General Information
Completed On: 26 Apr, 2021
Duration: 14 min 58 sec
Genres: Short, Student
Language: English (U.S)
Country: United States
Submitted By: Jack Diehl
Festival Rating 7.9
After finding herself as a spirit back on Earth, Jessie must try and reconnect with her living girlfriend, Abigail.
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DirectorJack DiehlThere's Someone in the Closet
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ProducersMathy Mezey
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ProducersAndrew Mezey
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ProducersNancy Mezey
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ProducersKaren Diehl
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WriterJack Diehl
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Special ThanksAmanda KuoDigital Affairs, A False Flag
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Special ThanksAnya KeelieEssentials of Survival, Black Vulture
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Special ThanksBen HealdSplit Ticket, Tickle
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Special ThanksJack DiehlThere's Someone in the Closet
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Special ThanksSean SegalMy Spy, Second Act
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Special ThanksJames WoodburyRun, A Sister's Gift
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Special ThanksEvan SchneiderCurls, The Acceptance of Suffering
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Special ThanksNoah BinetteThe Principal's Assembly
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Special ThanksColin MunsonThe Polchinski Paradox
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Special ThanksDavid Banta-Garcia
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Special ThanksKayara Hardnett-Barnes
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Special ThanksEva Shannon-Dabek
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Special ThanksRaye Cleary
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Special ThanksJennifer Gutterman
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Special ThanksAbraham Ravett
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Special ThanksHope Tucker
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Special ThanksNeil Young
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Special ThanksHampshire College
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Special ThanksFilm/Photo/Video Program
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Special ThanksThe Town of Amherst
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Special ThanksJoe Tassoni
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Special ThanksDavid Berkman
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Special ThanksOlivia Stauder
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Special ThanksChad Dell
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Special ThanksTess McCallum
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Special ThanksJudy Mezey
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Special ThanksDeborah Stauder
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Special ThanksSam Stauder
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Special ThanksEmma Stauder
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Special ThanksNoah Gerhard
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Special ThanksBen Leib
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Special ThanksKari Brookhouse
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Special ThanksKatherine Sosnowski
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Special ThanksChien-Juh Gu
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Special ThanksDeborah Diesen
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Special ThanksLaura Mezey
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Special ThanksMichael Kaufman
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Special ThanksSusan Leib
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Special ThanksLen Leib
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Special ThanksEleonora Mercedes Beran Jahn
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Special ThanksSeda Anbarci
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Special ThanksOlivia White
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Special ThanksDina Ryan
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Special ThanksTim Ryan
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Special ThanksMichael Vaccaro
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Special ThanksScott Visco
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Film TypeShort, Student
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GenresRomance, Drama, Supernatural
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Runtime14 minutes 58 seconds
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Completion Date26 Apr, 2021
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Production Budget2500 USD
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Country of OriginUnited States
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Country of FilmingUnited States
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Film LanguageEnglish (U.S)
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Shooting FormatDigital
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectYes
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Berlin Flash Film Festival
Germany
Berlin
No Public Premiere
Outstanding Achievement
New York Flash Film Festival
United States
New York City
No Public Premiere
Official Selection
Halicarnassus International Film Festival
Turkey
Bodrum
No Public Premiere
Best Editing
Director's Biography
Jack graduated from Hampshire College with a degree in film, animation, and visual effects. In the past, he has worked on Marvel's Ant-man and the Wasp, as well as an unreleased documentary about the 369th Regiment during WWII being produced by Monmouth University. "Spirit Hand" is Jack's third short film that he wrote, directed, and edited.
Director's Statement
I chose to write and direct "Spirit Hand" because the theme of someone being gone but not forgotten is an extremely prevalent aspect of my life at the moment. Having just graduated from college, I will be saying goodbye to many friends who have become an important and consistent part of my life. The start of this new chapter brought me to thinking about those who have passed on and how even in death they persist in a person's life. I felt it important that the film takes place during the 2020-2021 time span as many of us, myself included, have had to deal with loss this past year while needing to remain in quarantine. In writing "Spirit Hand," I hoped to be able to explore how a person holds onto someone they care about both through the perspective of the living character, in this case Abigail, and the person no longer around, who is represented by Jessie. Thank you for taking the time to watch the film, and I hope you enjoy!