CinemaOSMovie · 2024 · 1h 0m

Preface to a History

Drama

A couple, Vlad and Sophy, navigate their relationship as well as their own struggles with mental health in the context of a highly connected, politically uncertain modern world while on a trip to a remote Canadian island in this avant-garde feature film. PREFACE TO A HISTORY, created with a tiny crew of four people, represents an experiment in using minimalist tools to create an overwhelming aesthetic experience in service of a simple, but specifically contemporary, story about two people attempting to navigate a fraying relationship amid all the anxieties and external pressures of modern adulthood in a technologically-interconnected and politically unstable era.

Directed byWilla Ross, Devan Scott

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
October 3, 2024
Budget
$25,000
Studios
Sad Hill MediaMoving Image Agency

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Trailers & teasers

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PREFACE TO A HISTORY Trailer | VIFF 2024

PREFACE TO A HISTORY Trailer | VIFF 2024

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring

Vladimir Fedulov

Vlad

Sophy Romvari

Sophy Romvari

Sophy

David Ohnona

Client

Daniel Jeffery

Daniel Jeffery

Daniel

Felix Oltean

Passerby

Susanna Barlow

Passerby

Gloria Mercer

Gloria Mercer

Podcast Guest

Aidan West

Podcast Host

Paige Smith

Podcast Host

Creative team
Directed by
Willa Ross
Devan Scott
Devan Scott
Written by
Willa Ross
Paige Smith
Produced by
Willa Ross
Devan Scott
Devan Scott

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