Beautiful Things (2015)

Sunlight sparking through a window sets into motion this story of a woman recovering after a break up. She heads outside looking for love, but what she doesn’t expect to find is a perfect match. Starring and with music by The Wet Darlings. This music video is also a companion film to Olenick’s award winning short Red Luck (Best Experimental Film, Slamdance Film Festival; Most Beautiful Film, Chicago Underground Film Festival; Expanded Cinema Award, Hollywood Underground Film Festival; and Second Prize, Haverhill Experimental Film Festival). The narrative of Beautiful Things imagines an alternate fate for one of the characters in his previous film. DIRECTOR: Mike Olenick // mikeolenick.com MUSIC: The Wet Darlings // thewetdarlings.com 2015. 1080p.
 

5 minutes

Music video for The Wet Darlings.

Sunlight sparking through a window sets into motion this story of a woman recovering after a break up. She heads outside looking for love, but what she doesn’t expect to find is a perfect match. Starring and with music by The Wet Darlings.

 

Starring:
Jenny Lute
Aaron Bishara
Bill Patterson
Joe Patterson

and Todd Finney as the creature

Creature costume by Andytoad.

Produced by Lisa Ragland and Mike Olenick

Selected Screenings:
Chicago Underground Film Festival
EMAF
Ann Arbor Film Festival

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