OVERVIEW

Anatomy of the Lonely is the no-budget debut feature film directed by David Winkfield. The cast is composed of non-actors as well as classically trained performers, artist, musicians, comedians, and filmmakers. The film was shot on the AG-HVX200 utilizing the P2 workflow, with the Cinevate Brevis35 System and Nikon Prime Lenses. The crew was lean and efficient, which allowed us to capture an authentic and intimate portrait of New York City that larger scale productions rarely achieve.

While I have been intrigued by short form narrative for some time, I'll be the first to admit that in designing the shape of this movie as interweaving vignettes was not only paying homage to some of my favorite literary authors and provided a practical solution in terms of scheduling but was the only conceivable way to get the film completed. We shot the movie for very little money, in tight corners, under intense pressure, and loved every minute of torture while making this movie.

For me, it serves as a prototype to make more films on micro-budgets that reach an authentic approach in displaying human desires, weakness, frailty, and ultimately kindness. I'm hoping that the marketplace will open up for smaller films like Anatomy of the Lonely where the cinematic art form is championed just as loudly as the commercial viability of a film. It appears as those traditional models of making movies are changing at an accelerated rate and I look forward to the landscape of filmmaking in the years to come.

SYNOPSIS

Several vignettes weave together the lives of New Yorkers who overcome the inherent loneliness found in the city.

An inarticulate teenager, Caleb, desperately wants to move to the city when he thrusts himself into the life of a mysterious older woman. Upon a trip to the city to purchase the perfect gift for her he meets a young french girl in a flower shop.

Established Abstract Painter, Richmond, lives in solitude at his East Hampton home as he suffers through a mid-career slump. He is having difficulty finding a gallery to show his experimental work in New Media and wants to move back to the city to escape his idyllic surroundings.

Self-made millionaire turned Art Dealer, James, is having the time of his life engaged in late night trysts in upscale hotel rooms but trouble begins to seep through the cracks of a seemingly perfect love affair when we discover more about the couples indiscretions.

An aging beauty, June, chases her youth, while maintaining a floundering acting career. We watch her struggle through the intense routine of maintenance through exercise, proper diet, and discipline only to edge through the embarrassment of another audition.

Coney Island may be the playground for many Brooklynites but it serves as home to a childish man, Nicky, who desperately wants his brother, Sergeo, to teach him how to catch a fish.

Rocky has been collecting pictures and autographs from celebrities for a long time but when a documentarian, Davey, expresses an interest in his life he decides it is time to attain his own piece of fame.

While each vignette is separate on the surface we as viewers discover how close these strangers live and affect one another in ways they will never know. Ultimately, each character must learn to overcome disappointment and loneliness in New York City.