A narrative short film shot at Burning Man 2015 which follows the journey of a first time burner on an unexpected adventure for hearing aid batteries.
Having recently been stripped of his hearing, our hero’s quest in a foreign place with an unlikely friend is a simple one. How difficult could it be to find what you are searching for in the desert?
Official Short Film Selection: GI Film Festival & Dances With Films
Produced by Starving Heartist Films & The Sights And Sounds Media House (
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This film was created with the donated work of the following people:
CAST
CHRIS HOLZ – TEMPLETON
RACHEL EMMA PRINGLE – UNICORN
JOHN HALCYON STYN AS HIMSELF
LUA FEBOLI – SINGER
JULIE LAERKHOLM – FIRE SPINNER
UNICORN STAND IN – ALLISON WEST
CHARLIE UNICORN DJ – DIVA DANIELLE
CREW
WRITER/ DIRECTOR JOSH YEO
DIR. OF PHOTOGRAPHY DILLON SCHROER
1ST UNIT CAMERA OP SETH BUNTING
2ND UNIT DP CHRISTOPHER PITCHER
2ND CAMERA OP GALEN OAKES
UNIT PROJECT MANAGER ARIN AMSLER
DRONE OPERATOR JOSH YEO
MUSIC
STEVE GIBBS – ADRIFT
ZOETROPE- KING OF THE MOUNTAINS
LIGHTS AND MOTION – SILVER LINING
LUKE HOWARD – THE END
ODESZA – IPLAYYOULISTEN
TRANSPORT (SOLARBEATS)
TAD SNYDER
BIANCA BERGER
SPECIAL THANKS
EMILY GAGEN
MICHAEL BAILEY
ANITA BAILEY
WILSON LING
ADDITIONAL THANKS
BLACK ROCK CITY, LLC BurningMan.org
ZAC CIRIVELLO
DIVISION CAMERA (GEAR RENTAL)
JUNGLE TRIBE (WARDROBE DONATIONS)
1ST AD DUSTIN PUTTUCK
1ST AC QUINN STARR
2ND AD ANNA KRUER
ART DIRECTION KRIS KISH
PROPS AND WARDROBE ARIN AMSLER
BTS PHOTOGRAPHY DAVIDE DE MASI
ADDTL PHOTOGRAPHY MICHAEl BEACH
3RD UNIT DP (SCENES) JOSH YEO
3RD UNIT 1ST AC BRIAN MCALLISTER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JOSH YEO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SETH BUNTING
CO PRODUCER CHRISTOPHER PITCHER
CO PRODUCER ARIN AMSLER
CO PRODUCER KRIS KISH
LINE PRODUCER ANNA KRUER
ASSOC. PRODUCER EMILY GAGEN
EDITING JOSH YEO
ADDTL EDITING SETH BUNTING
ADDTL EDITING BRYAN BIGLER
INDIEGOGO SUPPORTERS SPECIAL THANKS
Ginsu Mark
Erik Andreason
Erin Hudson
Helen Ebersol
Stalloan Iacono
Brett Wilson
Shelby Shively
Carolyn Gillott
Amanda Scharpf
Casey W Fatch
John Yeo
Michael D Mangapit
Bernadette Trubatisky
Bianca Berger
Louis-David Mangin
Zachary Pevnick
Theodore Snyder
Ashley Giampoli
Eric Funderwhite
Jessica Heising
Douglas Bell
Hilda Jimenez
Craig Weber Jr
Ell Kay
Rei Yoshioka
Daisy F Stelzer
Ross M Layton
Marni S Erwin
Amanda Pratt
Melinda Cohen
Sevonne Cohen
Myan A Kallweit
Claudia Lubin
Michael Jerome
Hongxu Liu
Susan R Pitcher
Michael Antosy
Chris Downey-Asher
Michael E Perez
Jenna Angeloni
Kylie C Edwards
Ali West
Philip Lubin
Emily Gagen
Ben H Thompson
Sue Jones Cornaire