TO KILL A MOUSE (2021)
Darlene, a dedicated writer, grapples with the challenge of composing her work during the late hours of the night. However, her concentration is consistently hindered by the presence of an unexpected intruder—an elusive mouse. Frustrated by the unwelcome distraction, Darlene crafts a makeshift spear with the intention of addressing the issue at hand.
CAST
Laviya Grandoit - Darlene
CREW
Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematographer - Hilton Goode
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
The application process for Film at CCNY had a maximum of 10 minutes to content that we could summit. After completing Men Are Still Good and realizing I had 5 minutes left of content that could be used to enter the program, I thought to myself, why not one more? The film was intentionally made in black and white and composed to be in the 1:33:1 aspect ratio, an aspect ratio I came to adore after watching Zack Snyder’s Justice League in March of that year. The film had a profound impact on me and led me to want to try to do something that was in the most basic form, conceptually similar. In an earlier cut of the film, I included chapters that synchronized the journey of Darlene from hesitancy to resilience, but felt it was a bit too much for something this small scale. The idea of chapters was later used for my CCNY BFA Thesis Film “SALVATION”.
