VERVE, DEAR

experimental short film (2021)

Amidst a climate of global threats, a mother turns towards more celestial concerns. Incorporating mid-century archival footage, texts, and imagery, Verve, Dear is a look at the obsessions and psychological impulses that arise when faced with existential dread, as inspired by the mothers of Instagram.

a film by LEAH LOFTIN

original music by NATHAN HALPERN

Featuring an excerpt from the 1955 sci-fi short story The Big Leap by Charles E. Fritch

Featuring a recipe inspired by “Perfection Salad”, Better Homes & Gardens (1950)