Experiencing Interruptions?

The Slate

A struggling actress attempts to film a self tape.

  • Katherine Connor Duff
    Director
  • Katherine Connor Duff
    Writer
  • Katherine Connor Duff
    Producer
  • Katherine Connor Duff
    Key Cast
    "Molly Harris"
  • Jon Cody
    Key Cast
    "Lucas"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Cinema Verité, experimental, short, New Wave
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 6, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Red Movie Awards
    Reims
    France
    French Premiere
    Honorable Mention for Best Actress
  • Golden State Film Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    February 23, 2024
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Toronto Female Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    February 20, 2024
    Canadian Premiere
    Best Story
  • Oniros Film Awards
    New York, New York
    United States
    Finalist for Best Indie Short
Director Biography - Katherine Connor Duff

Katherine Connor Duff is a Los Angeles-based actress, writer, and director, with ties to San Francisco and New York. Every morning as a child, Katherine rolled out of bed in the ghetto of San Francisco and trundled off to a uniformed private school in the upper echelons of that same city. Now, as an adult, she uses her experience of contradictions to inform her work, which ranges from biting comedy to heartrending historical. She just doesn't wear a uniform anymore.

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Director Statement

Have you ever had a bad audition? Maybe. Have you ever had an ugly fight with a partner? I bet you have. I filmed this short as realistically as possible, to achieve a cinema verité aspect of the New Wave filmmakers of a bygone era. There is simple beauty and unpleasant voyeurism to the film which is experimental and electric. Enjoy!