Discontinuity

Written, Directed and Edited by Lori Felker
Starring Sam Howard and Ben Johnson
Music by Fred Frith

2016

Discontinuity highlights the irregular spaces and unexpected fissures that can pop up between us, and all of the things that can fall in and get lost. Tabitha and Stephen have been in each other’s lives for a long time, but because of their jobs they must periodically live apart. When Tabitha returns “home” after their longest separation, what they’ve been missing becomes opaquely clear and who they’re becoming makes it hard for them to see each other. As the interruptions and incongruities pile up, Discontinuity mirrors the missed connections in its characters’ reunion with its approach to editing, its confusion of time and space, and a free wheelin’ clowder of cats.

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Screenings
2016
Slamdance, Park City, UT – January 22
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI – March 15
First Person Cinema, University of Colorado, Boulder – April 4
Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, Minneapolis, MN – April 14
Wisconsin Film Festival, Madison, WI – April 15
St. Kilda Film Festival, Australia – May 22
Chicago Underground Film Festival – June 3
Rooftop Films Summer Series – June 9
Unknown Pleasures Berlin – June 11 & 15
Palm Springs Short Film Festival – June 21-27
Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, BC Canada – October 21
Driftless Film Festival, Wisconsin – November 5
San Diego Underground Film Festival – November 13
2017
London Short Film Festival – January 8
DAM Short Film Fest, NV – Februrary 10
Stuttgarter Filmwinter (Special Jury Mention) – January 18-20
Lyric Cinema Cafe, Boulder, CO – February 2
Cellular Cinema, Minneapolis – February 8
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, CO – February 9
Boston Underground Film Festival – March 22-26
Mountain of Laughs Comedy Fest, Gatlinburg, TN – April 8
Celle l’art Short Film Festival, Jena, Germany – April 25-30

Credits:
Sam Howard as TABITHA
Ben Johnson as STEPHEN
Henry Comerford as STEVEN
With JUICE, BUFFY, PALOMA, SITA, GUILLERMO, JACK, ALEX, GRACIE, TURTLE and FRITZ

Producer, Assistant Director – Exal Iraheta
Cinematography – Casey Puccini
Assistant Camera – Cameron Gibson
Colorist – Daniel Stuyck

Location and Post Production Sound – Alex Inglizian
Mixed at Experimental Sound Studio

Music by Fred Frith
Recorded at Guerrilla Recordings, Oakland
Engineer Myles Boisen

Extra Special thanks to Ollie Davidson and Jenny Schlueter
and the Tree House Humane Society

Made with support from:
FANDOR FIX Shorts
Kickstarter
University of Chicago, Illinois – School of Art & Art History
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For more information, contact:
Lori Felker, Director
lorifelker@gmail.com
www.felkercommalori.com

About Tree House Humane Society:
Chicago’s Tree House Humane Society is a cageless, no kill humane organization specializing in the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured stray cats. I worked with Tree House to ensure that we’ll have a safe, comfortable environment for the cat-actors.

About FIXshorts:
In January of 2015 Fandor launched a new initiative called FIXshorts to help fund 5 short films from FIX filmmakers. FIXshorts helps promote and feature the films and guarantee distribution on the service when the films are completed.

About Fandor:
Fandor is creating a community of film lovers and makers connected by meaningful and entertaining cinematic experiences. Fandor helps you find the right film to watch by presenting you with carefully selected independent films from around the world that will open your heart, feed your mind and heighten your senses. By investing in strategic partnerships with festivals (F|FA) and individual filmmakers (FIX), Fandor strongly believes in generating greater opportunities for filmmakers. Fandors award-winning films can be enjoyed through TV, desktop, and mobile devices. For more information, please visit www.Fandor.com.

Thanks to all of my Kickstarter backers (in no particular order):
Deanna Walters * Mark de Leon * Jonathan Marlow * Nina Riddel * Oona Mosna * Rebecca Frass * Bicephaly Pictures * Adrianne Finelli * Nazli Dincel * Aaron Walker * Fereshteh Toosi * Kathleen Rugh * Mateo Verde * Curt Miller * Rachel Wolther * Jared Larson * Mark Davis * Jared Hutchinson * Mark Toscano * Angelique Weger * Roger Rimada * Shelley Dodson * Emerson Sigman * Scott Young * Paula Salhany * Scott Hoffman * Dan Stuyck * Frederic Moffet * Rachel Strohm * Media City * Michael Wawzenek * Jon Satrom * Josh Reed * Nicole Bernardi-Reis * Alexandria Eregbu * Becky Grajeda * Adam Charles Hart * Zachary Epcar * Jake Elliott * Sarah Christman * Brook Sinkinson Withrow * Soohyun Kim * Marjorie Bailey * Mark Mallett * Charles Fairbanks * Aren Zolninger * Amanda Salazar * Jimmy Schaus * Jeremy Reppy * Kathleen Sachs * Stephanie McCane * Jon Moritsugu * J G Solondz * Joshua Dumas * Mark Ciarleglio * Lee Blalock * David Finkelstein* Craig Downs * Carrie Schneider * Monica Angrand * Katie Paul * Nicholas Osborn * Andrew Felker * Nick Williams * Christy LeMaster * Sara Chapman * Brandon Doherty * Nora Gully * Lorenzo Gattorna * Reinaldo Marcus Green * Jennifer Lange * Paul Dickinson * Douglas Mclaren * Eric Perez * Rami George * Joshua Albers * Kris Embry * Brian Ashby * Brigitta Wagner * James Hansen * Rob Ray * Jesse McLean * Heather Nichols and Josh Mabe * Courtney Prokopas * Ivan Albertson * The Balkos * Elizabeth Richey * Matthew Hittinger * Bill Alund * Lisa Yun Lee * Jonn Herschend * Tomasz Werner * Jac Jemc * Seth Skundrick * Exal Iraheta * Jim Nixon * Daniel Rathbun * Becca Keating * Ricardo Signes * Sue Klaus * Angela Cox * Michael Henry * Angela Maycock * Andrew Mausert-Mooney * Daniel Merkle * Matt Hoyt * Joey Carr * Andrew Fenchel * Darlene and Louis Felker * Jessica Ritson * Nicholas Croft * Samantha Olschan * Jennifer Markovich Thomas * Amelia St. Peter-Blair * Douglas Urbank * Julia Gibbs * Plus those who shall not be named!