ABOVE THE SUNSET is seeking patrons of art, large and small…
A quick and dirty teaser-trailer of the film. Work in Progress. NOT COLOR CORRECTED, NOT SOUND MIXED, TEMP TRACK
Above the Sunset is Inspired by The Year of St. Joseph (2021). The film explores the role of parenthood in difficult circumstances.
Above the Sunset is a short film that looks at the lives of a few 30-something individuals living in Brooklyn. The primary character Lorena—a young woman aspiring to finish her college education—is 8 months pregnant and about to give birth to her third child. All her children have different fathers. The fathers are not particularly involved in the lives of the children, with one father accusing Lorena of “tricking" him into getting her pregnant.
Lorena has recently been dating Marek, a Brooklyn native from a Polish family. He has captured her heart and she his, and he has all the attributes of being a good caretaker for this motley family that is not his own. There is one problem that does not sit well with Lorena—he is a drug dealer. Marek promises to keep his “work” out of sight of the children and to always prioritize the family before anything else. What Marek does not know is that Lorena’s father was seduced by the same career and did not survive “the trade” past her 6th birthday. If she and Marek are to make a family together, he will have to abandon his illegal enterprise and find a legitimate way to care for the family.
Above the Sunset is in its final editing phase. Please help contribute to the completion of the film.
Lorena, 8 months pregnant, faces disciplinary action as she fights hard to complete her degree.
