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.

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Cast

Wes Brooks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shane
Rachael Waldon  . . . . . . . . . Lillian

Credits

Director & writer .William Jacobs
Filmed & edited . .William Jacobs
Gaffer & grip . . . . . .Beck Potucek
Sound recorder . . . . . Nick Daniel

Film Info

United States
2021
16 minutes
Color
1.33:1
English

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CAST

Wes Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rachael Waldon . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shane
Lillian

CREDITS

Director & writer . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Filmed & edited  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Gaffer & grip  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Sound recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

William Jacobs
William Jacobs
Beck Potucek

Nick Daniel

FILM INFO

United States
2021
16 minutes
Color
1.33:1
English

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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. 

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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.”

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Director Statement
Interview
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Director Statement

Interview

An interview with filmmaker William Jacobs regarding A Moment Is Enough: