“Small Showers” by Alex Rosales
Beyond the Short Official Premiere
After a funeral, a couple in mourning returns to their hotel room. Paralyzed by grief, Rachel remains bedridden and barely speaks to her husband. Joshua, unable to console her, takes it upon himself to collect the ashes of the deceased. Struggling to find compassion for one another, they both surrender to their individual despairs and find the relationship called into question.
Before they can check out of the hotel room, they must decide if they can come together again despite this newly-formed rift.
FROM THE DIRECTOR:
"With this short, I hoped to see how grief affects us differently, how very painful that disconnect can be, and how difficult it can be to support one another when navigating your own pain and needs.
As people struggle with communication, depression can be the ultimate destructive force in our relationships, the ultimate test of each others’ empathy. The woman in the film, Rachel, embodies how debilitating depression can feel, the lack of movement, of words. The man, Joshua, shows the pain of loving someone through that, the longing for love, the guilt for wanting it, along with the compartmentalization of emotions that often feels necessary to continue moving forward.
With the quiet and subtle nature of this short, I hope to present the viewer with a space in the narrative that they can fill with their own perspectives. Is Rachel not loving enough or is Joshua not grieving enough?"
-Alex Rosales
CREDITS:
Cast
David Reilly/ @dreillyphoto
Lauren James/ @lalajames85
Leonard Bellezza
Director// Alex Rosales/ @alexisafunnyboy
Producers// Jaap Deinum/ @jaap.deinum & Geneva-Pierre Jerome/ @geneva_pajama
Director of Photography// Jason Wang/ @jasonwanggga
1st AC// @samwwil @orangeben @buvaldo218 @toonren
Gaffer// @moo.vaseekaran @chris.stlawrence
Key Grip// @oran.lazar
Assistant Director// @justthejuiceman @kevinlzw
Production Designer// Mia Jones/ @mia.r.jones
Art Director// @abo_cad0
Art Assistant// @bookie_art
Script Supervisor// @piamlodos
Sound Mixer// Gabriel Chez/ @gabrielchez @eunicejchung @eliz_erdal
Boom Ops// @yige_duan @jackbirchler @kevin_brownn_
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