This piece was inspired by videos Julie Goldstone‘s 8-year-old daughter shot on her toy camcorder. Moved by the pure joy and awe captured in her footage, Goldstone felt compelled to create a meditative short, celebrating the beautiful way we can still access our inner child. Watching her play brought back memories of navigating the world with abandon, free from self-consciousness or judgment, playing for hours, lost in imagination and exploration. This piece is a tribute to that pure, unfiltered wonder we all carry within us.
So far, The Elevator has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the GRAND JURY AWARD, Oniros Film Awards, the winner of the Paris Play Film Festival, garnering an Award of Merit, Best Shorts Competition, and a winner of the Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards, in addition to being a finalist at the New York International Film Awards (NYIFA).
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dress. Amorphose
earrings. Saint Laurent
opposite
suit. Esau Yori
shoes. F Bellavita
earrings. Dior
ring. Leigh Miller
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This Schön! film has been produced by
direction + photography. Julie Goldstone
fashion. Jardine Hammond
talent. Pauline Ivashevskaya
hair + make up. Lilly Luque
casting direction. Samantha Holden
dp. Rimaz Khaleel
1st ac. Joey Palmieri
production. Hyperion
vfx. Mårten Larsson
pd. Colson Ayars
pa. Cooper Shepard + Andrea Farreyra
sound design. Victoria Mortati
musical composition. Dash Hammerstein
cd of post. Victoria Mortati
storyboard artist. Mike Voz
memories shot. Julie Goldstone + Malou Goldstone-Koch
fashion assistant. Wave Lachish
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