Our Night
Synopsis
On the eve of going to war, a young soldier meets his lover for one last night of passion. As the night unfolds, and their uniforms come off, the truth about how they feel emerges.
Film details
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 00:07:15
- Genre
- Drama, Action, Romance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- English, Español, Português, Français, العربية, 中文（简体）
Filmmaker's Note
There is lots of coverage in the media about post traumatic stress disorder but what I wanted to explore in this short was the crazed emotions that overcome a young soldier before he goes over “there”. The fear of leaving those loved one behind, the fear of dying and of killing others. Matty in many ways was me.
We chose to shoot with a slight documentary feel because the story was emotional and real and I felt it complimented it. To achieve this Howard our DoP and I decided to use practical lights, only enhancing them with films lights. We also shot entirely handheld and quite often moved with our subject in shot to give a feel of immediacy.
The main thing for me after the script was in place was choosing the cast and being able to work on performance. It was a very fruitful experience working with Corey and Marie because they were apt at making suggestions which strengthened are collaboration and made their characters believable.
Credits
Director
- Keith Wilhelm Kopp
Writers
- Keith Wilhelm Kopp
- Laurence Guy
Producers
- Karen Kopp
About the filmmaker
Keith Wilhelm Kopp is a film director from the Pacific Northwest of America based in the UK. He spent four years in the military with a combat deployment to the Middle East. He is interested in the themes relating to trauma and how characters are either compelled to overcome or be destroyed by these experiences. Alongside directing Keith has worked in various areas of TV/Film and Commercials as a 1st AD. His short film Gage has screened in festivals across five continents.
