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Winter's Year

This experimental, short film is based on the poetry chapbook “Winter’s Year” written by Carlee Soeder.
In the film, we follow our narrator through a movement representation of 4 poems, on their journey through heartbreak, depression, and self-discovery.
Exploring the words used against us to hurt us, the faces we put on for others, the thoughts that trap us inside our heads, and the release of our past selves.

  • Carlee Soeder
    Director
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  • Michaela Bailey
    Director of Photography
  • Cassiel McEvoy
    Composer
  • Carlee Soeder
    Writer
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  • Carlee Soeder
    Key Cast
  • Anson Romney
    Key Cast
  • Katie Wickline
    Key Cast
  • Jena Brooks
    Movement Coordinator (The Forest)
  • Tony Ashley
    VFX Artist
  • Reid Lauff
    VFX Artist
  • Daniel Jacobs
    Gaffer
  • Daniel Jacobs
    Underwater Cam Op
  • Tony Ashley
    Underwater Cam Op
  • Michaela Bailey
    Producer
  • Carlee Soeder
    Producer
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  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Coming of Age, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Georgia Shorts Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    May 14, 2023
    Official Selection - Awarded Best Experimental
  • Atlanta Shortsfest
    Atlanta
    United States
    June 4, 2023
    Official Selection - Awarded Best Experimental
  • Atlanta Underground Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    August 3, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Atlanta Women's Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    October 8, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Carlee Soeder

Just a Miami-raised gal who loves telling stories. I graduated from FSU's School of Theatre and came to Georgia in 2020 to start working, learning, and teaching myself all about filmmaking as an actress, PA, props person, writer, director, and producer on set. Every day is a wonder we were gifted, and I'm here to explore it.

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Director Statement

This project was truly a project of passion. During my time at university in my creative writing minor, I wrote a poetry chapbook. While writing scripts, I picked my chapbook up and an idea to make an experimental short following the trials and triumphs of heartbreak that the chapbook encompassed spurred. I aimed to find visually compelling ways to communicate the poems' many meanings to the audience, and pushed myself to explore my own way of visually showing an audience the inner dialogue of a character.