Lily in the Grinder (): VIDEOS

With striking visuals, tells the story of Ryan's search for meaning in his bare New York City existence. Set to an original string quartet score. Lily in the Grinder is about alienation, existence, sex, death, and time. Alternate edition with no dialogue — watch this one, then dive into the full experience: http://youtu.be/2rOwPQtp-zU What if a human life is a static four-dimensional entity that cannot be said to truly begin or end? What if we already are everything we will ever be? Website with poems, essays, and more information: http://lilyinthegrinder.com Special FX before and after: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM-O1bE5o_g ============================================================================= Over 20 film festivals, including: flEXiff (Best Short Film) Worldfest Houston (Remi Award) Queens World Film Festival, Museum of the Moving Image Rhode Island International Film Festival ============================================================================= RYAN: David A. Gregory BEAN: Dan Amboyer NIK: Kesav Wable WRITTEN, DIRECTED, EDITED, CO-PRODUCED BY: Michael Morgenstern PRODUCED BY: Stefanie Coimbra DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Judy Phu COMPOSER: Rafaël Leloup COSTUME DESIGNER: Stella Cheung PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Tommy Janulis CASTING DIRECTOR: Michael Cassara FIRST AD: Ivy Yu SECOND AD: Monin Sak ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Nick Farina FIRST AC: Casey David Johnson, Corey Stein SECOND AC: Christopher Garner DIT: Nate McGarrahan HEAD OF WARDROBE: Cecilia Cholst ART DIRECTORS: Sally Courtois, Joel Smith SET DECORATOR: Joel Smith ADDITIONAL ART: Sari Morgenstern ON-SET SOUND MIXER: Daniel B.E. Coimbra GAFFER: Sameer Deshpande KEY GRIP: Jesus Sanchez GRIP: José del C. Martinez KEY HAIR/MAKEUP: Drishty Empire HAIR/MAKEUP: Rie Ogura SCRIPT SUPERVISOR: Miles Dupree KEY PA: Lenin Rivadeneira PAs: Carole Honig, Jacinto Romero, Melanie Merrill, Sidhant Sinha, Shelli Jean Grant POSTER: Adam Mazer ADDITIONAL ARTWORK: Mark Grabiner STORYBOARD ARTIST: Dan Medrado SFX AND COLOR CORRECTION: Michael Morgenstern VIOLINS: Jacqueline Jove, Sarah Franklin VIOLA: Adam Matthes CELLO: Alina Lim SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR: Brian Quill SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXERS & DIALOGUE EDITORS: Dennis Dembeck, José Troverso SCORE RECORDIST: Drew Guido TRAILER SOUND MIXER: R. Hollis Smith AUDIO BY: Flavorlab DOCTOR: Jacob Berger MAKEOUT BOY: Wesley Tunison MAKEOUT GIRL: Lydia Kalmen BODEGA OWNER: Vitus Wieser FUNERAL DIRECTOR: Bennie Boum BEAN'S DAD: Joseph Sexton BEAN'S MOM: Patricia Grzybowski YOGA/MEDITATORS: Ana Araujo, Brittany Caruso, Chloe Hooton, Janett Martinez, Eve May, Aleksandra Myrna, Charles Pang, Ning Yn RAIN SINGERS: Lydia Kalmen, Jane Simonds FUNERAL GUESTS: Lydia Kalmen, Monee Potter, Jane Simonds, Charles Pang, ChuChu Zhang TRAIN TRACK WALKERS: Cecilia Cholst, Drishty Empire, Tim O’Donnell, Ivy Yu SPECIAL THANKS TO: Andrew Anthony, Dan Arlow, Emily Best, Chris Casey, Alex Cirillo, Rachel Cook, Stefan Forbes, Ryan Heck, Jackie Herold, Ted Hope, Joel Ides, Caleb James, Elissa Kapneck, Adam Fanton, Adam Kersh, Fran Kranz, Kevin Kuffa, Melanie Lahti, Nelson Moses Lassiter, Jeremy Leiner, Dani Faith Leonard, Justin Lerner, Ryan Logan, Anthony Lee Medina, Meg Metzger, David Morgenstern, Sari Morgenstern, Richard Morgenstern, Tamara Morgenstern, Veronica Nickel, Tim O’Donnell, Jed Resnick, Ben Rimalower, Jonathan Russ, Ira Sachs, Glenn Schloss, Katja Schroeder, Jared Shaffer, Dan Sickles, Iliana Sosa, Katherine Tarbox, Alexander Tsebelis, Natti Vogel, Ted Walch, Cary Woodworth LOCATIONS: 359 Graham Deli, Maha Padma Yoga Studio (Padmini Veronica Peretti), Mount Olivet Cemetery (David Gigler), Office of Diogenes Almonte MD, Rollin Studios (Anthony Argento)