Falling Leaves

Director: Sara Silkin 
Producer: Maren Jensen
Writer: Sara Silkin 
Cinematographer: Steve Greist

Synopsis: Sydney is a creative ten year old who tries to stop nature from taking its course. 

 

Screening Time: October 24th 8:00 pm

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Biographies: 

Sara Silkin (Writer / Director) - Sara is an L.A. based contemporary choreographer, dancer, and teacher. She has had a successful career in the dance industry choreographing for commercials, music videos, and stage. Her work has been performed at the Hammer Museum, LACMA, and the Ford Theater. Sara received her B.A. at UCLA in World Arts in Cultures and is currently a graduate student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Sara's films integrate movement into the characters' narratives to express the fragility of life, the vulnerability of sentiments, and the passing of time. 

Steve Greist (cinematographer) - Steve is a nascent screenwriter and filmmaker currently enrolled in the MFA Film and Television Production program at the University of Southern California. He spent his undergraduate career at Indiana University, where he earned a BA in English Literature and a B.S. in Music with an emphasis in classical singing. After IU, Steve spent three years working as an actor in the Indianapolis and Chicagoland theatre communities, where he also began directing for stage and screen. His films are usually dark comedies and often feature despicable protagonists struggling against their own egos.