Common Structure

Directed by Anne Hollowday and Bill Kirstein

Amongst fragmentary recollections of friendship and the sublime, two friends explore changing priorities in a world that may quickly be slipping away. Surreal and impulsive; their journey is tested by their changing priorities. When one challenges the other, we begin to realize that their reality may not be exactly what it seems. Pushing the limits of style and narrative, the film loops back and forth in memory, endeavoring to explore the spirit of the sublime and what it means to truly feel alive. OFFICIAL SELECTION: 36th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION: 30th Minimalen Film Festival, Norway OFFICIAL ONLINE PREMIERE: Booooooom STARRING: Rosalie Lowe, Adea Lennox WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Anne Hollowday and Bill Kirstein PRODUCED BY: Billy Holiday; 100 Year Films EDITOR: Ian Park CINEMATOGRAPHY: Bill Kirstein SOUND DESIGN AND MIX: Kenny Kusiak COLORIST: Jaime O'Bradovich LOCATION SOUND: Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli ADDITIONAL CAMERA OPERATOR: Gabe Elder ASSISTANT CAMERA: Jake Ewald PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Leon Iszak STUNT COORDINATOR: Jeremy Linardakis MUSIC COMPOSITION: Joe Greenier SPECIAL THANKS: Sal Giarratano, Zach Sullivan, Sodium Ranch, Fred Brehm, Company 3. FILMED IN PANAVISION. https://www.anne.holiday/ https://www.billkirstein.com/ https://www.100yearfilms.com/

With a possible singularity on the horizon, two friends, bound by curiosity and companionship, embark on a dangerous journey towards its alluring core. Surreal and impulsive; their journey is tested by their changing priorities. When one challenges the other, we begin to realize that their reality may not be exactly what it seems. Pushing the limits of style and narrative, the film loops back and forth in memory, endeavoring to explore the spirit of the sublime and what it means to truly feel alive.

Featured on No Budge, Booooooom, Bureau of Creative Works, Film Shortage and Break Journal. Read an expanded interview about the film with Bureau of Creative Works here.

Awards & Screenings

OFFICIAL SELECTION - 30th Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim, Norway

OFFICIAL SELECTION - 36th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, Minneapolis, MN

WINNER - Best Film, 1.4 Awards

HONORABLE MENTION - NYWIFT 2nd Online Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION - No Budge

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Bureau of Creative Works

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Film Shortage

OFFICIAL SELECTION + ONLINE PREMIERE: Booooooom

Accolades

“‘Common Structure,’ by directors Bill Kirstein and Anne Hollowday tells its elliptical tale as a stream of moments. A dreamlike quality pervades each image (all beautifully composed)… the film’s search for transcendence is aided by incredibly scenic imagery and the striking presences of its two leads.” — Kentucker Audley, No Budge

“The cerebral theme is coupled with visual threads of memories, moments that feel simultaneously natural and surreal.” — Booooooom

“ The beauty of Common Structure derives from its images, feelings, and a constant sense of mystery…” — Brianna Zigler, Bureau of Creative Works

Credits

10 min / Color / Digital / USA / 2016
Cinematography by Bill Kirstein
Edited by Ian Park
Written & Directed by Anne Hollowday & Bill Kirstein
Produced by 100 Year Films