CARVER BAIN | How to Care for Strangers

 I am interested in time, in exploring how the past influences us and how the future frightens us as it also excites us. This often comes out in my work and How to Care for Strangers is no different. As our first narrative short film, my creative partner Rebecca Penner and I were conscious of how to take advantage of the form. While developing the concept, we always talked about how to incorporate our themes and ideas visually. As we turned toward production, we knew that working closely with our actors and set designer would be crucial to ensuring our vision was clearly articulated. We were lucky to find talented collaborators who only elevated our own work. For us, making this film was a way to answer questions that we found ourselves bombarded by. How do you come to terms with the end of your childhood? How do you move into adulthood? Are either of those things possible? Are they necessary? Our hope is that viewers will find, if not answers to these questions, company in the asking.

How to Care for Strangers Runtime: 20:35 min.

Cast:

Elizabeth Grabham | Eden

McLean Fletcher | The Woman

Justin Smith | Foster

Meghan McCall | Foster’s Mom

Arthur “Otts” Seidel | Foster’s Grandpa

Jean Hartley | Addison

Miina Tarjamo | Mauve

Crew:

Rebecca Penner | Producer/Co-Director/Co-Screenwriter

Carver Bain | Co-Screenwriter/Co-Director/Editor

Vlada Dyecheva | Production Designer

Shawn Chia | Cinematographer

Daniel Matsumoto | 2nd Camera Operator/Grip/Colorist

Lauren Elise | First Assistant Director

Swaroop Sardeshmukh | Sound Coordinator/Mixer

Jillian Hessler | HMU Artist/PA/Script Supervisor

Ryan Bae | Boom Operator

Theo Gray | Gaffer/Art PA

Jae Lee | AC/Grip/Script Supervisor

Jakob Pollack | Art PA

Sabrina Epstein | Art PA

Giuseppe Alfano | Composer

Chris Morocco | Sound Designer

Mecca McDonald | Costume PA

Sophia Bain | Costume PA

Catalina Zamarripa | Costume PA