2002 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival

Fishing

Category: Narrative Feature  1hr 48min
Director: Joseph Lutton

After severing contact for three years with old friends, his girlfriend Grace, and the last remaining member of his family (his father), an unsettled drifting musician named Stephen Williams returns  home to search for the missing pieces in his life. In his uncertainty and his longing for real connection, he begins to stir up emotions in himself and others by acting on conflicted and dangerous impulses.
 
Laced with humor, universal conflicts, desires and struggles of the heart, we witness the changes in the lives touched by the central character as he follows through with his choices and actions. It is a moving story that addresses our inability to truly grow and make healthy choices in life when we suppress our core feelings.

Director: Joseph Lutton
FISHING is Joseph's directorial debut as well as his debut in a leading role in a film  . He is a native of Massapequa Park, Long Island and a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. His knowledge of film making comes from  private studies and readings on the masters of movie making and research into digital filmmaking technology. Most of his acting credits involve stage work from classical plays in national repertory companies to starring roles in musicals in the U.S., Europe, Canada and London's West End. As a writer his work includes: a stage play, dozen's of rock songs - including the music and lyrics for a contemporary rock musical called, The River, based on Herman Hesse's novel, Siddhartha, and his debut screenplay FISHING.