Look (2009 film)

Look is a 2009 short film written and directed by Ryan Pickett. The short film centres on a barmaid named Emma and her glamorisation of the life of a mysterious model. Prominent themes of the film include escapism and romanticism.

Plot

Look is about a barmaid, Emma (Starina Johnson), who is caught in a daydream when interrupted by a lost model (Theresa Meeker). The desire for beauty reveals an unsettling emptiness.

Cast

Accolades

Year Award Category Result
2009 Accolade Competition[3] Award of Merit Won
2011 Best Shorts Competition[4] Award of Merit Won
2011 California Film Awards[5] Gold Award Won
2012 Honolulu Film Awards[6] Silver Lei Award Won
2012 Los Angeles Movie Awards[7] Best Original Score & Award of Excellence Won

Premier and distribution

Look premiered at the Regal Cinemas theatre in Green Hills, Tennessee in Spring 2009.[1] Look was distributed on online video streaming services such as IndieFlix and Indiepix Films.[8]

Production

Look was directed, co-written, produced, and edited by Ryan Pickett. He was a top five finalist in the Race to BE entrepreneurship competition hosted by Russell Simmons in Los Angeles.[9][10] Look was shot with the Red One 4K in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

Reviews

Look was received with praise from critics for its visual poetry:

"I think it is better that folks see it and come to their own conclusions. Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the relevance, resonance and power of Look resides entirely in the eye of the person watching it."

— Mark Bell, Film Threat[11]

"Look was "directed with an exceptionally keen eye for detail and color"

— Matthew Saliba, Rogue Cinema

References
  1. "LOOK". Ryanpickettproductions.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  2. "Look (I) (2009)". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  3. "Accolade Winners" (PDF). accoladecompetition.org. Accolade Competition. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  4. "Winners Announced Awards". bestshorts.net. Best Shorts Competition. 2011. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  5. "Gold Awards". pcfmf.com. California Film Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  6. "Short Film Look by Director Ryan Pickett Wins Silver Lei Award at 2012 Honolulu Film Awards". pcfmf.com. Prlog.org. 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  7. "Los Angeles Movie Awards Winners". pcfmf.com. Los Angeles Movie Awards. 2012. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  8. "You Only Loved Me Twice". IndieFlix. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  9. "kauffman.org". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  10. "tennesseeanytime.org". Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  11. "filmthreat.com".
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