Kiss

Kiss follows a lonesome man and his awkward interactions with those he encounters in the course of normal events. His failed attempts at human interaction lead to the discovery of solace in an unexpected form, a cup of coffee. The birth of a fetish is detailed as he realizes that connection can be found in remnants captured in the most unlikely of places. Kiss is a document of loneliness and isolation.

Utilizing just two long takes, the film was shot with available lighting in B&W on 16mm film in the heart of Portland (Fuller's Coffee Shop), Oregon with unknown actors.

Cast:
Jesse Rope
John Sprietsma
Laurence Barron
Anastasia Barron
Eliza Sohn

Crew:
Producer: Dana Plautz
Executive Producer: Clay Graham
Cinematography/Steadicam Operation: Skye Fitzgerald
First Assistant Camerman: Don Benson
Sound Design: David Barberis
Technical Assistant: Alex Morris
Writer/Director/Editor: Miles Sprietsma

© 2008 Miles Sprietsma

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Kiss
• loneliness
• isolation
• Black and White
• Portland
• Awkward
• long-take
• steadicam
• Miles
• Sprietsma

[parallax7d]

this looks like my hometown of portland, but not sure. I think the real portland has colors, let me check outside. yup, not many but they're there.

[lushwhip]

If feels inside the lines. Like this is what I do. I put sugar in coffee. It made me giggle.

[grainidoll]

nice!

[delinquentdeb]

Good work Miles. I quite like this simple yet evocative idea.