Private Project

footsteps

footsteps of a woman; sweeping through dust in an abandoned church.

  • Catherine Anne Pace
    Director
    Light
  • Catherine Anne Pace
    Writer
  • Catherine Anne Pace
    Producer
  • Catherine Anne Pace
    Key Cast
    "footsteps"
  • Gabriel Xavier Bly-Wolf
    Cinematographer
    Spring Fish
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Super 8mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Butterfly Affect
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Catherine Anne Pace

Catherine Anne Pace is an audio-visual artist specialized in audio engineering, filmmaking, and historic preservation.

A student of acoustics and design since childhood with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Ms. Pace merges her professional experience in construction and historic building renovation with her artistic work in sound design and visual art. Her mission is to preserve history and demonstrate social progress and technological innovation from the past through modern time.

Ms. Pace curates an archive consisting of historic and educational materials on original formats such as 16mm celluloid film, magnetic sound, and digital formats from a variety of technological eras over time through modern-day technology. She has experience in creating documentary films for non-for-profit and community organizations as well as independent projects editing historic film footage and sound material for the purpose of education, sharing history, and inspiring thought and conversation.

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Director Statement

'Footsteps' is a silent film depicting the delicacy of a woman's footsteps in the allegorical theme of a woman sweeping away dust in an abandoned church.

The film was shot in Cleveland, Ohio by my friend and fellow filmmaker Gabriel Xavier Bly-Wolf (Spring Fish, 2021). We met one afternoon in this old church building. For several months I had been cleaning this old sanctuary. Through the process I became fascinated by the layers of dust, thinking of these many layers as equivalent to lines of time within a tree's trunk. I also became pensive regarding my own role as a woman on this earth, my female ancestors throughout the ages and now me in modern time where I exist. This inspired me to call Gabe to capture the motion of my footsteps on the dusted surfaces, igniting the creation of this short film.

This film will first be screened in February 2024, in the very same old church building where it was filmed three years ago - screened on the same original Super 8mm celluloid projected on a small screen for a private audience. Afterwards, I am releasing this film to be screened digitally - with the possibility for further analog screenings by special request.