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Cordones
CordonesSynopsis: When a shoelace factory employee is confronted with the monotony of her life, she must decide if expressing herself is worth sacrificing the comfort of predictability. Wake up. Shower. Drive to work. Work. Drive home. Go to sleep. Repeat. And so life goes for a young shoelace factory employee, until the day her closest coworker is fired. With this disturbance to her schema comes the realization that there may be more to life than her wake-up-and-work routine – but to pursue that means risking the life she knows for an uncertain future. Director’s Statement: Routines are common for us; they help keep things organized and on track. But when routines begin to dominate our lives, we risk losing part of ourselves – the part that is imaginative and authentic, the part that compels us to make a unique contribution to this world. When the comfortable routines of our protagonist are disrupted through the loss of an inspiring coworker, she begins to recognize the emptiness around her, which presents her with the opportunity to unleash the creative, vulnerable part of her that has long lay dormant. If she does, though, she knows her life can never be the same. Neither can ours when we choose a life of imagination, authenticity, and risk. This film was inspired by a work in the children’s area of the Phoenix Art Museum, depicting the seven elements Mexican artist Adolfo Best Maugard identified in his book ‘A Method for Creative Design’ as tools for self-expression. Each symbol could be used on its own or in conjunction with others to create art, teaching children how to draw and, consequently, build confidence in themselves. This unusual piece of artwork inspired us to develop a story about the importance of expressing oneself in a unique way, all the while incorporating the seven symbols visually throughout the entire film. Trailer:
Cordones (Trailer) from Bob Marquis on Vimeo. T H E C A S T
T H E C R E WDirector - Bob Marquis Writer - Jessica Seck Marquis
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