Down Down the Deep River (2014)

A poetic, abstract tribute to classic children's fantasy films, "Down Down the Deep River" was conceived as a visual song and written and directed by Will Sheff, lead singer and writer for ... See full summary »

Director:

Will Sheff

Writers:

Will Sheff, Will Sheff

Stars:

Dustin Cournoyer, Griffin Gamache, Ben Abbatiello

Cast

Credited cast:
Dustin Cournoyer	...	The Boy
Griffin Gamache	...	His Friend
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Abbatiello	...	A Bully
Quinn Biron	...	Cool Kid (as Quinn Biron Warren)
Luke Bonner	...	The Being
Ed Brouder	...	Radio Announcer 1 (voice)
Cleo	...	The Family Dog
Andrew Duany	...	Cool Kid
Dan Falcone	...	His Dad
Megan Falcone	...	His Mom
Seamus Good	...	Smooth Teen
Sasha Green	...	Cool Kid
Ken Hayes	...	Hunter
Nancy Heyl	...	His Friend's Mom
Robin McDonald	...	His Brother

Storyline

A poetic, abstract tribute to classic children's fantasy films, "Down Down the Deep River" was conceived as a visual song and written and directed by Will Sheff, lead singer and writer for Okkervil River. The film was shot in Sheff's hometown in rural New Hampshire and stars local actors.

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Taglines:

We can never go back, we can only remember.

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Genres:

Short | Drama | Fantasy

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User Reviews

Short, sweet and scary

This is a lovable short film courtesy of Will Sheff, the man behind Okkervil River, who spent his youth growing up in New Hampshire in the 1980s and wrote the band's latest album, "The Silver Gymnasium", about this experience; this short film is a kind of appendix to that album, where we get to follow a boy through friendship and beyond, to what communicating without words is about, while delving through a barrage or 1980s nick-nacks.

All in all, I think the film suffers a little from all the 1980s regalia everywhere, as though they would make for a better film; that's just a mini gripe, as the film itself is really strong through the choice to not use much dialogue, and for bringing out what being a kid could be like, for good and bad.

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

New Hampshire, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1