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February’s Featured Short: Borrowed Time
A woman finds peace during the pandemic in her solitary routine as the innkeeper of an historic Bay Area lighthouse. As her time on the island draws to an end and a return to the world she left behind beckons, life on the island raises larger questions about the nature of our relationship to time, loss, work, and home.
Credits:
Co-Directors / Producers - Palmer Morse & Derek Knowles
Featuring - Desiree Heveroh
Cinematography - Palmer Morse & Derek Knowles
Editor - Palmer morse
Sound Design - Matt Mikkelsen
Colorist - Alice Abrams
Music - Eluvium
Executive Producers - Celia Aniskovich & Jason Anderson
A Spruce Tone Production
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Official Selection:
DC Environmental Film Festival
DOCLANDS
Anchorage International Film Festival
Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Tacoma Film Festival
Coast Film Festival
Poppy Jasper Film Festival
Drunken Film Festival Oakland
Bolinas Film Festival
About Jennie Butler:
Jennie Butler is a documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She's worked with companies like Radical Media, Topic Studios, Condé Nast, Amazon Studios, Hearst Television, and Discovery Channel. Her award-winning documentary short Georgie screened at festivals around the world, including DOC NYC, Rooftop Films, Palm Springs, Aspen Shortsfest, and was selected for Vimeo Staff Picks in 2025. Jennie was an Associate Producer on the feature documentary Tell Them You Love Me, which premiered at #1 on NETFLIX in 2024.
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