Belonging

Belonging FICTION Episode Poster, featuring the character Tom, a white man, looking at the character Mrs. Wire, a Black woman.

FICTION

Set in New Orleans, a struggling writer reacts to being condemned for his failures. This episode is an intimately reimagined excerpt from Tennessee Williams’ “Lady of Larkspur Lotion” (1939).

Directed, animated and edited by award-winning Ugandan film director, Solomon Jagwe. Starring Eric Bear and Solomon Jagwe.

Produced under a SAG•AFTRA interim agreement for independent producers.

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Drama

Runtime

5 minutes 40 seconds

Completion Date

June 24, 2022

Country of Origin

United States

Country of Filming

United States

Language

English

Shooting Format

Motion Capture via Unreal Engine

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Film Color

Color

Delivery Format

Semi-Finalist Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection - Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2022

Extras

Go behind the scenes

Peek into the performance capture studio

Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: FICTION, featuring a close-up of the character Mrs. Wire, a stern-looking middle-aged Black woman with short hair.
  Meet Mrs. Wire
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: FICTION, featuring the character Tom, a white man looking into the distance with a concerned expression.
  Meet Tom
Title card for behind-the-scenes extras for Belonging: FICTION, featuring the character Tom, a middle-aged white man, writing in a house in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
  Explore the set

Specifications

Project Type

Experimental, Narrative, Animation, Short

Genre

Drama

Runtime

5 minutes 40 seconds

Completion Date

June 24, 2022

Country of Origin

United States

Country of Filming

United States

Language

English

Shooting Format

Motion Capture via Unreal Engine

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Film Color

Color

Delivery Format

Credits

Tom

Eric Bear

Mrs. Wire

Solomon Jagwe

Busker

Eric Bear

Executive Producer

Eric Bear

Associate Producer

Rebecca Miller

Consulting Producer

Nikki Levy

Original Playwright

Tennessee Williams

Screen Adaptation

Eric Bear

Director

Solomon Jagwe

Animator

Solomon Jagwe

Editor

Solomon Jagwe

Motion Capture Director

Cory Williams

Motion Capture Operator

Luke Hill

MetaHuman Sculptor

Eric Bear

Facial Performance Capture

Frederico Junqueira

Michaela Bost

Motion Graphics

Frederico Junquiera

Graphic Design

Ellen Buckmaster

Mariana Monego

Theme Music

Gerry Bassermann

Technical Artist

Edward Dawson-Taylor

Performance Coach

Luke Hill

Previs Face Capture

Max Cowan

Peter Divers

Deanne Czarnecki

Jordan Beth Vincent

Public Relations

Gayle Khait

Ame Van Iden

Webmaster

Kate Ericksen

Social Media

Brittany Bro

Legal Counsel

Amy E. Mitchell

Jeff Racho

Matt Powers