Screening: Saturday, Sep 13, 6:30pm at Soo Theatre (Block 10) |
Q&A with director |
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Director: Christopher Jarvis
Narrative Feature, United States, 2025, 85 min, Color
When an aspiring writer on a road trip to finish her book learns that her publisher has gone out of business, she suddenly finds herself directionless. She strikes up a friendship with another wayward traveler who invites her along on a journey of self-discovery and reckoning.
The film was shot entirely in Michigan by Michigan filmmakers.
Director/Writer: Christopher Jarvis
Producers: Christopher Jarvis, Abigail Jaske, Margo Dalal, Zachary Jarvis
Key Cast: Sara Cicilian, Ana Gomez, Devin Rosni, Brett Mercer, Lailani Ledesma
Christopher Jarvis is a filmmaker based in Detroit, MI. In 2023 his super 8mm film Singularity screened at the Cannes Film Festival. It also won the worldwide Straight 8 filmmaking competition and screened at the British Film Institute, the London Short Film Festival, and screened at cinemas in the UK, Portugal, and Brazil.
In 2020 his short film Bruised Fruit won the Audience Award at the Central Michigan International Film Festival. It also won Best Michigan Short at the Royal Starr Film Festival and was nominated for Best Short Film at the New York World Film Festival, the Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival, and the Detroit Filmmaker Awards.
In 2017 he scored the VR film If Not Love that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
His films have screened all over the country including the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, the Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival, the Miami Independent Film Festival, Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival, and more.
He currently teaches Digital Media Arts at Lawrence Technological University and lives in Detroit, MI with his partner and dog, Varda.
Sunset Somewhere is a film about that feeling when your 20s are behind you and you’re starting to come to terms with the fact that you probably won’t get to live the dream life you wanted, and learning to accept that and see the beauty in everyday life.
Our film explores this generation’s relationship with success and instant gratification in the social media age as well as identity, addiction, family and friendship, themes that are very relevant to Millennials and Gen Z as we navigate an uncertain and constantly changing world.
As someone who’s been obsessed with the dream of being a successful filmmaker and musician since I was a young kid, this script is very personal to me. Like our main character, I’ve had glimpses of opportunity that have ultimately resulted in disappointment. As I've gotten older I’ve had to recalibrate what success means to me and learn to appreciate and see the beauty in the life I’m currently living, which is so full of worth and value if we really look.
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