Will there be Women at my Funeral?
A wealthy Southern patriarch leaves his fortune to the women from his past. But there's a catch: they must carry his body through the streets of his hometown on Halloween!
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Neville ElderWriter/Director
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Neville ElderProducer
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Samantha Jean MooreProducer
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Brianna CottrelCo-Producer
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Keith CoxKey Cast"Mr. Hawthorn"
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Dawn FinkKey Cast"Elizabeth"
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Emily K ReddenKey Cast"Lucy"
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Vanessa CardKey Cast"Cora Lee"
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"Will there be Women at my Funeral?" performed by Thee Shambels, written by Neville Elder BMIMusic
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Project Type:Music Video, Short, Student
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Runtime:8 minutes 53 seconds
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Completion Date:June 27, 2020
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Production Budget:10,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:HDV
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - Hunter College
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Louisville International Festival of FilmLouisville, KY
United States
November 6, 2020
Best Short Film 2020 -
UPIKE Film and Arts Festival 2021Pikeville
United States
February 25, 2021
Official Selection -
FilmFest Bremen 2021Bremen
Germany
April 9, 2021
German Premiere
Official Selection: Music
Neville Elder started working as a news photographer in the 1990's in London. He moved to New York in 2001, where he continued to freelance as a photographer and writer. In 2010 he started to produce and direct music videos and digital content. Currently Neville enrolled in the Integrated Media Arts MFA program at Hunter College in New York City.
It all started with the song. A self indulgent daydream about the end of my days. Who would attend? Would I need to pay for professional mourners?
Like all musicians I planned a video, I met a producer from Kentucky and then things got out of control...
A small budget got me a small crew and cast from Kentucky who I worked to the bone over one long day at the end of October 2018. Starting in a haunted house in the bluegrass we finishing with a DP on a skateboard shooting the cast carrying a coffin down Lexington's main street during a hijacked Halloween parade.
And yes, that's me in the coffin, a Englishman doing a pretty good impression of a dead Southern gentleman getting treated with the disrespect he deserves.