LIFE 2.0

Produced by Paula Elino and David L. Fisher
Written, Directed, and Edited by David L. Fisher
Director of Photography - Jessica Gallant

Tim Sims - Dan Chance
Gamer/Alien - Aaron Klevin
Clerk - Joshua Gates
Office Wench - Jessica Gallant

Do you ever wish you could get a second chance at life and apply all those lessons learned in hindsight?

Of course you do. It's simple human nature to want to get things right and put to rest all the shoulda's, coulda's, and woulda's that nag the base of your brain day in and out reminding you just how bad you have it.

Well cowboy up, David L. Fisher's short film, LIFE 2.0, shows what it's like to have that very chance.

With just enough left to tie a noose, computer game developer Tim Sims has about reached the end of his rope. He has no money, an ex-wife who is taking him to the cleaners, and his graphics jump. With a life this miserable, being blindsided by a bus could be blessing in disguise.

Given that second chance we all crave, it's up to Tim to do the right thing and prove he's worthy of his good fortune.

O'Henry for the computer generation, LIFE 2.0 makes the best of a smart script and a final twist that folds back on reality without ever feeling like a cheat. After the movie ended I went back and watched it a second time just to see if I could pick out all the visual clues or see any holes in its logic. There were none that I could detect.

Much of the film's success is due to Director of Photography Jessica Gallant who has given LIFE 2.0 a geometric compositional style straight out of computer games like MYST or AMBER. Shooting with an Optura Pi, Gallant recently told me all she did to create the striking LIFE 2.0 visuals was to "light like I was shooting on film." I'm sure knowing how to open up spacial relations to reflect a character's state of mind helped as well.

You can download the 8 minute LIFE 2.0 from TriggerStreet.com. If you're on dial-up, download while you sleep. It's worth the wait.