Narcissus - Short Film

Like the character of Narcissus in the Greek myths, Jay, a college freshman, becomes obsessed with her own reflection to the detriment of her relationships. Until one day a routine run in the woods and a dark encounter with a mysterious figure has the potential to change how Jay sees herself and her role in the world.
CAST
Esha More……….……...…..…………. Jay
Peter Fedorchuk………...…...…… Emmett
Andrew Forrest………...…...…. The Figure
Madeliene Stevenson………...…..…. Molly
Sai Ranganathan…...…...…….………. Nick
Tiffany Tran…………..……..……. Friend #1
Kelly Xu…………...……….…….. Friend #2
Trey Marez…….…...……...….. Radio Voice
Original Script by John Hatheway
Additional Scenes by Claire Summa and Josh Grega
Script Edited by Matthew Grega
CREW
Maisie Harrison……...………….Director
Alexis French…….………………. Producer
Matthew Grega ...........…….. 1st Assistant Director
Sophie DeGreen.................. Director of Photography
Hawk Ticehurst….….......…... Camera Operator
Sam Kleinfinger…..………….... Gaffer
Brian Liu………….................... Lead Sound Recordist
Lily Jiang…………...........…….. Sound Recordist
Austin Kukay…………….......... Boom Operator
Austin Overmore…............. 2nd Assistant Sound
Aaryaa Anand….............….. Production Designer
Jaqueline Reyes................ Costume/Hair/Make-up
Anna Bliner…...……............. Production Assistant
Josh Grega……...…............. Production Assistant
Maisie Harrison…....…………Editor
Matthew Grega………....….. Color Correction
Brian Liu……………..…......…. Sound Designer
Deisha Gordon...……......... Music Supervisor
Carol-Ann Lucas…….......…. Graphic Designer
MUSIC
“It's Politics” By AJ Churchill
ajchurchill.com
"Holding My hand (Ambient Mix)” By Ars Sonor
From Free Music Archive
CC BY SA
“Magic Kingdom” By Ambient Fabric
From the Free Music Archive
CC BY NC SA 3.0
“Submerging Blue-Black” By Podington Bear
From The Free Music Archive
CC BY NC 3.0
“Dubstep bass” By cassn003
From freesound.org
CC BY 3.0
"The Sport" By AJ Churchill
ajchurchill.com
SPECIAL THANKS
Lux Video Collaborative
Christy Oakland and Dan Chappelle
Courtney Dowell
Maeve Anesini
Megan Hatheway
Jill DeGreen
Colleen Wielgosz
Tim TY Han
Talia Scogin
Nicole Rader
Parker Singh
Dawg Pound Kegs
Teriyaki First
The City of Seattle
University Heights Center
University of Washington Communications Department

[@BLiu1]

I'm so glad this is finally done! I was one of the editors, and I'd just like to say that a lot of the editing process felt like fixing the mistakes we made during production. It's still not perfect, but honestly, we gave it our all, and it was a great learning experience.

[@narcfreekeekee9168]

I truly appreciate the narcissistic depiction. I wish more people would actually produce motion films about this disorder. Thanks for all your hardwork.

[@auail5594]

Idk, it feels like it's play a bit too straight with the trope/myth, I kept expecting some sort of subversion but there weren't any, and some of the actors can use a bit more practice