Apartment
by Gianny Mendez
Beware: Gianny Mendez never fulfilled her obligation of giving a copy of the film to her cast.

Look at me -- a bible thumping, gray-haired, lunatic. I literally scared people away as we shot this section of Gianny Mendez's short on Bush Street, near Taylor.

The movie is about a young woman who has repeated disturbing dreams about being murdered. As these dreams become more distressing to her, people around her echo themes from her dreams. I admonish, "He said 'you old men shall dream dreams, you young men shall see visions.' That's what He said." And I just want you all to know that's a costume I'm wearing. It's not my jacket. Please.


The unfortunate Erica, played by Rosheika Soto, takes her cues from director/videographer Gianny. Erica is trying to give me a pleasant hello as she passes me while leaving the apartment building where we both reside, and outside of which I daily stand and preach.

 

 


I discuss with Gianny my response, "You young people are all hooligans!" Gianny remembers such a woman from her childhood and wanted to recreate her for this short. At the end of the shoot, she said I did justice to her memory. Boy, that's scary.

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