THESE NAMELESS PLACES is a shortlisted short film about the getting lost in nature to find yourself.
WHY DO WE GET LOST? SO TO FIND OURSELVES IN THESE NAMELESS PLACES
WRITER/DIRECTOR RYAN HANDT
CINEMATOGRAPHER STEPHEN MARINO
AC JP BLAIR
EDITOR CHRIS KURSEL
FINISHING EDIT RYAN HANDT & STEPHEN MARINO
COLOR ELIAS NOUSIOPOULOS
SOUND MAD SOUNDS PRODUCTIONS
SCRIPT/VO FABIENNE LANG
TALENT KERRY SANO
(BERLIN COMMERCIAL FILM FESTIVAL - SHORTLIST '23)
I've been lucky enough to work in the motorcycle sector over the past several years, having worked with Indian, BMW, Triumph and many others. When Triumph offered me a bike for a personal project, I jumped at the chance.
I've been creating motion work for the past several year and wanted to hone my craft further, working with a strong team to deliver a killer project. I spent weeks with my dop, Stephen Marino, developing a story that felt personal, yet able to reach out to a large audience that has felt more and more trapped in the world of technology and work from home culture. I felt the desire to commune with nature, to touch grass, smell fresh air, to feel in tune with the world. I reached out to the writer Fabienne Lang to help me put a voice to this project. Together, we worked on the script for the VO and her accent played perfectly for it as well.
After production, we got it into the hands of Chris Kursel (edit), Elias Nousiopoulus (color) and Mad Sounds (obvious), we brought to the world with great reception. The project was shortlisted at Berlin Commercial Film Festival for direction.