“Whyfor” By Jack Trowbridge

Simon is a miserable hotel worker caught in an existential loop. Doomed to carry out the never-ending task of setting up a formal dinner table, he listens to a dubious self help tape to find some meaning in his meaningless work.

Directors statement

I was often struck by a sense of the absurd whilst at work and used this feeling as the starting point for this film. I aimed to have some fun expressing the doom that can arise from existential thinking and explore the struggle faced trying to overcome it through self-help. 

We decided to use no camera movement, relying on composition to express our characters' place in the story and to let editing and sound dictate the rhythm.

Credits

Starring:
Simon: Richard Kiess
Hotel Manager: Rowan Mason
Bryan B. Cummings: Robert Back

Producer, Writer, Director: Jack Trowbridge
Director of Photography: Matt Gillan
Editor: Edward Petalwool
First Assistant Director: Riyadh Haque
Colorist: Chris Bell
Production Designer: Adrianne Vanderval
First Assistant Camera: Michael Salter
Second Assistant Camera: Adam Thomas
Camera Trainee: Ana Tutala
Gaffer: Shaun Waldie
Spark: Asfaq Ahmad
Sound Designer/Score: Jack Trowbridge
Sound Recordist: Atom Morton
Runner/Driver: George Martyn

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