2009 – 4 min – New York – silent – B&W
Manhattan Premiere
Distinctions
Coney Island Film Festival 2009
Synopsis
A lonely man searches Coney Island looking for treasure. When he spots a mysterious woman bury something in the sand, he will finally discover something that forces him to reconnect with the world around him.
Director’s Bio
Jennifer Suhr grew up in the suburbs of Illinois where she began her artistic career as a classically trained cellist. After high school, Jennifer forewent music school, heading to the East Coast where she attended Yale University and received her B.A., double majoring in American Studies and Ethnicity, Race, & Migration.
Since moving to New York City to pursue a career in filmmaking, Jennifer has worked at several reputable independent film companies, including Antidote Films and Jane Startz Productions, doing story development and marketing for numerous projects and independently as the Director of Development with Magadoo Pictures. She has also worked at Four Corners Media collaborating with the filmmakers Micah Garen and Marie-Helene Carleton on THE ROAD TO NASIRIYAH, a documentary on the looting of archaeological sites in Iraq, that is being produced by Wider Films.
Director’s Statement
Set at Coney Island, THE TIN SOLDIER was inspired by the summer I spent photographing the people and sights of this historic location. For me, the area gives off a magical feeling created by the generations of people, young and old, who have chosen to spend their summers here. It’s a place full of memories and life, but also a site that has an uncertain future. Its age is beginning to show and plans for development threaten to erase much of the boardwalk attractions. This film tries to capture all of these realities, conveying a sense of community, magic, and melancholy, in a story about how one person’s loss can bring another new life.
