The Lonely Lights. The Color of Lemons.

DIRECTOR, WRITER, EDITOR: Benjamin M. Piety
PRODUCER: Constantin Traian Preda
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Scott Uhlfelder
TOTAL RUN TIME: 16 minutes
DATE OF COMPLETION: 05/2006

"It took me 15 years to make this film.

When I first approached the idea to retell some of my experiences as a kid, I found that most of my memories came to me in segments. I remembered only little pieces, flickers of memory and light. I found it strange how life repeated itself and how pieces were connected. I then started to arrange these stories together in the same manner as filmmaker Su Friedrich in her incredible work "Sink or Swim," a film about her father.

Using her structure, my film become more and more of a self-exploration. I drew further from hiding things behind my dialogue and characters and just started being more honest with myself. I started to understand some of the consequences of the events in my life. Why were my parents this influential to me? Why was this experience with my cousin that profound? It took a long while to discover who I am - and to be OK with not being 100% accurate in that assessment. I've come to terms with the present accepting the past. This has been a journey that despite any festivals I may or may not play was worth the time and effort. This has been the most important film I've made.

I thank my cast and crew for their amazing work. This film was more then just a thesis project for an undergraduate degree, it was my therapy. I'm happier now and more at peace. It is amazing how friends can do that for you."

- Director Ben Piety

• WINNER - 2006 UCF Capstone Production Grant
• 2006 Starz! First Look Student Film Festival (Denver, CO)
• Moondance Film Festival — Semi-Finalist
• AFI Film Festival (Los Angeles)
• WT Os International Film Festival (Norway)
• Reeling: Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• Short Films of India
• All American Film Festival (NC)
• AFI: Dallas Film Festival
• SXSW FIlm Festival — Special Jury Prize for Experimental Film
• Lake County Film Festival
• 2007 Macon Georgia Film & Video Festival — Narrative Drama, Second Place
• 2007 Athens International Film & Video Festival (Athens, Ohio)
• 2007 Antelope Valley International Film Festival
• 2007 Indie Film Jam (Orlando)
• 2007 Houston WorldFest — Platinum REMI, College Level Student Production
• IndieGRITS at the Donen Film Festival (Columbia, SC)
• 2007 Scene First Student Film Festival (Wilmington, NC)
• 2007 Nevada City Film Festival
• 9th Annual Seoul International Youth Film Festival — Grand Prize
• 2007 Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival
• 2007 Rome International Film Festival (Rome, Georgia)
• 8th Annual Sacramento Film & Music Festival
• 2007 Bluegrass Independent Film Festival in (LaGrange, KY) — Director's Choice: Student Short Film
• 51st London Film Festival
• 2007 Atlantic Film Festival (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
• 2007 Woodstock Film Festival (Woodstock, NY)
• 2007 Hawaii International Film Festival
• 2007 Tallgrass Film Festival (Kansas)

SYNOPSIS
A visual study of a young jogger who is shown a series of inkblot paintings that propel him into a collection of stories and memories centering on childhood, questions of sexuality and an enigmatic girl.

SHOOTING FORMAT
Super 35mm

SCREENING FORMATS
HDCAM, DigiBeta, Beta SP, DVD, DV (all NTSC)

CONSIDER FOR
Fiction, Narrative, Short, Alternative, Independent, Student, Experimental

WEBSITE
www.fantacine.com
www.iamminot.com

STUDENT STATUS
This film was produced as part of a BFA degree at the University of Central Florida School of Film & Digital Media.