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'Hidden Depth'
23 September 2024 4 mins 50s
Hidden Depth
by Melissa Roberts

This short film explores its protagonist’s descent into overthinking after vague notes from a director. It prods at the bizarre and specific kind of exasperation that those lucky enough to work within the creative industries are likely to have experienced at some point, and has made the Official Selection for this year’s Raindance Film Festival.

It stars creative multi-hyphenate John Gilkey who co-wrote the film with director Jacob Sutton, and features the two of them in a biographical manner in these roles. Gilkey, who’s a trained circus performer, sends over a first pass at some movement work with lemons, spade wielding, the different ways to lie on a tree stump and throw a watering can, and his narration of the videos is so nuanced and natural, that it feels as if these were his genuine thoughts upon reviewing the footage.

But the initial feedback about finding ‘hidden depth’ causes Gilkey to spiral into the abyss of his own mind, and as the film goes on, the radio silence from Sutton brings out some not-so-quiet desperation for affirmation. A voicemail message at the end reveals Sutton’s delayed response is just because he’s been on a shoot, he loves the lemons, and they should talk.

Product Category: Short Films

Territory: USA



Editor: Jacob Sutton
color
Company3
Colourist: Yoomin Lee
Writer: Jacob Sutton / John Gilkey

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Short Films
'Hidden Depth'
23 September 2024 4 mins 50s

Hidden Depth

This short film explores its protagonist’s descent into overthinking after vague notes from a director. It prods at the bizarre and specific kind of exasperation that those lucky enough to work within the creative industries are likely to have experienced at some point, and has made the Official Selection for this year’s Raindance Film Festival.

It stars creative multi-hyphenate John Gilkey who co-wrote the film with director Jacob Sutton, and features the two of them in a biographical manner in these roles. Gilkey, who’s a trained circus performer, sends over a first pass at some movement work with lemons, spade wielding, the different ways to lie on a tree stump and throw a watering can, and his narration of the videos is so nuanced and natural, that it feels as if these were his genuine thoughts upon reviewing the footage.

But the initial feedback about finding ‘hidden depth’ causes Gilkey to spiral into the abyss of his own mind, and as the film goes on, the radio silence from Sutton brings out some not-so-quiet desperation for affirmation. A voicemail message at the end reveals Sutton’s delayed response is just because he’s been on a shoot, he loves the lemons, and they should talk.

Product Category: Short Films

Territory: USA



Editor: Jacob Sutton
color
Company3
Colourist: Yoomin Lee
Writer: Jacob Sutton / John Gilkey

Short Films 23 September 2024
'Hidden Depth' 4 mins 50s

Hidden Depth

by Melissa Roberts

This short film explores its protagonist’s descent into overthinking after vague notes from a director. It prods at the bizarre and specific kind of exasperation that those lucky enough to work within the creative industries are likely to have experienced at some point, and has made the Official Selection for this year’s Raindance Film Festival.

It stars creative multi-hyphenate John Gilkey who co-wrote the film with director Jacob Sutton, and features the two of them in a biographical manner in these roles. Gilkey, who’s a trained circus performer, sends over a first pass at some movement work with lemons, spade wielding, the different ways to lie on a tree stump and throw a watering can, and his narration of the videos is so nuanced and natural, that it feels as if these were his genuine thoughts upon reviewing the footage.

But the initial feedback about finding ‘hidden depth’ causes Gilkey to spiral into the abyss of his own mind, and as the film goes on, the radio silence from Sutton brings out some not-so-quiet desperation for affirmation. A voicemail message at the end reveals Sutton’s delayed response is just because he’s been on a shoot, he loves the lemons, and they should talk.

Product Category: Short Films

Territory: USA



Editor: Jacob Sutton
color
Company3
Colourist: Yoomin Lee
Writer: Jacob Sutton / John Gilkey