Short Films — Date by Date Productions

We're two artists in our 30's on two different ends of the spectrum scarred by experiences in relationships, succumbed to only dating 20 something's. Date by Date Productions (DxDp) is our colliding intersection, collaborating and doing something we didn't really do in our past relationships: communicating, but in the way we know best, art. Quite adult of us, huh? If our romantic relationship doesn't survive, our artistic collaboration makes us true friends, exploring far beyond the limitations we would have had if we hadn't met.

immerse | journey

"Hacking Your Flow” Film Challenge

Showdown In Chinatown partnered with TEDx Honolulu on a short film challenge. ‘Immerse | journey’ was one of five films screened at the 2016 TEDx Honolulu Conference at the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall on Saturday, July 9th. The challenge was to create a film short of five minutes or less in the film format of a visual narrative: “Hacking The Flow.” What is “Hacking The Flow?” Imagine for a moment that you can stop-motion a creative mind, take a walk in the cerebral courtiers and storyboard what happens to individuals when they begin to wake the transient hypo frontally and get into the “Zone.”

Hacking Our Flow in ‘Immerse | Journey’

We both decided to interpret “hacking the flow” as deconstructing a fresh whirlwind connection: Ours! ‘immerse | journey' is a short film that communicates the very beginning of a connection that is based on mutual terms of what two people want out of a relationship. Which, was actually happening as we created this short film (footage of only date #5!). This short film was us exploring our own excitement, discover and even apprehension in the beginning of “what we have.” We were documenting our own navigation of fears of the inevitable hurt that accompanies the “L-word.” We found this opportunity as a new path, discovering our deeper connection beyond what could have just been a lustful ephemeral romance through collaboration. The film presents our state of surrendering of fear and jumping into it: immersion. All the while, we are attempting to balance our desire to continue our own independent paths of self-discovery: journey. The success of this collaboration gives our whirlwind a significant amount of bearing. We’re figuring out “what we have” and how it could be/ probably is/ is the real thing as the story of hacking OUR flow: the flow existing in an ecstatic state created by collaboration.

Honesty, Aina and Connection

The short film 'Honesty, Aina and Connection' is an impressionistic narrative that explores the cultural, personal and physical significance of the Hawaii State Capitol through the connection of the film's creators. They tell how their relationship developed through their admiration of the building and it's stories of Hawaii's past, present and future.

Cold Brew vs Latte

Ears For Fears

DxDp goes New Age and burns ear candles to let the fear out.
Directed, Created, Edited and Camera by Eric C Morgan

Deep Stretches: Guilt

Deep Stretches is a short film series about stretching the body out to feel the burn while revealing the personal burn within.