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Cast
Amara
Leesa Laidlaw
Man on the bench
Gerald Etwas
Woman writing
Robin Coleman
Wilmot
Jerry White Jr.
Amara as Accordian Player
Michael Kopmeyer
Amara as Death
Jerry White Jr.
Gudruna
Olga Dlugosz
Gudruna’s Teacher
Nicole Putney
Gudruna’s Classmates
Seth Schindler, Margaret Fuger, Chris Sesta
The Kids in the hall
Jasmine Cooper
Coleen Etwas
Rachelle Rinke
Mike Farrand
Director
Jerry White Jr.
Producer
Jerry White Jr.
Assistant Director
Brian Hall
Concept
Olga Dlugosz, Leesa Laidlaw, Jerry White Jr.
Screenplay
Olga Dlugosz, Jerry White Jr.
Editor
Jerry White Jr.
Camera Operators
Brian Hall, Michael Kopmeyer, Jerry White Jr.
Audio Dubs
Olga Dlugosz
Leesa Laidlaw
Nicole Putney
Jerry White Jr.
Translators
Wiebke Niemann, Nicole Putney, Stefan Schmiedler
Speech Assistance
Nicole Putney
Costumes
Olga Dlugosz, Leesa Laidlaw, Jerry White Jr.
Chess Set Provider
Nathan Loomis
Lighting Assistant for Woman Writing
Sheryl Oglesby
Locker Opener
Chris Sesta
Accordian Scene Moral Support
Craig Sergeant
Additional Music
The Ground Sound
Special Thanks
Andrea Eis
Nicole Putney
Wiebke Niemann
Brian Hall
Michael Kopmeyer
CMN
Stefan Schmiedler
Will Stamps
Jerry & Lucinda White
Blue Note Cafe
Andrea Tanner
POH Security
Oakland County Police Department
The German Club at Oakland University
Jurgen Pillarman
Inspirations
Goethe
Faust
Bergman
Det Sjunde inseglet
Wenders
Der Himmel über Berlin
Lang
M
Murnau
Nosferatu
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From Stage and Canvas, Real Detroit, April 2002:
“White’s Illusions of Despair is a black-and-white video installation built upon the adverse elements of alienation and interaction and set against an appropriately urban backdrop.”
—Natalie Haddad
