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Wilt

A woman endures the stages of grief following a relationship breakup. Flowers in the room symbolically die as she wilts emotionally... but like some flowers, she'll learn to bloom again.

  • Wes Worthing
    Director
    Wilt, Precious Time, Theresa's Trigger
  • Carlos Pinheiro-Torres
    Writer
  • Michael E. Berg
    Producer
    Spooked, S3rial
  • Andrea Erickson
    Key Cast
    "No Name"
    Suicide Painter, Ghost Hunter
  • Wendi Wendt
    Key Cast
    "Julie"
    S3RIAL, Unintended
  • Bruce James Bales
    Director of Photography
    Undertow, Knee High
  • John Hennessey Baker
    Location Sound
    Domicile, Knee High
  • Spencer Smith
    Gaffer
    Domicile, Flail
  • Dave Stuck
    Studio Sound
    Safe Place, Rutting Season
  • Tom Deiker
    Associate Producer
    Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Surrogate Dad
  • Andrew Peterson
    Grip
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 2, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Wes Worthing

I have a degree in Broadcasting. My excitement to tell stories through audio eventually evolved into telling stories visually. I'm always trying to improve as a Director, and the first step was to remove the "too many hats" I was wearing and instead surround myself with talented crew. For the production of Wilt I was fortunate to have the best crew I've ever worked with.

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Director Statement

"Symbolic subtlety" is the easiest way to describe the tone of Wilt's narrative. We present a cynical character enduring the stages of anger, depression, and denial after coming to terms of being ghosted. We then watch her rebuild - facing her storm at a windowsill, getting nutrition through eating, getting intellectual 'nutrition' through reading, organizing her apartment (life), self-pleasure (loving herself), letting herself rest, until finally pushing through a flashback with overlapping blurred memories and watching her lover reach the end of the tunnel (acceptance).
We hope our film will impact viewers to not judge their own grieving and instead let it happen regardless of how ugly it can seem at times. There's always light at the end of the tunnel.