Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
dinner guest, film exploration, motherhood, women
College
Fine Arts and Communications
Department
Theatre and Media Arts
Abstract
This project began as a poorly-written draft of a script about a woman struggling against the strict social pressures of the 1950’s. I took on the task of turning it into a film because I liked the setting, the action, the tight dialogue, and I really thought that it could go some very interesting places. Of course, as the script got better, with the help of Martha Rallison (the writer), it breached the wall of generalities and evolved into a personal story about Hazel and her love for a wayward son, Allen, and the mad moments that every single one of us face when we have to navigate the varying and sometimes-conflicting needs of our loved ones.
Recommended Citation
Merrill, Kenneth and Parkin, Jeff
(2014)
"The Dinner Guest A Film Exploration of Motherhood,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 531.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/531