Project Description
Director: Songhuan Li
Time: 11:08
Synopsis: A young drug addict who wants to has his own salvation, Overdose on heroin and meets his muse in the illusions. At his last moment of his life, he has to choose the Samsara, or Nirvana.
Ailidh comes home from a long day of performing in the streets of Hell’s Kitchen with a broken string, discouraged, and soaked with rain. Although she is on the verge of giving up on her new life in the United States, she is surprised to find that by playing her father’s violin that she hadn’t had the heart to touch since her journey began, she is able to bring him back to her for one final goodbye. Though the encounter with her father is short-lived, it gives Ailidh the encouragement she needs to continue to follow her dreams of becoming a performer and she is left with a newfound confidence that she will be okay in her new life.
Heartstrings was written and directed by Erin Donahue at the Savannah College of Art and Design with a talented team of eleven artists with diverse backgrounds and experiences, two sound designers, and a score by Miles Kredich.
