Sole Spirits
a film by Joanna Jefferson
Synopsis
On the banks of the Ohio River, a weathered Victorian farmhouse stands overlooking the water. It is here that Claudia has spent most of her life-where she raised her son, buried her husband, and now lives on her own. Out of necessity, her son, Jackson has made a brief trip to his childhood home, bringing his nine-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, with him. The sun rises on their first morning together in many years.
Individually and together, Jackson and Claudia face the reality that this house, a home for so many generations, is beyond renovation and crumbling to the ground. Yet a spirit of a time gone by still lives within the walls. Consequently, each member is forced to rediscover their identity within this changing, yet still fragmented, family unit-to realize their connections to each other and their connections to a shared lineage.
Cast and Crew
Claudia: Mary Green
Jackson: Joseph Oliverio
Elizabeth: Alyssa OliverioWriter/Producer/Director: Joanna Jefferson
Director of Photography: Zak Lee
Production Design: Bonnie Jefferson
Associate Producer: Sarah Jefferson
Gaffer: Matthew Payne
Sound Recordists: Mike Fleisch and Jeff Stern
Assistant Director: Pegeen Quinn
Assistant Camera: Derek Frank
Sole Spirits: Woman returns to old Waverly home to film movie
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - April, 2002 [PDF]
That's a Wrap!: Area native completes filming for movie set in Waverly home
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - June, 2002 [PDF]
