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Jerry White Jr.The Illusion Of Despair (2002)

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"Die Illusion der Verzweiflung," or The Illusion of Despair, explores existential concepts through homage to classic german cinema and literary archetypes. The Faustian character, Wilmot, desires a higher truth; his life is books, yet they are not compassionate. His need attracts Amara, who may have the power to help him, though at what cost? German language with English subtitles.

This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies

Director: Jerry White Jr.
Producer: Jerry White Jr.
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white, color
Keywords: existentialism; german; deutsch; drama; foreign; kafkaesque; homage; short narrative
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Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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Credits

Cast
Amara
Leesa Laidlaw

Man on the bench
Gerald Etwas

Woman writing
Robin Coleman

Wilmot
Jerry White Jr.

Amara as Accordian Player
Michael Kopmeyer

Amara as Death
Jerry White Jr.

Gudruna
Olga Dlugosz

Gudruna's Teacher
Nicole Putney

Gudruna's Classmates
Seth Schindler, Margaret Fuger, Chris Sesta

The Kids in the hall
Jasmine Cooper, Coleen Etwas, Rachelle Rinke, Mike Farrand

Concept
Olga Dlugosz, Leesa Laidlaw, Jerry White Jr.

Screenplay
Olga Dlugosz, Jerry White Jr.

Producer
Jerry White Jr.

Director
Jerry White Jr.

Dream Sequence Assistant Director
Brian Hall

Editor
Jerry White Jr.

Camera Operators
Brian Hall, Michael Kopmeyer, Jerry White Jr.

Audio Dubs
Olga Dlugosz, Leesa Laidlaw, Nicole Putney, Jerry White Jr.

Translators
Wiebke Niemann, Nicole Putney, Stefan Schmiedler

Speech Assistance
Nicole Putney

Costumes
Olga Dlugosz, Leesa Laidlaw, Jerry White Jr.

Chess set provider
Nathan Loomis

Lighting Assistant for Woman writing
Sheryl Oglesby

Locker Opener
Chris Sesta

Accordian Scene Moral Support
Craig Sergeant

Some of the music usage is covered by the Fair Use clause of US Copyright Law (TITLE 17, CHAPTER 1, Sec. 107) and as such is not included in the associated Creative Commons license.

Additional Music
The Ground Sound

Special Thanks
Andrea Eis
Nicole Putney
Wiebke Niemann
Brian Hall
Michael Kopmeyer
CMN
Stefan Schmiedler
Will Stamps
Jerry & Lucinda White
Blue Note Cafe
Andrea Tanner
POH Security
Oakland County Police Department
The German Club at Oakland University
Jurgen Pillarman

Homage Inspirations
Goethe
Faust
Bergman
Det Sjunde inseglet
Wenders
Der Himmel über Berlin
Lang
M
Murnau
Nosferatu

Segments

From Stage and Canvas, Real Detroit, April 2002:

"Whites Illusions of Despair is a black-and-white video installation built upon the adverse elements of alienation and interaction and set against an appropriately urban backdrop."

Natalie Haddad