FRACTALS is a feature film written, produced, and directed by Eric Norcross.
FRACTALS is part arthouse, part essay, part sci-fi, and part New York street film. These four genres intertwine to support the story of an artist struggling to practice his craft.
LOG LINE:
A filmmaker struggles to balance his craft with the demands of society. As he wanders his city capturing footage, he finds a series of riddles that lead him through the bizarre recruitment process of an all-powerful corporation... Also, a hole in his wall seems to have become sentient.
CHARACTER & STORY:
Artie is a struggling filmmaker in New York City whose days are consumed by job searches. At the same time, he finds solace in practicing his craft and filming the everyday activity of the city he struggles to love.
While exploring the city, Artie finds an envelope addressed to him. Inside, he finds a riddle, the start of a bizarre recruitment process that takes him on a journey to different parts of the city. As he encounters a variety of oddball characters, he’s helped by his friend Cait and a vaguely sinister black hole that seems to have become sentient.
"Fractalization" - Trust The Process
FRACTALS was shot in July 2020 in the midst of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Post-production took place over the next year.
Although the film did not go into production until 2020, its creation stemmed from Eric's 2017 film, DEATH & LIFE, which was its artistic and thematic predecessor.
Photos and video showing the process can be found below.
SELECTED STILLS:
Behind the scenes/process stills were taken with a Galaxy S9 smartphone. The imagery featured is primarily from Jan-Feb of 2020 and July 2020.
VIDEO CONTENT:
Videos exploring various aspects of the creative process are available below (scroll down), as well as on Eric's YouTube Channel and Blog.
LYNDOL DESCANT
The music score is composed and performed by LYNDOL DESCANT. The music in FRACTALS is rooted in the song "No Sense" written by ERIC ANDERSON.
ERIC ANDERSON
Songwriter, "No Sense"
ERIC NORCROSS
Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
Sets and Props Creator
LYNDOL DESCANT
Music Score, Song Creator
JAN MAJOR
Producer, Script Supervisor, Writing Contributions, Prop Creator
SCOTT BURCHELL
Post Sound Mixing & Mastering
VFX
CAST
TIM HALVORSEN
"Artie"
LANA AYRAPETYANTS
"Anastasia"
SERGIO MYERS
"Jess"
LISA LOCASCIO
"Lis"
JAN MAJOR
Various Characters
AVIS ZANE
"Cait"
ELENA GAVERDOVSKAYA
"Elisabetta"
LEO DANZIG
"Dean"
SEAN MANNIX
"Burt"
LAUREN ELLINNA
"Birdie"
MELISSA MEDAGLIA-ZELLER
"Evangeline the Angel"