"Daybreak" was a finalist in the 2001 NextFrame Film Festival, sponsored by University Film & Video Association. "Daybreak" was also accepted into the 2001 Eclipse Film Festival (held in St. George, Utah).
"Daybreak" includes scenes at a party, a young man playing music for a young woman, and another couple driving to Las Vegas and walking around all night, before falling asleep in their car. A couple of the characters wield hand puppets. There is little actual dialogue. The sound is dominated by music. The film is not particularly narrative in form.
The film is described on the NextFrame website:
Daybreak observes a 12-hour period in the life of four young people. They are free to do whatever they want, but what do they want?"
The brief description on the BYU student film website reads:
"What to do. Where to go. Who to be." A night's journey and daybreak of four people.
A description on the Eclipse Film Festival website reads:
"Daybreak" observes an 18-hour period in the lives of four young people. Their interaction reflects different aspects of their individual identities and mirrors who they really are and who they want to be. The freedom of the moment is mixed with the insecurity about the identity and future of themselves.
"Daybreak" can currently be viewed online in QuickTime format.
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a film by
Christian Vuissa
Amy Robinson
Joshua Payne
Scott Haycock
Tamra Long
produced by
Christian Vuissa
director of photography
Ryan Little
edited by
Ludwig Einklang
written & directed by
Christian Vuissa
The Band
| Joshua Payne | Guitar |
| Tom Abbott | Sax |
| Scott Homer | Drums |
| Douglas Wright | Bass |
| Chelsea Bgley | Vocals |
The Party
Shane Holmes
Jennifer Holmes
Rebecca McFadden
Jolene Yukes (sp?)
Nethaniel Martin
Arno Kempplainen (sp?)
Aardell Broadbent
James Syons
Lyle Stamps
Seth Kawasaki
Lynnita Little
Elaine Foley
Kirsten Vuissa
Winston P. Chrin III (sp?)
Magnus Kennursen (sp?)
Ryan Arvay
Seth Smoot
Coby Carroll
The Crew
| Executive Producer | Stan Ferguson |
| 1st Assistant Director | Chris Bowman |
| 1st Assistant Camera | Dalan Granat |
| 2nd Assistant Camera | Seth Smoot |
| Gaffer | Matt Janzen |
| Key Grip | Ryan Arvay |
| Sound Mixer | McKell Brockbank Coby Carroll |
| Boom Operator | McKell Brockbank |
| Make-up and Hair | Jennifer Graff Michelle Barton |
| Production Assistants | Doug Heder McKell Brockbank James Lyons |
| Craft Service | Kirstin Vuissa |
| Sound Editor | Vaughn Armstrong |
| Film Processed by | David Nauta Hal Farber Chuck Hale |
| Film Tranfer by | David Nauta Gene Bradford |
| Online Edit | Wynn Hougaard |
| Color Corrections | Bo Bahoravitch |
I'll Be Your Mirror
Performed by the Velvet Underground & WCO
Karmacoma
Performed by Massive Attack
Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out
Performed by Bentley Rhythm Ace
Ooh Las Vegas
Performed by Cowboy Junkies
Stinging Wettle
Performed by Calexco
A Andorama da Prumanela (sp)
Performed by Madaedeus
THANKS TO
The Truman
Zeb Weeks
BYU Department of Theatre & Media Arts
Ira & Mary Lou Fulton
Dean Hall at Hart's in American Fork
Krisi Church
Darl Larsen
Tom Lefler
Stan Ferguson
Dedicated to McKell Brockbank
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