The First Three Lives of Stuart Hornsley 
| Directed by: | Leigh Dana Jackson |
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| Written by: | Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Leigh Dana Jackson |
| Starring: | Tunde Adebimpe, Siho Ellsmore, Isaac Bloch |
| Country: | U S A |
| Created: | 2003 |
| Runtime: | 28 min. |
| Member: | Big_Son_Films |
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Film Description:
Synopsis
In the outer reaches of Brooklyn, in a makeshift laboratory, Stuart Hornsley has built a time machine. And it works. Now he can travel to the past, to the single moment when his life began to fall apart. Seven years ago, Stuart missed his chance with the lovely and ebullient Mimi Chan, a fellow doctoral student in physics. It was the afternoon of the total solar eclipse, and Mimi came barreling through his laboratory on her way to watch it. When she invited Stuart to come with her, he refused ¿ he was too absorbed in his experiments, too close to making a breakthrough in his time travel research. If only he had said, ¿Yes!¿ Then everything would have turned out differently. His brilliant career wouldn¿t have fizzled. He wouldn¿t be lonely. He wouldn¿t feel forgotten by the rest of the world. And most importantly, he wouldn¿t be stuck in Brooklyn, while Mimi circles the Earth as an astronaut on the International Space Station. So, enlisting the help of his 11-year-old neighbor, Vitaliy, Stuart travels back in time and tries repeatedly to undo his greatest mistake. But the tiny changes he makes in the past end up having ever more surprising repercussions on the present. Now Stuart must race to succeed at love before his life goes totally awry.
Forms: Short
Genres: Comedy, Children Live Action, Sci-Fi, Romantic Comedy, Science, Urban
Niches: African American, Asian American, Black, Student, Children
Screenings & Events
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Finalist, Kodak Student Competition
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U S A
November 2003
Florida Film Festival
Film Festival
Maitland, Florida, U S A
March 2004
First Run Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: NYU Faculty Commendation for Filmmaking
New York, U S A
April 2004
Athens International Film Festival
Film Festival
Athens, Ohio, U S A
April 2004
USA Film Festival
Film Festival
Awards: Finalist, Student Competition
Dallas, Texas, U S A
May 2004
2004 Atlanta Film Festival
Film Festival
Atlanta, U S A
June 2004
Microcinema Fest 2004
Film Festival
Awards: Best Science Fiction Short
Rapid City, South Dakota, U S A
July 2004
Urbanworld Film Festival
Film Festival
New York, U S A
August 2004
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Film Festival
Providence, U S A
August 2004
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
Film Festival
Los Angeles, U S A
September 2004
IFP Market
OTHER
Awards: Gordon Parks Award for Directing - Finalist
New York, U S A
September 2004
Hawaii International Film Festival
Film Festival
Honolulu, U S A
October 2004
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Film Festival
San Diego, U S A
October 2004
Northampton Film Festival
Film Festival
San Diego, U S A
October 2004
Cast & Crew
Daphne McWilliams (Producer), Leigh Dana Jackson (Director), Ross Martin (Producer), Sarah Bynum (Producer, Executive Producer)
WritingLeigh Dana Jackson (Writer), Sarah Shun-lien Bynum (Writer (1st Project))
PerformanceIsaac Bloch (Lead Actor), Lora Goldman (Supporting Actor), Siho Ellsmore (Lead Actor), Tunde Adebimpe (Lead Actor)
CameraJustin Francis (Cinematographer/DP)
Art DepartmentJulie Jo Ferhle (Production Designer), Micheline Brown (Costume Designer)
Post ProductionChristopher Koons (Picture Editor)
MusicTaylor Ho Bynum (Original Music/Composer)
AcademicJohn Tintori (School Administrator), Robert Nickson (Academic Advisor)
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