Qualm & Quietus
dir. Phoebe Mussman
2019
Running time: 22 min.
Winner: Special Jury Prize for Sound and Cinematography
Part character study, part essay film, Qualm & Quietus challenges the anxiety through which we view death. The documentary follows Kerry Lynn, a woman who just stepped down from leading a pagan sanctuary. Death has followed Kerry Lynn throughout life, leading her to form a relationship with Hekate: the titan of the underworld and all things transition. In facing her mortality with grace and candor, Kerry Lynn allow viewers to see the perfection of impermanence for themselves.
Phoebe Mussman
Director
Credits:
Director: Phoebe Lyn Mussman
Featuring Kerry Lynn Kasten-Easter
Cinematography by: Phoebe Lyn Mussman and Brady McDougall
Producers: Robert Greene and Stacey Woelfel
Editors: K. H. Marvin and Phoebe Lyn Mussman
Technical Info:
Shooting format: 2K
Screening formats: 2K
Spoken language: English
Subtitles: none
Frame Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Stereo
Method M Films contact details:
Stacey Woelfel, director
243 Walter Williams Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-0698
woelfels@missouri.edu
Festivals/Awards:
2019 Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival - Columbia, Missouri
St. Louis International Film Festival - St. Louis, Missouri