Foursite Film Festival 2009

"Phillip paints in the bathroom. He is a man of few words and enjoys the isolation. With a closed door at his back, Mary waits with an ultimatum. She'll return the key to his apartment if he doesn't open up the door and talk about their relationship. But Phillip has a deadline. In a matter of mere hours, he will face his toughest critics during perhaps the most difficult night of his artistic career. Yet Mary can't wait for him any longer, she would rather not feel second to his art. Thus she closes the door to both the apartment and their relationship. To make matters worse, the anxiety of the moment plagues Phillip with self doubt as he envisions the spectators of his work, whose opinions range from animosity to indifference. Who can possibly paint with a heckler over one's shoulder? Upon achieving the solitude he yearns for, the desolation proves unbearable. He must face the fact, Mary is gone, and without greater effort he cannot be both an artist and a boyfriend. The will to paint has left him. Ironically in his moment of anger, he achieves his greatest realization – he must paint to show his love."