Narrative · 2022

The Gift

Director · Co-Editor

The film

Warm interiors give way to cold blue night exteriors as the tension moves outside.

The approach

Written by Erin Hazelhurst, the film stars Dan Marcelino and Angela Walsh, with James directing and co-editing.

James keeps the apartment scenes close to the actors before opening the story into the car, string lights and blue night outside.

Project details

Short film

From the apartment to the car.

The story moves from close apartment performances into a colder, more exposed night exterior.

Interior coverage stays close to Dan Marcelino and the actor in the red jacket before the film follows the tension outside to the parked car.

James directed and co-edited with Ethann Hartwell, who photographed the film under the credit Blair Walters.

Additional credits

From the film

The film moves from warm apartment scenes to the car, string lights and blue night outside.