Summa This, Summa That
Love the visual style here. Love the reveal, as well. And really, really love the length. Packs quite a wallop into a deceptively small, 4-minute package.
A young shepherd boy in the American West must learn to defend his dwindling flock from a ravenous eagle.
The short’s creator, David Wolter, has a couple of blog posts on the inspirations behind the short: “Place-ness” and “Film As Myth.” Great stuff!
One painting was particularly striking. Entitled “Desert Shepherdess,” it depicted a young Navajo, standing on a steep orange slope, her goats navigating the ridge line above her. A character beautifully married to the place she inhabited. This was the image that galvanized the film I wanted to make.
The West as painted by Maynard Dixon has a mythic dimension. It is not simply landscape, it is a harbor for the ancient and mystical. The land feels alive with energy, and it becomes apparent that it existed before us and will continue after us.
Attribution(s): All artwork, publicity images, and stills are the property of David Wolter and all respective creators and/or distributors.
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