Between Floors

Between Floors
Directed by Jen White
Produced by
  • Jen White
  • Paul Alvarado-Dykstra
  • Jim Walters IV
Written by Jen White
Starring
  • Ryan Wickerham
  • Michael D. Conway
  • Anika Kunik
  • Kathryn MaGill
  • Brent Smiga
Music by
Cinematography Jen White
Edited by Jen White
Production
company
UNC Films
Release date
  • August 30, 2009 (2009-08-30) (Atlanta Underground)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Between Floors is a 2009 American independent drama film that was produced and directed by Jen White as her directorial debut.[1] The film was edited from hour-long, structured improvisations, shot in working elevators. Each scene plays out in a single shot, with the only editing being from scene to scene.[2]

Plot

Between Floors focuses on five stuck elevators, each containing people inside them. As time passes, the people in each elevator deal with the isolation and containment in various ways.

Cast

  • Ryan Wickerham as Gary
  • Michael D. Conway as Mike
  • Anika Kunik as Glen
  • Kathryn MaGill as Katy
  • Brent Smiga as Andrew
  • Jim Walters IV as Jeff
  • Scott Bate as Fred
  • Amanda Stephen as Meg
  • Amanda Brown as Stephanie
  • Dustin Doering as Peter

Festivals

The film has screened at numerous film festivals,[3] including

2009
  • August 30 Atlanta Underground Film Festival[4]
  • September 19 Boston Film Festival
  • Strassburg Internatiuonal Film festiva
2010
  • February 19 Magnolia Film Festival[5]
  • April 11 San Francisco Women's Film Festival
  • May 29 ArtsFest Film Festival
  • August 7 Hardacre Film Festival[6]
  • August 24 Strasbourg International Film Festival[7]
  • September 7 (Nomadic Tendencies Film Festival
  • October 17 Salem International Film Festival[8]
  • November 18 ReelTime and the Radio Room Film Series
2011

Awards and nominations

  • 2009, won 'Best Director' at Atlanta Underground Film Festival for Jen White[4]
  • 2010, won 'Best Director' at Strasbourg International Film Festival for Jen White[7]
  • 2010, won 'Best Feature Film' at Magnolia Film Festival[5]
  • 2010, won 'Best Narrative Feature' at Hardacre Film Festival[6]
  • 2010, won, 'Best Narrative Feature' at Salem Film Festival[8]

References

  1. ↑ Koziarski, Ed M. (February 24, 2010). "Between Floors". Chicago Reader. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Dinsmore, David. "Film 'Between Floors' focuses on folks stuck on elevators". The Town Talk - Alexandria, LA. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ↑ staff. "Between Floors screenings". betweenfloorsmovie.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Award listing for Atlanta Underground Film Festival". Auff.org. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Review of "Between Floors" during the Magnolia Film Festival Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 "Press release of Hardacre Film Festival 2010 winners". Hardacrefilmfestival.com. August 4, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "2010 Strasbourg International Film Festival Awards Listing". Strasbourgfilmfest.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Special Jury Award listing on main page of Salem Film Festival". Salemfilmfestival.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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