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Premise: A man meditates on his life after a life-changing event to work through his pain and find peace. The shoestring budget, music-driven film (9 minutes) was shot through all four seasons to capture an authentic sense of time passing, and praised by film critic Megan Wallin (Lost Angelas Post-Examiner / Mini Motion Pictures) for its unconventional, spiritual approach to the hero's journey. ➨
Premiere: KiMo Theatre (January 15, 2014)
Writer and Director: James Liakos
Cast: Joe Garrett, Kristina Koontz, George Gavras, James Moore, Eron Kranz, Charles Zafirellis
Story: Joe Garrett and James Liakos
Original Score: Nearest
Additional Music: Jikkenteki
Editor: James Liakos
Production Assistants: M. Vesper, Harry Benson
SCORE
Electronic music composer Nearest produced songs complimentary to the vision of Tomorrow's Light. Additional music is by Jikkenteki, an electronic music producer in Japan.
ACTION SCENE
The fight scene was full contact, involving friends- two blackbelt martial artists (Joe Garrett, James Moore), George "GQ" Gavras from Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and an improvised sequence involving stuntman Eron Kranz (Robber #2) running off with Woman (Kristina Koontz) on his shoulders.
PRODUCTION
Tomorrow's Light took a full year to complete due to shooting Man (Joe Garrett) through all four seasons. There was no camera crew or budget, simply writer, producer, and director James Liakos who shot and edited the film after being inspired by Joe Garret's storyboards before Woman was introduced into the story. The start of Man's journey up the stairs would be symbolic as Man is transcending his old ways of anger, fear, grief, and regret as he works through painful memories while meditating.
RECEPTION
Megan Wallin of the LA Post Examiner (writing for Mini Motion Pictures at the time) called Tomorrow’s Light “a rare gem with great action and depth," giving it 4 out of 5 stars.
INFLUENCES & SYMBOLISM
Influences include Buddhism via meditation, prayer beads, and letting go. Man is not fully enlightened in the end because he retains some sense of attachment Woman, but he is at peace. His journey (symbolized through climbing the stairs intercut with exercise, training) reflects him becoming whole. When he reaches the top, he has worked through the last of his rage, pain. In the end, he awakens present day to experience a whole new way of experiencing life.
➨ THE WOMAN'S FATE / ENDING
Everything happens in past memories including flashbacks with Woman until Man opens his eyes. According to the story, Woman dies in the fight from a stab would while running away. No new memories of the couple are seen past the fight, just how Man remembers her in contrast to his rage. In the end, Man doesn't turn around because he knows Woman's there with him in spirit. She came back to be with Man before going to Heaven. One year has passed since she died during the Fall, symbolized through "the storm," and "the Autumn" (last scene, rebirth, new life, leaves on trees, growth, etc.) when Man "sheds" the last of his old, angry and vengeful self.
ANOTHER TAKE
➨ Some viewers were unsure of whether Woman lived or died since she is seen exercising after the fight. These our flash backs to how Man remembered her, like an angel, healthy and human. The sequence at 5:41 showing more ethereal shots of Woman moving through grass like a ghost hints at her fate. The man seems to sense something in the field at 5:45, but he's not as conscious yet.
NOTE: In the closing credits, the woman is seen walking towards the light, symbolic of Heaven. "Tomorrow" is a fresh start to break the chain of bondage that prevents us from being truly free from the dualistic part of our minds that keep us here, in this perceptual reality.
Spread love and light.
TOMORROW'S LIGHT. Copyright © 2013, 2014 James Liakos
All Rights Reserved.
#spirituality #spiritual #christian #christianity #christianmessage #buddha #buddhastories
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Premise: A man meditates on his life after a life-changing event to work through his pain and find peace. The shoestring budget, music-driven film (9 minutes) was shot through all four seasons to capture an authentic sense of time passing, and praised by film critic Megan Wallin (Lost Angelas Post-Examiner / Mini Motion Pictures) for its unconventional, spiritual approach to the hero's journey. ➨
Premiere: KiMo Theatre (January 15, 2014)
Writer and Director: James Liakos
Cast: Joe Garrett, Kristina Koontz, George Gavras, James Moore, Eron Kranz, Charles Zafirellis
Story: Joe Garrett and James Liakos
Original Score: Nearest
Additional Music: Jikkenteki
Editor: James Liakos
Production Assistants: M. Vesper, Harry Benson
SCORE
Electronic music composer Nearest produced songs complimentary to the vision of Tomorrow's Light. Additional music is by Jikkenteki, an electronic music producer in Japan.
ACTION SCENE
The fight scene was full contact, involving friends- two blackbelt martial artists (Joe Garrett, James Moore), George "GQ" Gavras from Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and an improvised sequence involving stuntman Eron Kranz (Robber #2) running off with Woman (Kristina Koontz) on his shoulders.
PRODUCTION
Tomorrow's Light took a full year to complete due to shooting Man (Joe Garrett) through all four seasons. There was no camera crew or budget, simply writer, producer, and director James Liakos who shot and edited the film after being inspired by Joe Garret's storyboards before Woman was introduced into the story. The start of Man's journey up the stairs would be symbolic as Man is transcending his old ways of anger, fear, grief, and regret as he works through painful memories while meditating.
RECEPTION
Megan Wallin of the LA Post Examiner (writing for Mini Motion Pictures at the time) called Tomorrow’s Light “a rare gem with great action and depth," giving it 4 out of 5 stars.
INFLUENCES & SYMBOLISM
Influences include Buddhism via meditation, prayer beads, and letting go. Man is not fully enlightened in the end because he retains some sense of attachment Woman, but he is at peace. His journey (symbolized through climbing the stairs intercut with exercise, training) reflects him becoming whole. When he reaches the top, he has worked through the last of his rage, pain. In the end, he awakens present day to experience a whole new way of experiencing life.
➨ THE WOMAN'S FATE / ENDING
Everything happens in past memories including flashbacks with Woman until Man opens his eyes. According to the story, Woman dies in the fight from a stab would while running away. No new memories of the couple are seen past the fight, just how Man remembers her in contrast to his rage. In the end, Man doesn't turn around because he knows Woman's there with him in spirit. She came back to be with Man before going to Heaven. One year has passed since she died during the Fall, symbolized through "the storm," and "the Autumn" (last scene, rebirth, new life, leaves on trees, growth, etc.) when Man "sheds" the last of his old, angry and vengeful self.
ANOTHER TAKE
➨ Some viewers were unsure of whether Woman lived or died since she is seen exercising after the fight. These our flash backs to how Man remembered her, like an angel, healthy and human. The sequence at 5:41 showing more ethereal shots of Woman moving through grass like a ghost hints at her fate. The man seems to sense something in the field at 5:45, but he's not as conscious yet.
NOTE: In the closing credits, the woman is seen walking towards the light, symbolic of Heaven. "Tomorrow" is a fresh start to break the chain of bondage that prevents us from being truly free from the dualistic part of our minds that keep us here, in this perceptual reality.
Spread love and light.
TOMORROW'S LIGHT. Copyright © 2013, 2014 James Liakos
All Rights Reserved.
#spirituality #spiritual #christian #christianity #christianmessage #buddha #buddhastories
