DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Naomi is a different kind of horror film. It owes more to the films of Ingmar Bergman than to the novels of Stephen King. The film is thought provoking instead of gratuitous. It focuses on the tragedy of one lost soul instead of a growing body count. The film is challenging yet frightening, perplexing yet haunting, heartbreaking yet disturbing - a true art house horror flick.
Naomi examines many difficult themes including loneliness, death, redemption, and the afterlife. In between the scares, the audience has many questions to answer, and the film leaves the conclusion up to the individual. Every interpretation has its own merit. Naomi is scary, sad, and ultimately uplifting, a mystery that the audience members can solve, each in their own way.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
(Shane Hawks - Writer/Director)
2005 – NAOMI (2nd Feature Film)
2004 – FAITH (Short Film)
2000 – NUMB (Short Film)
*Official Selection 2000 MOPAN Film/Video
Northwest Short Screening
1999 – EYES TO HEAVEN (1st Feature Film)
* Official Selection: The 7th Annual
New York Underground Film Festival
* Official Selection: The 2nd Annual
Seattle Underground Film Festival
* Official Selection: The 2000 Euro
Underground Film Festival
* Official Selection: The 2000 Argos
Project Underground Film Festival
1996 – THE LAST CIGARETTE (Short Film)
1992 – THE DENIM AGENT (Short Film)
*Official Selection: The 1992 Imaginero Film Festival
Winner: Best Cinematography
1992 – ARTIFACTS OF MY PERCEPTION (Short Film)
*Official Selection: The 1992 Imaginero Film Festival
Winner: Best Animated Short
1991 – THE UNLUCKY PENNY (Short Film)
*Official Selection: The 1992 Imaginero Film Festival
© two point eight films 2006