A MOMENT IS ENOUGH
—A Moment Is Enough marks filmmaker William Jacobs’s first project captured on 16mm film. It is an excerpt of a greater story entitled Poet in a Modern World which follows two artists—young and old—choosing Beauty in a world defying it. The short film focuses on the young filmmaker who conjures a past muse with his imagination during a melancholy winter day. Vacillating between upholding certain ideals and compromising them to end his friction with modernity, a bittersweet truth eventually emerges from his fantasy.
CAST
Wes Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rachael Waldon . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shane
Lillian
CREDITS
Director & writer . . . . . . . . . . . .
Filmed & edited . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gaffer & grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sound recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . .
William Jacobs
William Jacobs
Beck Potucek
Nick Daniel
A MOMENT IS ENOUGH:
BEHIND THE SCENES EXHIBITION
A Moment Is Enough had an exhibition at Illinois Central College in The Cube Gallery during the fall season of 2022. Spectators could view artifacts from the making of the proof-of-concept short film including the original raw stock film canisters and storyboard cells. Writer-director William Jacobs gave an artist lecture on November 9th to students and faculty of the college.
Artist Lecture
EXTRAS
“This is why I’ve remained in the Midwest and will not trade little money, limited resources, and a small crew for the decadence and lifelessness of the mainstream film industry. Here in this stifling and cramped room I am experiencing what cinema really is: an edifying expedition into time.”
“This is why I’ve remained in the Midwest and will not trade little money, limited resources, and a small crew for the decadence and lifelessness of the mainstream film industry. Here in this stifling and cramped room I am experiencing what cinema really is: an edifying expedition into time.”
An interview with filmmaker William Jacobs regarding A Moment Is Enough:
