The Fool

The Fool
Narrative Short
Released May 2023
Runtime: 5 min 50 sec

When Morgan gets dumped, her roommate attempts to cheer her up with news of
a witchy Moonlit Market— though it ultimately leads her to a darker crossroads.

Screenings:

May 3, 2023 --- Smith College Film & Media Studies Dept. Screening - Northampton, Massachusetts
June 23, 2023 --- Danvers Art Association's Pride Art Show - Danvers, Massachusetts

Production Information:
Filmed at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Produced as a final project for Advanced Video Production at Smith College, taught by Prof. Anaiis Cisco.

Credits:

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
Vanessa Ellis

STARRING
Rachel Yang as Morgan
Alina Tschumakow as Sylvie
Tess Nealon Raskin as Mira
Zoe Wilson as Cat
Caroline Pace as Jordan

NOSY NEIGHBORS
Kay Horak
Mary Virginia Huffaker
Caitlin Jacobs
Nikola Jensen
Shira Siegal
Adler Striegel

MOONLIT MARKETGOERS
Izabelle Brande
Stephanie Frinsko
Mary Virginia Huffaker
Tanya Mahmood
Anna Roberson
Adler Striegel
Kate Winer

CAMERA
Izabelle Brande
Vanessa Ellis
Willa Fowler
Aleksandra Kogalovski
Hanna Rittenhouse

SOUND
Izabelle Brande
Willa Fowler
Star Lunaris
Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

LIGHTING
Willa Fowler
Aleksandra Kogalovski

SET DESIGN
Veta Duncan
Vanessa Ellis
Aleksandra Kogalovski
Tanya Mahmood
Maggie Olszewski
Adriana Piantedosi
Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

MAKEUP
Talia Blanchard

PROPS & COSTUMES FROM
Talia Blanchard
Vanessa Ellis
Stephanie Frinsko
Amelia Kemp
Keli Kuklewicz

LOCATION SCOUTS
Vanessa Ellis
Zoe Wilson
Natasha Woon

EDITED BY
Vanessa Ellis

MUSIC
“Eerie Cyber World”
“Blob Monsters Return”
“Medieval Halloween”
by Eric Maytas
www.soundimage.org

AMBIENCE
“Small Crowd Chatter”
by snakebarney on freesound.org
CC0 1.0 https://freesound.org/people/snakebar...

SOUND EFFECTS
“Footsteps on a Carpet.wav”
by jop9798 on freesound.org
CC0 1.0 https://freesound.org/people/jop9798/...
“Jewelry.wav”
by KALeigh0218 on freesound.org
CC0 1.0 https://freesound.org/people/KALeigh0...
“Eerie Industrial Drone”
by Eric Maytas
www.soundimage.org

SPECIAL THANKS
Ulla Collins Axelson
Naomi Carpenter
Anaiis Cisco
Jaz Dand
Sam Flint
Maggie Landis
Sophia Perez
Amparo Saubidet
Mel of Wands