21, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Oaxaca Film Fest
    Oaxaca
    Mexico
    October 15, 2019
    Oaxaca Film Fest
    New Industry
Director Biography - Douglas Favero

Professional art-documentary style photographer since 2008, published in The Wall Street Journal, El País, Food + Travel: México, among others.

MAS American Studies, Heidelberg University, Germany.

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Director Statement

Inspired by William Carlos Williams' poem, "This Is Just to Say," "The Plums" is an understated comedy about a man who heads out in search of how to make it up to his wife after eating the plums she was saving in the freezer. It was shot on a cold day in April 2018, from the Brooklyn Bridge to the East Village, with my brother, Matteo in his first onscreen performance. Our cousin Mario Viele, of The Passengers, joined us for lunch and makes a cameo. Presented in classic black and white, with three different takes on George and Ira Gershwin's "But Not for Me," "The Plums" is a lovely stroll through New York City in the Spring.