Engram (film)

Engram is a 2014 short film directed by Maggie Betts and starring Isabel Lucas and Oliver Ackland. The film premiered on March 31, 2014. In the film, two elderly strangers wait to board a subway train while attempting to rediscover a mutual memory.
Cast
* Isabel Lucas as the woman
** Lucille Patton portrays an elderly version of the woman.
** Julia Falletti portrays a child version of the woman.
* Oliver Ackland as the man
** Alvin Epstein portrays an elderly version of the man.
** Joey Curtis-Green portrays a child version of the man.
Production
The original inspiration for the film was derived from the experience Betts' mom had as a survivor of a hit-and-run accident in her youth. Dashion designer Prabal Gurung, a longtime friend of Betts', created a white dress for Lucas' character, who wears it in the opening sequence while walking in a field of lush grass. The characters played by Lucas and Ackland represent the inner voices of their older counterparts and are shown barefoot throughout the film. The Berkshires are depicted as the imaginary place where the characters converse and spend time with each other while trying to piece if and how they know each other.<ref name="NY"/>
On March 31, 2014, the film premiered at the Museum of Modern Art. Prabal Gurung and singer Sophie Auster hosted the screening.<ref name="W"/>
Reception
Audiences have responded favorably to the film. Former First Lady of the United States Barbara Bush, who attended the screening, said of the film, "It was really beautiful. And very sweet."

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