Music video,
3:30 minutes,
English,
QC,
2007
Synopsis
A short fictional film depicting a day in the life of an aspiring jazz musician working as a washroom attendant whose wife is unfaithful. Set in the 1950’s to the song
Alone in the Dark.
Creative team:
Writer/director/producer: Ari Cohen
Personal statement
Director Ari Cohen says:
"This short film was inspired by the documentary I made on Canadian jazz musician Jackie Washington. I wanted to dramatize a very important time in his life when he was working as a washroom attendant at a jazz bar and was devastated that his first wife left him for another man.
The goal was to combine real and fictional elements from his stories, set to a song he wrote at that time entitled Alone in the Dark. Additionally, making a film that was set in the ‘50s was a challenge I was eager to take on."
NSI on the web
Ari Cohen
Gemini-nominated producer and president of Rotating Planet, Ari A. Cohen began his career in film more than ten years ago. Since then, he has created over 30 hours of award-winning film and television.
The intimate portrayal of people in his character-driven films and series such as Being Osama, Too Colourful for the League and Women Warriors have drawn in audiences from across the globe.
Audio | Interview with Ari Cohen
About this audio
Filmmaker Ari Cohen talks to Liz Janzen from the National Screen Institute about his music video, Alone in the Dark.