COME FROM HEAVEN (2008) – 5 minutes | 16mm | NY, NY
Hook: Everyone is something they don’t want to be.
Logline: A chance encounter between an NYPD cop and a young woman causes them to explore their assumptions about each other and their understanding of themselves.
Synopsis: NYPD Officer Michael De Luca gets a pleasant interruption to his usual beat when he crosses paths with Malinda, a neighborhood Latina with the face of an angel and the curves of a goddess. Mesmerized by her raw sensuality and sex appeal, De Luca also believes that Malinda may be a prostitute. He follows her to investigate, but is soon hit by an unexpected turn of events. Simply looking to make a routine arrest, De Luca quickly realizes that he is in for more than he bargained for.
Come From Heaven from Cole Wiley on Vimeo.
Director’s Commentary:
Come From Heaven was developed to be a visual exploration of the contagious nature of social stereotypes. With that goal in mind, the film evolved into a surrealist fable full of magical realism. The goal of the piece is to raise questions about why we consistently judge others around us, even though each of us can just as easily and justifiably be judged.
Featuring:
Aldo Pisano – Michael DeLuca
Connie Renda – Malinda
Antwan Ward – Ugi
Mark Berger – Stephen
Crew:
Writer | Director | Editor | Producer – Cole Wiley
Director of Photography – Visra Vichit-Vadakan
Assistant Director – Chloe Zhao
Assistant Camera – Ben Rodriguez
Sound Mixer – Emily Reese
PRODUCTION STILLS:
Aldo Pisano as Michael De Luca:
Connie Renda as Malinda:
A card for you:
Director of Photography – Visra Vichit-Vadakan
Assistant Director – Chloe Zhao
Cole Wiley directing the cast and crew:
It’s all in the cards…
Setting up the shot:
Assistant Camera – Ben Rodriguez
Assistant Director Chloe Zhao with set security:
DP Visra Vichit-Vadakan at sunset:
Over the shoulder of DP:
Director at sunset:
Officer Goofy:
The crew…post water balloon fight…
Those were supposed to be my footsteps!