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"A Day in the Life" focuses on three children in Colonial Williamsburg: an apprentice boy, a girl from a gentry family, and a slave boy. As the day proceeds the lives of the three young people intersect, allowing students to explore the education, work, and leisure activities of each of these three children. The program gives an overview of daily life in Williamsburg on the eve of the Revolution and helps students understand the political and social themes of 18th century history. Written by Colonial Williamsburg Productions
A soldier lies in a battlefield dying from a gunshot wound: Legs paralyzed, situation futile. As he fades in and out of consciousness, he reflects on all he has left to live for. The shrill sounds of an air-raid siren pierce the air. A man twenty years later lies awake in bed ignoring the shrill sound of his alarm clock. As he gets up, makes coffee, catches a bus and marches to the office, he reflects on a life left unfulfilled. itaki design studio presents, in association with Psychopia Pictures, A Day in the Life, a visual poem written and directed by Daniel Bush, co-written by Michael McReynolds, produced by Alex Motlagh and Alexis Weiss, starring Conal Byrne. An eight-minute film inspired by the Beatles' song of the same name, A Day in the Life highlights the forgotten moments and fleeting fantasies that fill the hours. Surreal imagery and sound effects provide the soundtrack to two days existing in separate time periods, creating a lyrical language that challenges the audience to follow two men reaching their own personal front-line. follow each as he reaches his personal front line - the father on his final day on the battlefield, the son each day at his office. In both, we will observe the forgotten moments and the fleeting fantasies that fill the seconds of each day. Beneath a fragile facade we see regret over a life unfulfilled, the hope for legacy and the dream of a greater human condition. Written by Dan Bush
In suburban Michigan, four twenty-somethings struggle with life, love, and the meaning of their existence as a way to avoid boredom. Meanwhile, the narrator of the film tries to keep everything running smoothly even as an evil photographer plots to overthrow the movie. Written by Mark Moreland







