Private Project

...and I Feel Fine

In the near future, a mother leads her family on a hazardous trek through the changing climate to ensure safety for her ill daughter.

  • Andrew Hallenberg
    Director
  • Andrew Hallenberg
    Writer
  • Tara Eng
    Producer
  • Lisa Vacca
    Key Cast
    "River Wayward"
  • Samantha Hallenberg
    Key Cast
    "Sam Wayward"
  • Chris Dawson
    Key Cast
    "Charlie Wayward"
  • Andrew Hallenberg
    Editor
  • William Fowler
    Assistant Director
  • Cait Schmitz
    Director of Photography
  • Brian Johnson
    Gaffer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Suspence, Slow burn, Environmental
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Andrew Hallenberg

Andrew is a filmmaker from Ft. Lauderdale, FL who concentrates on editing and post-production practices. His creative non-fiction work pulls influences from street photography, deep funk, documentary, and experimental film. Andrew recently graduated
from Ithaca College with a BFA in Film, Photography, & Visual Arts.

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Director Statement

The film comes from a deeply entrenched anxiety surrounding climate change, and its effects on a personal scale. We’re making a film that acknowledges but doesn’t
linger on the physical catastrophes often embellished, and almost celebrated, in Hollywood.
The main characters each represent a contemporary mindset. River embodies
the product of a climate-anxious generation. A babysitter to her husband (Charlie),
and a protector to her daughter (Sam) – River is the gentile yet unapologetic matriarch
of the Wayward family. I grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, fifteen minutes from the
Atlantic Ocean – a force that’s on track to damage and displace my home. This film is
a living realization of my greatest fears. ...and I Feel Fine breaks the visceral disbelief
and apocalypse fatigue propagated by mass media outlets and big budget studios.
The doomsday scenarios thrown up on our screens diverts us from our path to healing.
The film focuses on small-scale tragedy in order to ground the audience rather than
exhausting them. I know it’s only a matter of time before my home is lost to the mercy of
the ocean. With this knowledge, I wonder who this film is for. Is it for me? My family?
Maybe it’s for those who feel helpless, who feel exhausted by constantly making moral
choices that may or may not affect our future. No matter the audience, I want to make
it known that everyone will feel the impact of climate change, no matter the scale.