ONE DAY
A short film
Written, Produced, and Directed by Kimberly Dillon
A short film
Written, Produced, and Directed by Kimberly Dillon
A woman begins an uncontrollable journey as she wakes up to find herself in the first day of the matriarchy.
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synopsis
The Woman wakes up on a seemingly average day. As they always do, various unwelcome voices run on a loop in her mind, reminding her she’s unworthy, not good enough, and a pawn for male opinion. While normally able to push down her feelings, this day her body & mind react violently in rebellion.
As feminine energy rebirths her, we see her awaken in a newly formed paradigm, day one of the Matriarchy.
As feminine energy rebirths her, we see her awaken in a newly formed paradigm, day one of the Matriarchy.
The Cast
The Woman - Kelly Wallace-Barnhill
The Other Woman - Katharine Leonard
Plastic Surgery Office Radio Announcer - Koh Mochizuki
Dad - Richard MacDonald
Earl - Sandford Stokes
Cat Caller - Gabriel Canett
Store Guy - Ray Stakenas
Awakened Women - Justine Cohen, Nechelle Dismer, Leigh Greaney, Kimberly Dillon
The Crew:
Writer / Director / Producer: Kimberly Dillon
Director of Photography: Alyssa Renzi
Editor: Louis Leuci
1st AD: Michael Moffitt
Production Assistant: Lara Maria
DI Colorist: Aaron Burns
Digital Intermediate by ASSEMBLY
Special Thanks: Molly Pearson, Tom Curran/Curran Camera, Inc., SAG/AFTRA
The Woman - Kelly Wallace-Barnhill
The Other Woman - Katharine Leonard
Plastic Surgery Office Radio Announcer - Koh Mochizuki
Dad - Richard MacDonald
Earl - Sandford Stokes
Cat Caller - Gabriel Canett
Store Guy - Ray Stakenas
Awakened Women - Justine Cohen, Nechelle Dismer, Leigh Greaney, Kimberly Dillon
The Crew:
Writer / Director / Producer: Kimberly Dillon
Director of Photography: Alyssa Renzi
Editor: Louis Leuci
1st AD: Michael Moffitt
Production Assistant: Lara Maria
DI Colorist: Aaron Burns
Digital Intermediate by ASSEMBLY
Special Thanks: Molly Pearson, Tom Curran/Curran Camera, Inc., SAG/AFTRA
writer/director note
My work on this film began in 2016 when I had a transformational reaction to a very public rape case. The details of what happened to the raped woman became a crucible for me to explore the somatic reactions I was experiencing as a result. The gut-wrenching heaviness caused by the inequities and double-standards women contend with wasn’t new, but this time I was met with feelings of a curtain being lifted. I was seeing our culture through different eyes.
I began journaling my thoughts and ideas as a way to make sense of it all, which transformed into an urgency. I realized I HAD to say something using my creative gifts. I was reminded of Carrie Fisher’s quote “Take your broken heart, make it into Art.”
I was compelled to reach out to other women. I organized sisterhood talking circles and an embodiment workshop. As I brought different women together, all unique in their backgrounds, I saw how they moved, listened to their memories, and shared in their vulnerability. Through this, the ‘One Day’ story took even sharper shape.
Women are bombarded with unfair and unreachable societal expectations and injustices constantly, and we often don’t process or recognize the damaging effects this has on us. In our efforts to “keep it moving” and not allow ourselves to feel, we become prey to systems that want to control us, keep us small, and force us to fall in line.
‘One Day’ asks the question: What if the Matriarchy began on one seemingly average day? What if feminine energy became the rule, and changed the paradigm? We follow one woman as she struggles with the sudden changes of being liberated from the inside out. She’s in a new world and doesn’t know it yet.
This movie is a hopeful imagining, based on my desire for every woman’s awakening, embracing the idea that a new world is possible.
I began journaling my thoughts and ideas as a way to make sense of it all, which transformed into an urgency. I realized I HAD to say something using my creative gifts. I was reminded of Carrie Fisher’s quote “Take your broken heart, make it into Art.”
I was compelled to reach out to other women. I organized sisterhood talking circles and an embodiment workshop. As I brought different women together, all unique in their backgrounds, I saw how they moved, listened to their memories, and shared in their vulnerability. Through this, the ‘One Day’ story took even sharper shape.
Women are bombarded with unfair and unreachable societal expectations and injustices constantly, and we often don’t process or recognize the damaging effects this has on us. In our efforts to “keep it moving” and not allow ourselves to feel, we become prey to systems that want to control us, keep us small, and force us to fall in line.
‘One Day’ asks the question: What if the Matriarchy began on one seemingly average day? What if feminine energy became the rule, and changed the paradigm? We follow one woman as she struggles with the sudden changes of being liberated from the inside out. She’s in a new world and doesn’t know it yet.
This movie is a hopeful imagining, based on my desire for every woman’s awakening, embracing the idea that a new world is possible.
specs
Genre: Narrative / Short
Production Year: 2023
Country of Origin: USA
Running Time: 6:13 minutes
Production Year: 2023
Country of Origin: USA
Running Time: 6:13 minutes
ENVISION A DAY WHEN WOMEN ARE FREE AND THE WALLS OF PATRIARCHY CRUMBLE PERMANENTLY.
ONE DAY
ONE DAY