Head Above Water
United States, 10 min, Sony F55
A devoted husband is forced to confront his doubts about remaining the caretaker of his wife suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Eric Shahinian
Writer(s): Eric Shahinian, Yimei Maya Huang
Producer(s): Yimei Maya Huang
Co-Producer(s): Sola Fasehun
Director of Photography: Charlotte Dupré
Editor(s): Shayon Maitra
Cast: Chiz Schultz, Eileen Miller, Anne-Marie Agbodji, Jose Ramos, Stephen Corey Melton, Alecia Hurst, Rose Hamish
Language: English
Contact: Eric Shahinian, eps2133@columbia.edu
About the Writer/Director
Eric Shahinian is a writer and director currently pursuing his M.F.A. in Screenwriting from Columbia University. His short lm Foreign Sounds won the grand prize for Best Student Film at the 2015 Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival. He teaches at Manhattan Neighborhood Network and is currently developing his first feature lm.
About the Producer
Originally from Taipei, Maya Huang is now a writer/producer based in New York and a graduate of Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program. Her producing work spans Taipei and New York. Freak, a short film she produced, premiered in 2015 Singapore International Film Festival. Her feature screenplay That Summer received the HAF Award in 2015 Hong Kong International Film & TV Market.
