Die Illusion der Verzweiflung

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24:00, Hi-8/DV, NTSC color/bw, german with english subtitles, 2002 | Film MP4 || 88.1mb

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

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