Footnote Four

An Experimental COVID-19 Dogma Film, Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Story

In the story of a mere moment, “Shadow” peeks into the room where seven spirits toast one another while a gruesome plague ravishes the streets beyond their fastened brass door. Edgar Allan Poe-inspired experimental video shot remotely during Covid lockdown.

Fred (Elliott Gould) lives with his Alzheimers' struggling wife, Susan in their home of over fifty years. Fred's grown up children try to convince him to move into a care home alongside Susan, however, he does not approve of this idea.

Intercut with their evolving relationship is real-life footage and interviews with local firefighters who lost their homes during the catastrophe. Mirroring the hurricane's power to cross and obliterate boundaries, the film creates a jarring, unconventional juxtaposition between personal emotional intimacy and large-scale urban trauma and climate-related disaster.

Self-styled revolutionary Chris prepares to publish his book while debating critical theory with Laura, a photographer, and Vanessa, his on-again girlfriend. Can he silence his ideas long enough to forge genuine connections?