Look (2009 film)


Look is a 2009 short film written and directed by Ryan Pickett.

Plot

Look is about a barmaid, Emma, who is caught in a daydream when interrupted by a lost model. The desire for beauty reveals an unsettling emptiness.
In an interview with Matthew Saliba of Rogue Cinema, Pickett said, "I feel so alive as a director when making films like this. It's pure emotion. What can we tell you from just our eyes? What are you seeing with yours? Essentially what "Look" is about. Perception and how it works in our lives. The story was just part of the whole, I knew what I wanted to accomplish in this film and worked on a story that would allow that. There actually was a bit more dialogue in the film that I decided to cut out. The story is what you create in your head while watching it, not one I wrote. Or that was my intention." In an interview with Saliba, Meeker said, "Ryan really left its meaning up to interpretation. There are so many different ways that people could think about Look without being wrong in their analysis of it."

Cast

AwardYearCategoryResult
Accolade Competition2009Award of Merit
Best Shorts Competition2011Award of Merit
California Film Awards2011Gold Award
Honolulu Film Awards2012Silver Lei Award
Los Angeles Movie Awards2012Best Original Score & Award of Excellence

Premier and distribution

Look was premiered at the Regal Cinemas theatre in Green Hills, Tennessee, in spring 2009. Look has distribution through IndieFlix and Indiepix Films online video streaming services.

Production

Look was directed, co-written, produced and edited by Ryan Pickett, who was a top five finalist in the Race to BE entrepreneurship competition hosted by Russell Simmons in Los Angeles. Look was shot with the Red One 4K in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reviews

Look was received with praise from critics for its visual poetry: