Bridge

Impressionistic nightscapes punctuate this two-minute poem film about illness and wellness. Directed, written, filmed, edited, narrated, and produced by Adam E. Stone. Filmed with an iPhone 13 mini in Huntsville, Alabama (USA) and Toronto, Ontario (Canada).

Total run time, including credits: 2 minutes. 

Text of poem:

sometimes
you think about demons
and other things that start with d

shadows and blurs
of everything
and nothing

fluid as memory
fluid as time

they scare you
because
they come without reason

into your stomach
into your hands

you try to remember a life without them
but there’s no bridge back
to that place in your mind

you wonder if anything ever was real
how you became this you-but-not-you

you know you should know
you know it should matter

but there’s no bridge back
from this place in your mind

you can’t even remember the sun on your face
can’t even remember
the sun

  • Adam E. Stone
    Director
  • Adam E. Stone
    Writer
  • Adam E. Stone
    Producer
  • Adam E. Stone
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • Adam E. Stone
    Cinematographer
  • Adam E. Stone
    Editor
  • Adam E. Stone
    Sound Recordist and Editor
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 10, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Adam E. Stone

Adam E. Stone's latest feature film is the poetic essay film "Atmospheric Marginalia" (2022). His films have been featured at approximately 200 prominent, well-curated festivals worldwide, and have won numerous awards. Short poem and essay films include "Bridge" (2024), "form" (2024), "as the night" (2023), "Tyranny of the Unafflicted" (2023), "If Any" (2021), "Awake" (2021), "Specks and Flashes" (2020), "Elegy for Unfinished Lives" (2020), "an entombing(dis)entombing" (2020), "Declarations" (2019), and "Gods Die Too" (2018). Previous short dance films include "Do Not Forget the Lost" (2019), "Summer Friend: A Ballet Film" (2016), "Resting Places: A Ballet Film" (2015), and "Janet: A Silent Ballet Film" (2014). He also is the writer, producer, and co-director of the feature-length fictional essay film "Abstractly You Loved Me" (2013), and is one of the co-producers of, and conducted many of the interviews for, the feature-length documentary "Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story" (DVD 2019). In 2012, Stone wrote and produced the spoken-word ballet "A Life Unhappening," which is about the impact of one woman's Alzheimer's disease on three generations of her family. In 2010, he wrote, directed, and produced the DVD novel "Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions." He is also the author of three conventional print novels: "Xamon Song" (2006), "Kingston Fugue" (2007), and "The New Harmonies" (2009).

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