“A film is a petrified fountain of thought.”— Jean Cocteau
STILL is a project that has been many years in the making. Hilary Staton (writer, producer and actor) knew that at the right time collaboration would occur to bring this story to life through film. Through the generous contribution of friends, family and strangers we aim to produce a beautiful, truthful film that will resonate with many and touch some that may be going through a similar season in life as our protagonist, Harper. We are so pleased to be on this odyssey with you.
PLOT SUMMARY
STILL, a love story about moving on, is not your typical love story. It is a journey that moves from a place of hope to resignation, but in that resignation and surrender, truth and power is found.
Alex and Harper, a couple of 9 years, find themselves at an all too common impasse. What was once exciting and fulfilling is now tiresome and draining. The marriage that promised so much now threatens to strip away every hope and dream. They are forced to make a choice: look outside of themselves for understanding and release or let go of what they cannot control and look inside to what they can.
Cast
Hilary Staton (Harper, writer, co-producer)
An actress since 2007, Hilary has starred in multiple film, commercial and film productions. Her first foray into writing, STILL, is a personal project that has been over a year in the making. When not on set she can be found teaching at a local LA yoga studio or making a mean cup of French Press. @hilarystaton.
Liam McNeill (Alex)
Hailing from Boston, Liam is an actor based in Los Angeles. He is known for his work as Michelle William's husband, Josh, in Manchester by the Sea (Academy Award Nominee, 2017), has appeared on television, and has been in over 200 commercials. @liamhmcneill
Elizabeth Alan (Jemma, producer)
Graduated in 2016 from the two year Meisner Program offered by the Carolyne Barry Creative under Don Bloomfield. Also has studied under Killian McHugh, Jonathan Klein, Donovan Scott, Terry Berland and Gregory Hoyt. Elizabeth believes that film is one of the most influential mediums in art today and is passionate about the possibilities it carries to convey essential and influential messages. She also enjoys yoga, a finely crafted donut and spending time with her husband and pet pacific parrotlet, Eloise Parker. @ElizabethAlan
Michael Govier (Kaleb)
Michael (@drgovier) is a Los Angeles based Actor and Writer who has performed on television, in films and commercially. You can see him in short films such as: Eugene, a film directed by Spencer Susser and produced by Roman Coppola, The Directors Bureau and Blue Tongue films; and Best Friends Forever, which premiered at the Austin Film Festival, directed by Henrik Sundgren. On television you may have seen him on Conan or Amazon's Just Add Magic and in 2018 on Alex Inc starring Zack Braff.
Crew
Devi Brulé (director)
Devi Brulé (@devibrule) is an award-winning American director from a misty island in the Pacific Northwest. She directs commercials, fashion films, and narratives, always with an eye for the magical moments that give a film its heartbeat.
Devi created the branded series Katalyst HQ for Ashton Kutcher, directing episodes that starred Jason Bateman, Gary Busey and Kim Kardashian. Devi has directed for Calvin Klein, Nestle, Unilever, Frito-Lay, Burt's Bees, EcoTools, Müller Yogurt, and Ural Motorcycles.
Maria Wilson (co-producer)
An actor, comedian, producer here in LA, Maria (@mariawilsonhaha) originally hails from South Jersey, the garden part of the garden state, where she received a BA in Theatre. Eager to hone in on the craft of improv and sketch comedy, Maria moved to Chicago and graduated from Second City's Conservatory Program. She is currently pitching a new female sketch comedy show ".Party" as well as developing a pilot of a dark dramedy "Big Mare".
Alana Vague (co-producer, set-dresser, wardrobe)
Alana (@ajvague) moved from Kansas to California looking for something new and has worked in a variety of areas during her nine years in LA. She has spent time in Hollywood as an assistant to a director and also cultivated additional experience in interior design, photography, event planning and the fashion industry. Additional Alana Trivia: She loves taking advantage of any chance to be creative by making art and music (by playing the guitar, banjo and ukulele) AND also excels in chopstick usage and the art of cannonballing.
Adam Bial (director of photography)
Adam graduated with his MFA in Cinematography from Chapman University in 2013 and has been working professionally as a freelance cinematographer based out of Los Angeles for the past 5 years. He recently joined the Local 600 Union as a Director of Photography. Adam’s work consists of Commercial, Music Video, TV and Narrative Feature/Short form. While not telling stories, he’s passionately rooting on all the Boston sports teams. Let’s go Celtics! @abial18.
Joel Terry (editor)
With a MFA in Film Editing from Chapman University, Joel Terry is a Los Angeles based Editor with experience across multiple editing platforms and a wide range of mediums. His technically minded background and imaginative nature blend together harmoniously to inform his unique approach to editing. He is driven by his unrelenting desire to explore, discover, and create meaningful moments that impact the viewer at their core. When he's not working, he's often traveling the world in search of experiences to inform and shape his creative style. @JoelTerry
Amanda Peach Hughes (sound design)
Amanda began her sound design education and career back in the Fall of 2013 at Savannah College of Art and Design. Since then, she has sound supervised, edited and designed as well as composed music on over 40 independent projects, several of which have been selected for film festivals and have won awards throughout the globe, including Animato 2017, Seattle International Film Festival, Discover.Film festival, San Diego Film Festival, NYC Independent Film Festival, Atlanta Horror Film Festival, and Telluride Film Festival. @amandapeachhughes