SILVERTONE

LOGLINE: Coming off of a successful debut album, two musicians brainstorm their second while balancing creative differences.

DIRECTOR: Kerris Dorsey

WRITER: Kerris Dorsey

PRODUCERS: Nicole Smolen & William Day Frank

DP: Mac Fisken

EDITOR: Ricki Reisner

STARRING: Kerris Dorsey & Logan Miller

PRESS: Aspen Shortsfest

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“Silvertone is a musical duo whose last record has become a hit. They're at a high point in their trajectory, but the pressure is also on Anna and Dan to follow up their success with a new album. Feeling like their latest effort is lacking, the pair are sent to a luxurious but remote house to write something special.

But things have changed for the group with success, and their connection seems more fragile and fraught than ever. Somehow, they must re-connect -- with themselves, with their music and with each other -- to capture the magic that made their music so singular before.

Written and directed by Kerris Dorsey, who also co-stars as one half of the fictitious pop group that gives the film its name, this short drama offers a crystalline, delicate snapshot of two musical artists. Once in sync creatively and personally, the pair now seem frustrated with one another. Their efforts to capture "lightning in a bottle" make up this dreamy yet grounded study of the creative process, personal connection and the fleeting magic of music as it expresses emotions that are too fragile to come to the surface yet…”