Merry Go Round (2022) - an LGBTQ+ Short Film

Written & Directed by Ella Fields

☆ June and Pepper meet and have a special connection, but a limited amount of time to spend together. "Merry Go Round" explores how love exists through distance, memory, and a non-linear perception of time. ☆

I am so over the moon excited to share June & Pepper's story! In the aftermath of moving across the country, I thought a lot about what distance means for a love story, how expectations of the future affect what it means to be present in it, and how memory can be used as a tool to meet somebody in a place devoid of time, separate from firsts and lasts. This film captures so much of the magic I experienced in my freshman year of college, and I feel as if I could write a novel about the wonderful people it led me to meet, the experiences we had, and the worlds of themes and symbols in which I learned so much more about through creating. I am so beyond grateful for the crew, for Nic & Cathy for pouring so much into becoming these characters, for FPS and the support they gave, and for the people in my life who made the distance sting enough to write a film about it.

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Emerson College Presents a Frames Per Second Production
Starring Nicole Emerald Smith and Catherine Arwen
Produced by Manni Rose Burach & Legyaan Thapa
Assistant Director Marine Savoure
Director of Photography Nikki Emma
Production Designer Sierra Bivins
Edited by Jessie Hearther
Animation by Bella Beard
Executive Producers Namo Putthida Chalermpao, Oliver Shaffer, Harlan Bosmajian, Joseph Maggio
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Check Out...
＊Merry Go Round's Instagram & Tok Tok @merrygoroundfilm
＊Ella's Instagram & Tik Tok @ellabeefields

Song lyrics were a huge inspiration when writing "Merry Go Round," you can check out the playlist of inspiration here!
＊https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mX...

And Pepper & June's Playlists that helped Nic & Cathy get into character
＊Pepper's Mixtape: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bj...
＊June's Mixtape: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Q9...

A Gofundme to help our crew cover production expenses and distribution fees!
＊https://www.gofundme.com/f/878k8m-mer...

Bep's music ("everywhere at once" coming soon on Spotify!)
＊https://open.spotify.com/artist/7H2m7...

Le Ren's Music, "Love Can't Be the Only Reason to Stay"
＊https://open.spotify.com/artist/338AN...

Emerson students, submit your screenplay to the FPS narratives!
＊https://emconnect.emerson.edu/organiz...