The 5-1/2 Minute Hallway
“Drink up.”
ABOUT
At his sister’s request, Hiro Yamamoto returns home after several years to confront his abusive, alcoholic father who has taken a turn for the worse. However, when his sister leaves them alone, Hiro and his father descend into a surreal, perhaps supernatural hallway. As Hiro explores the dark corridors, encountering specters of his father, his sister, and his past, he comes to realize that more of his family’s trauma lies within him than he wants to admit.
YEAR 2018
RUN TIME 8:45 Min
EMAIL htaylor01@mica.edu Website:
CAST & CREW CREDITS
DIRECTED BY Hugh A. Taylor
SCREENPLAY BY Hugh A. Taylor
PRODUCED BY Jordan Sarnovsky
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Moore
EDITED BY Hugh A. Taylor
MUSIC COMPOSED BY James P. Duffy | William Parker
PRINCIPAL CAST
Jonathan Padron | Amanda Lee | Tadashi Mitsui
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
I have always been a storyteller, and in my mind there is no better way to comprehend the mystery of human experience than through the medium of film. Storytelling through the image, sound, and performance required of filmmaking can reveal truths about memory and emotion, even when the images, sounds, and performances themselves are disjointed and jarring. 5 1/2 Minute Hallway brings this deeply mysterious and wonderful aspect of storytelling to life through the story of a young man attempting to confront the skeletons hidden in his family’s closet.
DIRECTOR BIO
Hugh A. Taylor was born in Ellicott City, Maryland. He is a writer/director with a special place in his heart for all things both scary and strange. After a brief stint writing horror movies in Los Angeles, he currently resides in Baltimore.
FILM AND PRODUCTION STILLS
AWARDS
FULL FILM
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Hugh A. Taylor was born in Ellicott City, Maryland. He is a writer/director with a special place in his heart for all things both scary and strange. After a brief stint writing horror movies in Los Angeles, he currently resides in Baltimore.
(Update provided in May 2018)