Abstract
Contraband is a short fiction film about a young woman’s struggle to escape from a criminal life. As she is forced to smuggle drugs during prison visits to her husband, she must decide whether to protect him or abandon him. Leaving might give her a chance to save herself and her child from this life and have a better future. The movie takes place in modern-day Los Angeles. This paper describes and analyzes my filmmaking process as the writer and director of Contraband, and how my life experience and inspirations influenced my work.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Motion picture authorship; Motion pictures--Production and direction; Short films--Themes, motives; Short films--Technique
Publication Date
8-1-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
Film and Animation (MFA)
Department, Program, or Center
School of Film and Animation (CAD)
Advisor
Franklin Deese
Advisor/Committee Member
Susan Lakin
Advisor/Committee Member
Peter Murphey
Recommended Citation
Demir, Omer Enes, "Contraband" (2022). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/11240
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
FILMAN-MFA
