MOVING LIKE POND WATER
Cheryl Bookout Director/Writer/Producer
The title, Moving Like Pond Water, a military term denoting slow movement, metaphorically reflects the gradual process of personal transformation and societal change.
Can one go to war and return unchanged? Moving Like Pond Water delves into this question, drawing on the untold stories of veterans and active military. Through powerful accounts of war, art, resilience, and redemption, this feature-length documentary explores the profound connection between creativity and human endurance.
Moving Like Pond Water is supported in part by Mil-Tree Veterans Project grant from the Creative Corp, California Arts Council. We are proud to share that the International Documentary Association is our fiscal sponsor!
Help us get Moving Like Pond Water made and seen on the big screen! Your support means the world to our filmmaking team! More info about the film project here.
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MOVING LIKE POND WATER – BEHIND THE SCENES
COUNTLESS LITTLE MOMENTS by America Young
Cheryl Bookout, Producer
This short film depicts a hypothetical (but all too realistic) school shooting at a high school graduation. The scene is juxtaposed with the countless ways adults work overtime to protect their children in their lives from the moment of conception until graduation and beyond (real home videos).
JUST A FRIEND by Courtney Deelen
Cheryl Bookout, Producer
Lynn is a thriving, 40-year-old woman set to marry her soul mate, Sarah in a time where love is love, and her right to be in a relationship with whomever she wants is accepted and celebrated fully. Well… by everyone but June, her traditional Chinese mother. Our story begins the day that Lynn decides to take a stand for herself. After journeying through her childhood memories, and with Sarah by her side, Lynn walks into the retirement home where her mother is living to confront her with a 40-year secret. What neither of them expect is June’s response to the news.
INSIDE THE BEAUTY BUBBLE by Cheryl Bookout & Cheri Gaulke
INSIDE THE BEAUTY BUBBLE WEBSITE HERE.
Cheryl Bookout (L) and Cheri Gaulke (R) photo by Summer Moore
WOMEN OF STEEL by Cheryl Bookut
FARO Concurso de Cinema Mediterrâneo e Mundial! Women of Steel has not only competed but was NOMINATED in at least one of our categories, marking a significant milestone in your filmmaking career. This recognition is a testament to your hard work, dedication, and the unique vision you bring to the world of cinema. Your contribution to the arts has been truly inspiring, and it was a delight to witness your creative prowess being celebrated.
2021 ScreenCraft Screenplay TV Pilot Competition.
PURE written by Kiriana Stanton, directed by America Young, produced by Cheryl Bookout, Courtney Deeleen and Emily Andrews.
Glorias Call directed by Cheri Gaulke, produced by J. Cheryl Bookout, Anne Gauldin, Sue Maberry & Christine Papalexis.
In 1971, graduate student Gloria Orenstein received a call from Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington that sparked a lifelong journey into art, ecofeminism and shamanism. The short film, Gloria’s Call, uses art, animation and storytelling to celebrate this wild adventure from the cafes of Paris to the mountaintops of Samiland. The film is produced by artists Cheri Gaulke (director), Cheryl Bookout, Anne Gauldin, Sue Maberry, Christine Papalexis and Mariam Cutler (Music Composer) with support from the Southern California chapter of Women’s Caucus for Art. The idea for the film was born during a presentation by renowned scholar Dr. Gloria Feman Orenstein at the SCWCA Surrealist Tea in October 2016. For screening schedule and information about this film project visit please visit GloriasCall.com.
I Am Be
Directed & Written by Cheri Gaulke
J. Cheryl Bookout, Producer
“I Am Be” is an experimental narrative film written, directed and edited by visual artist Cheri Gaulke. The short film is a retelling of the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone through a contemporary lens of sexual violence and female empowerment. The female characters of mother and daughter tell the ancient story through voice-over while a contemporary story is played out onscreen. It is the culminating artistic piece of a 2-year collaborative digital storytelling project with A Window Between Worlds, a non-profit organization that uses art as a healing tool to empower and transform those impacted by violence and trauma. It is currently traveling the film festival circuit and has won several awards.
So it began, a second chance to observe and learn – to be a filmmaker. Behind the scenes as a featured extra in the 2011 film “The Politics of Love.”
