long night alone

Using intertitles, elements of slow cinema, the absence of an audio track, and other experimental filming and editing techniques, long night alone explores complex grief, depersonalization/derealization, the creative process, and hope.

Directed, written, filmed, edited, and produced by Adam E. Stone

Filmed in:

Osaka, Japan
Sapporo, Japan
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Toronto, Canada
Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

  • Adam E. Stone
    Director
  • Adam E. Stone
    Writer
  • Adam E. Stone
    Producer
  • Adam E. Stone
    Cinematographer
  • Adam E. Stone
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 15 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 2, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada, Japan, Taiwan, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival (2026)
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada
    Semi-Finalist
Director Biography - Adam E. Stone

Adam E. Stone is an independent filmmaker from the Midwestern United States. His films have been featured at over 250 prominent, well-curated festivals worldwide, and have won numerous awards. He has made feature-length experimental films, short poem films, short dance films, and other short experimental films. Stone also is one of the co-producers of, and conducted many of the interviews for, two feature-length documentaries: "Miss Fury and the Lost Legacy of Tarpé Mills" (2024), and "Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story" (DVD 2019). In 2012, Stone wrote and produced the spoken-word ballet "A Life Unhappening," which is about the impact of one woman's Alzheimer's disease on three generations of her family. In 2010, he wrote, directed, and produced the DVD novel "Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions." He is also the author of three conventional print novels.

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