Gaffer
Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented, from a good family. Katherine adores Alex's quirky sense of humor, honesty and capacity to listen. Having decided to pop the question, Alex is blindsided when Katherine produces a detailed list of well-thought-out "improvements" she feels will tweak Alex on their way to becoming the ideal couple. Alex instinctively rejects the suggestion that he needs to change anything. But with the threat of a new competitor, Alex decides to "do the list." Guided by a coterie of friends that include: Dave, Alex's loyal childhood buddy, best female friend Lily, her husband Michael, and their 8 year old son, Nicky, Alex's journey has him reconsider and question his beliefs, values and world.
Chief Lighting Technician
Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented, from a good family. Katherine adores Alex's quirky sense of humor, honesty and capacity to listen. Having decided to pop the question, Alex is blindsided when Katherine produces a detailed list of well-thought-out "improvements" she feels will tweak Alex on their way to becoming the ideal couple. Alex instinctively rejects the suggestion that he needs to change anything. But with the threat of a new competitor, Alex decides to "do the list." Guided by a coterie of friends that include: Dave, Alex's loyal childhood buddy, best female friend Lily, her husband Michael, and their 8 year old son, Nicky, Alex's journey has him reconsider and question his beliefs, values and world.
Gaffer
모델일을 하는 니콜 다이아몬드는 남자친구인 스콧과 함께 여행을 떠나던 중 차가 숲에 전복되는 사고를 당한다. 눈을 뜬 니콜은 스콧을 애타게 부르지만 그는 죽은 듯 반응을 하지 않고, 숲을 향해 살려달라 소리치지만 아무도 그녀의 외침에 반응하는 것은 없었다. 겨우 가방 속에 있던 핸드폰을 찾아 지인에게 전화해 보지만 부재중 메시지만 들려오고, 설상가상으로 핸드폰의 버튼조차 제대로 눌리지 않는다. 아무 번호나 눌러 전화를 하던 끝에 케이시라는 남자와 통화가 된 니콜은 살려달라 말하지만 케이시는 경찰차는 불러주지는 않고 살고 싶다면 자신을 유혹해보라는 알 수 없는 말을 꺼내는데…
Gaffer
남편과 별거하며 고교생 아들을 키우는 여자. 우연한 기회에 옆집 10대와 친분을 쌓는다. 나이답지 않게 성숙한 그에게 점점 끌리던 어느 날, 결국 선을 넘어 버리고. 그날 이후 돌변한 그의 태도에 여자는 모든 걸 잃을 위기에 처한다.
Cinematography
Cicada is the story of Jumpei-- a man who loses sight of his progeny when he finds out he is infertile, but then is given the gift of clairvoyance and begins to see glimpses of the future. These glimpses lead him to a series of cicada shells, which become symbolic of his desire to shed his old self. Though his lineage ends with himself, Jumpei starts anew as a father-figure to his sister's young son.
