Simon's Agony (2020)

SIMON'S AGONY IS A SHORT FILM ABOUT THE COMPULSION THAT SOME ARTISTS FEEL TO CREATE BEYOND ALL ODDS. A MEDITATION ON THE FIRST BEATITUDE AND INSPIRED IN VARYING DEGREES BY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, JUNGIAN ARCHETYPES, AND CINEMATIC MYSTICISM, THE FILM'S TRAJECTORY FOLLOWS SIMON, A MIDDLE-AGED SICKLY SCULPTOR, WHO BEGINS A COMMISSION TO CREATE A MASSIVE SCULPTURE (TO BE CAST IN BRONZE) WITHOUT THE COMMISSION HAVING YET BEEN FUNDED. SIMON HAS NEITHER THE STRENGTH, NOR THE PHYSICAL SPACE, NOR THE RESOURCES TO TAKE ON THE PROJECT, BUT HE IS DRIVEN FORWARD BY AN INEXPLICABLE DESIRE TO COMPLETE THE PIECE.