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Director: Glenn Gaylord
Producer: Laura Greenlee
Writer: Glenn Gaylord
Director of Photography: Shawn Maurer
Cast: Nic Arnzen, Andrea La Bella, Mary Jasionowski, Rene Sandoval
Format: 35mm
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CAUSE Rating Director: Glenn Gaylord Producer: Laura Greenlee Writer: Glenn Gaylord Director of Photography: Shawn Maurer Cast: Nic Arnzen, Andrea La Bella, Mary Jasionowski, Rene Sandoval Format: 35mm |
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Review by: Ian
Golding
4/26/02
Lost Cause should be a lesson to all short filmmakers out there. It shows exactly how much you can do with the format, combining the "slice of life" concept with an honest statement. Glenn Gaylord has something to say here, and he does it in an entertaining way. In just a few minutes, Gaylord creates dynamic characters, building on the foundation of the personal experiences of everyone who has ever had to deal with a call center.
The call center, in this case, is an AIDS support number, and a patient (Nic Arnzen) can't seem to find anyone there who's willing to offer any actual support. He gets transferred from useless drone to useless drone, all of them caught up in their own lives, feeling so good about themselves for "helping" fight AIDS, that they don't have time to do any helping.
The film is a great statement about peoples' desire to put forth the illusion that they care, while they don't do any of the work that comes with the credit. It makes us really think about all the celebrities and their ribbons, and how much they have actually done for "their" cause. In fact, the receptionist in Lost Cause (played exceptionally by Andrea La Bella) is too busy folding ribbons to have time to take the calls from people who need her help.
Lost Cause once
again proves that Glenn Gaylord is a strong independent voice
in the film world, and unlike so many other filmmakers, actually
has something to say. Check out Lost Cause on
Atom films for yourself, and keep
your eyes and ears opened for more from Glenn Gaylord.
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