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Love Nova
written & directed by stuart davis
What strange angel do I trust with this missive?
Love is a beacon, blurred.
So too, its messenger. — Nicola Fain
The Polaroid Wall
Pin a photo of someone you love who's gone.
Watch it develop. Let them stay.
Nova holding polaroids of Nicola
The polaroids she left behind
Nova reading the Book of Crows
We rattle a gateless gate
Photo booth — Nova and Nicola
Photo booth — before
Nova touching Nicola's art book
Nicola's art book — wanted
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the installations she left behind
Imposter Syndrome
The game Nicola invented. Draw a card.
Become someone you're not. Or maybe you are.
you are . . .
who are you when no one's watching
The Typewriter
Nicola left a typewriter behind.
Type something you never got to say.
Nova at the kitchen table
"I dreamed the cats ran away."
"You're the imposter in my dream. And I, in yours."
"Next time you might not be so lucky."
Longmont, Colorado
Nicola's Mixtape
Found in the pocket of a mannequin.
Press play.
Nicola's Mixtape
Side A — For Nova
playlist coming soon
earth to mother
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The Film

A young woman grieving the death of her eccentric mother discovers a series of strange installations depicting intimate details from their lives.


Written & Directed by Stuart Davis
Produced by Siona van Dijk
Executive Producers:
Christine Eberle
Matt Haught
David Vastine
Josh Boone
DP: Sophie Caroline Gohr

Cast

  • Jasmine Karimova as Nova Fain
  • John Pope as Joel Carter
  • Julia Davis as Nicola Fain
  • Tilla Davis as Tilla

Details

  • Feature Film
  • Genre: Drama / Dark Comedy
  • Language: English
  • Country: USA
  • Shot on location in Longmont, Colorado

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Currently on the festival circuit. Screener available by request.