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Synopsis
“Currency” explores the value people place on their money, and the money people place on their values. “Currency,” written and directed by Loyola Marymount University graduate student Leona Whitney Beatty, is a short non-sync film that investigates money and its place in society. The film asks what is the importance of the dollar in our society, and explores what different people in an urban setting place monetary importance on. The film follows a single dollar bill as it passes between seven very different people in an urban city. The dollar, ominously marked with a dark red embossment, is passed between a very diverse group of people: rich, poor, black and white, people with no connection other than the passing of currency. It travels lead it from a convenience store to a restaurant, from a church to a prostitute, all in an insightful look at what people spend their money on, and more importantly, why. Can money save your soul, sell your soul, or is it just used for necessity? Does money connect us all or draw us further apart? “Currency” forces viewers to think about their relationship with the most sought after thing in the world…money. |
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02/12/02 - Currency Credits
CREW
Producer/Director/Editor…
Leona Whitney Beatty
Director of Photography…Taggart Lee
1st Assistant Director….Yash Herrington
2nd AD/ Grip……Melody Grant
Script Supervisor…Aaron Corpus
1st Assistant Camera…Shannon Kendall
2nd Assistant Camera…Eric Zeaman
Gaffer…………Luke Fisher
Catering…Charis Hearn
Art Director……Mona Nahm
CAST
White woman……Tivoli Frick
Little boy…………Darryl Adams
Boys friend………Adrian Adams
Mom……………Cheryl Mendoza
Daughter…………Judy Hernandez
Daughter’s friend....Kristi Dollison
Bum…………..…Bart Noggle
Candy seller………Ashley Siede
Drug Dealer 1……Eric Allen
Drug Dealer 2……Daniel Chacone
Drug Dealer 3…Roger Hamilton
Addict…………Erin Pack
Pastor……………Bill Flynn
Usher…………Connie Louise Milligan
Cashier…………Manny Rios
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