TWO (short-2011)
Short / Drama / Family
Plot Summery
At the close of WWII a former SS officer confronts her heritage of lies.
A winner at the 2011 Indie Fest, TWO is a beautiful and riveting short film that premiered simultaneously at the 2011 Hollywood and Santa Fe Film Festivals. TWO has gone on to become Official Selections at the 2012 Sedona International, Newport Beach, and Santa Rosa International Film Festivals as well as the 2013 Prescott Film Festival, Newfilmmakers Festival in NYC and the 2013 Yo Fi Fest. Adapted from a monologue from the stage play by Ron Elisha, TWO stars Daniela Flynn and is produced by Robert Henry of Carriage House Media. This was Ms. Flynn's directorial debut.
Directed by
Daniela Flynn
Producer
Robert Henry
Writers
Ron Elisha
Adaptation by…Daniela Flynn
Cast
Daniela Flynn ... Anna
Cinematographers
Robert Henry
Costume Designers
Daniela Flynn
Editorial Department
Daniela Flynn ... supervising editor
Robert Henry ... editor
Thanks
Andrew W. Chan ... thanks
David Henry ... thanks
Christopher Moscatiello ... thanks
Jonathan Sanger ... thanks
Mike Scantlan ... thanks
Production Companies
Carriage House Media
Dedicated to Cameron Duncan-for your heart and inspiration as a filmmaker and as a soul.
REVIEWS
"TWO (9 min.) was my favorite of this set for it’s stark simplicity and huge emotional wallop. It’s devastating to discover yourself caught between hate and love and its manifestations called up from the past: your past, your parents’ past. You will find yourself haunted by, “She kissed me. And I wiped my cheek.” Well executed all the way around." -- Laura K. Marsh, Santa Fe Film Festival
“Daniela Flynn directs, co-edit, adapts and stars solo in this eight or so minute short based on a monologue from the stage play of the same name by Jerusalem-born Australian playwright Ron Elisha. It's about a grown woman dealing with her upbringing by a Nazi SS officer and Jewish woman. As she looks into the mirror, the daughter speaks of grief over her mother's suffering at the hands of her father. But the image looking back defends dad and shames momma. Borrowing a German accent, Flynn's haunting performance proves your family's dysfunction was nothing.”
2013 The Newfilmmakers Festival
2012 Santa Rosa International Film Festival
2012 Newport Beach Film Festival
