The Monument - A Short Film

The Monument is a short experimental film about a journalist seeking revenge in a post-modern portrayal of America. The film argues the significance of memory--the memories we choose to immortalize, the memories we wish to forget, and the things we offer the world to be remembered.

This is a film that was designed to feel like a dream; disjointed, murky, and enigmatic. The film plays homage to a mixture of avant-garde and noir films and attempts to cover its meaning through visual presentation and atmosphere. In the tradition of avant-garde, many details are left unexplained, and are instead intended to invite the audience to make their own conclusions about the film's implications. It's also important to note that this film deals heavily with the arts; whether photography, music, writing, architecture, painting, or even the film itself, you'll see all of these expressive mediums and more scattered throughout the film. I'd like to personally thank each of these artists for lending their talents / property to this film free of charge. It's for this very reason I believe the meaning of our film remains pure and the greatest reason why I loved working with the cast and crew. I hope you'll enjoy our first short.