Look (2009 film) explained

Look is a 2009 short film written and directed by Ryan Pickett. This Dream inspired movie examines the emptiness that accompanies beauty. When a model walks into a restaurant, barmaid Emma fantasizes. She glamorizes the life of the model. As the imaginary plain man John, Emma follows the model onto the set of a photo shoot. Escapism is a short relief for Emma who must eventually face her mundane life.

Plot

Look is about a barmaid, Emma (Starina Johnson), who is caught in a daydream when interrupted by a lost model (Theresa Meeker). The desire for beauty reveals an unsettling emptiness.

Cast

• Starina Johnson as Emma
• John Ferguson as John
• Theresa Meeker as Supermodel
• Alison Parson as Hair/Makeup Artist
• Ryan Pickett as Photographer^{[1] [2]}

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result
2009	Accolade Competition^[3]	Award of Merit
2011	Best Shorts Competition^[4]	Award of Merit
2011	California Film Awards^[5]	Gold Award
2012	Honolulu Film Awards^[6]	Silver Lei Award
2012	Los Angeles Movie Awards^[7]	Best Original Score & Award of Excellence

Premier and distribution

Look premiered at the Regal Cinemas theatre in Green Hills, Tennessee in Spring 2009.^[1] The short film was distributed on online video streaming services such as IndieFlix and Indiepix Films.^[8]

Production

Look was directed, co-written, produced, and edited by Ryan Pickett. He was a top five finalist in the Race to BE entrepreneurship competition hosted by Russell Simmons in Los Angeles.^{[9] [10]} Look was shot with the Red One 4K in Nashville, Tennessee.^[2]

Reviews

Look was received with praise from critics for its visual poetry:

External links

• Web site: Award winning Short Film LOOK . Ryan Pickett Productions.
  • Look at Rotten Tomatoes
• EPK for Look

Notes and References

1. Web site: LOOK . Ryanpickettproductions.com . 3 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810181123/http://ryanpickettproductions.com/Site/The_Movie.html . August 10, 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: Look (I) (2009). IMDb.com . 8 October 2011.
3. Web site: Accolade Winners . 2009 . accoladecompetition.org . Accolade Competition . 18 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312032603/http://www.accoladecompetition.org/PDF_Winners/WinnersAccoladeDeadline052909.pdf . March 12, 2012 . mdy-all .
4. Web site: Winners Announced Awards . 2011 . bestshorts.net . . 18 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224124826/http://bestshorts.net/Winners.aspx . February 24, 2012 . mdy-all .
5. Web site: Gold Awards . 2011 . pcfmf.com . California Film Awards . 18 February 2012 . https://archive.today/20120724153711/http://www.calfilmawards.com/Awards/2011_winners/2011_gold_awards.aspx . July 24, 2012 . dead .
6. Web site: Short Film Look by Director Ryan Pickett Wins Silver Lei Award at 2012 Honolulu Film Awards . 2012 . pcfmf.com . Prlog.org . 27 March 2012.
7. Web site: Los Angeles Movie Awards Winners . 2012 . pcfmf.com . Los Angeles Movie Awards . 28 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531215049/http://thelamovieawards.com/2012_%28II%29__Winners.html . May 31, 2012 . mdy-all .
8. News: You Only Loved Me Twice . IndieFlix . 6 January 2012. 6 January 2012.
9. Web site: kauffman.org . March 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174229/http://www.kauffman.org/Details.aspx?id=5200 . July 21, 2011 . dead .
10. Web site: tennesseeanytime.org . March 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110411223503/https://news.tennesseeanytime.org/node/593 . April 11, 2011 . dead .