Experimental Narrative Feature Film
SAINT: 5 Études for Joan of Arc
Set in the year 2084, the Great Flood has engulfed the coastal regions of the Southeastern United States. As rising sea waters damage aquifers, making drinking water scarce – Joan, an environmentalist with poetic visions, sets sail across the Atlantic Ocean to confront a summit of world leaders and wage a war on corporate pollution. Joan's story is juxtaposed and interwoven with four other "Joans" throughout history who have in their own unique ways, been the voice of warning and empowerment.
Ecology and Intuition
Michelle explores climate change, eco-feminism, and intuition through the investigation of the lives of five women crossing over 500 years in history. Through the lens of The Female Gaze, Michelle incorporated her research on Lessac Body Wisdom techniques in a methodology for "the feeling camera" to expand the audience's capacity for empathy of the interior life of women.
Creatives
Director of Photography: Ar'Darius Stewart
Assistant to the Director/Dramaturge: Anna Roman
Set Design: Dominique Zaragoza
Lighting Design: Leo Urbina
Costume Design: Andrea Herrera
Sound Design: Jing Zhao
Locations and Stage Manager: Karina Vega
Future Joan: Haley Johnson
Joan, An Artist: Alyssa Van Tine
Joan, A Victorian: Zoe Wilde
Joan, An Army Private: Stephanie Guiterrez-Diaz
Joan, 1430 The Original: Emma Seeger
Queen of France, Marie of Anjou: Reyna Jackson
Charles VII, King of France: Bakari Garvin
Various Female Saints: Kara Gordon
Bishop: Gregory Mallios
Wandering Woman: Katie Medved
The Professor: Susan Schuld
Haimon: Jacob Titus