Look (2009 film)

Look is a 2009 short film written and directed by Ryan Pickett. This Dream inspired movie examines the emptiness that accompanies beauty. When a model walks into a restaurant, barmaid Emma fantasizes. She glamorizes the life of the model. As the imaginary plain man John, Emma follows the model onto the set of a photo shoot. Escapism is a short relief for Emma who must eventually face her mundane life.

Plot
Look is about a barmaid, Emma (Starina Johnson), who is caught in a daydream when interrupted by a lost model (Theresa Meeker). The desire for beauty reveals an unsettling emptiness.

Cast

 * Starina Johnson as Emma
 * John Ferguson as John
 * Theresa Meeker as Supermodel
 * Alison Parson as Hair/Makeup Artist
 * Ryan Pickett as Photographer

Premier and distribution
Look premiered at the Regal Cinemas theatre in Green Hills, Tennessee in Spring 2009. The short film was distributed on online video streaming services such as IndieFlix and Indiepix Films.

Production
Look was directed, co-written, produced, and edited by Ryan Pickett. He was a top five finalist in the Race to BE entrepreneurship competition hosted by Russell Simmons in Los Angeles. Look was shot with the Red One 4K in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reviews
Look was received with praise from critics for its visual poetry:

"'I think it is better that folks see it and come to their own conclusions. Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the relevance, resonance and power of Look resides entirely in the eye of the person watching it.'"

"'Look was 'directed with an exceptionally keen eye for detail and color'"