The Secret Nobody Knows
by Nick Ronan
Nick Ronan
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The Secret Nobody Knows
by Nick Ronan
Nick Ronan
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Inspired by a poem by E.E. Cummings, The Secret Nobody Knows is a war romance set in 1953 during the Korean War. The story is about a couple's last few hours together before he departs overseas. When Kate gives Tom a message hidden within a poem, we glimpse a moment in their uncertain future.
Inspired by a poem by E.E. Cummings, The Secret Nobody Knows is a war romance set in 1953 during the Korean War. The story is about a couple's last few hours together before he departs overseas. When Kate gives Tom a message hidden within a poem, we glimpse a moment in their uncertain future.
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Inclusion Statement
Led by a team of female producers, the creatives on this project include a diverse group of filmmakers. The cast and crew are comprised of Latino, Asian, and mixed-heritage individuals. We embrace diversity as a way to build a strong team and welcome varying points of view in our collaboration.About The Project
E.E. Cummings’ poem i carry your heart with me is one of the greatest love poems ever written. It's also, in part, the inspiration for this project. The film's message echoes that of the poem: Love transcends all time and place.
The film stars Erica Camarano and Nick Ronan in a war romance set during the Korean War. This crowd funding campaign rounds out the film’s budget, enabling the filmmaker’s to finish post-production!
There's a line in Cummings’ poem, "and this is the wonder keeping the stars apart," that resonates to this story and in a much larger way to the human experience. What’s universal is the idea of two people having to overcome great odds to be reunited.
There’s a nostalgia to the 1950s mixed with a romanticized vision of love and war. It’s seductive without having to be. There’s conflict everywhere. But it’s also a period of time that is incredibly real and tangible even today, and that’s what our film taps into. Cummings wrote i carry your heart with me(I carry it in my heart) in 1952, and like the poem, the film is about sensations. It's an intimate look into a bedroom; the last few moments that a couple share. The audience becomes a voyeur peering into a world they really shouldn't have access to, and yet, like the poem, it's a seductive world cloaked in mystery and metaphor.
Tom is an idealistic farm boy and soldier with a false sense of invincibility who is about to ship overseas to Korea. In contrast, Kate is a realist, aware that he may not return. She’s a working class girl with dreams of finery who longs for a better life. Kate's gift of the poem and Tom's request to remember it with her voice is a significant turning point in the film. It's here, as Kate begins to read, that we flash forward to a defining moment in both their futures.
The Secret Nobody Knows becomes the hidden meaning of the poem within the film. It's the secret to Tom and Kate's fate, which neither cannot foretell, and yet, as the future and present blur in the film’s climax, perhaps both have a premonition of what lies beyond the bedroom. The question at the end of the film becomes: Will they be able to find a way back to each other? And that's the question we leave the audience to decide.
The filmmakers are thrilled to have the support of the E.E. Cummings Estate and W.W. Norton for his project.
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About This Team
Writer/Director
Nick Ronan (Lead) is an IRNE-nominated actor and award-winning writer. He has appeared in three Tennessee Williams World Premiers. His short film Vinyl Underground (NYSFF Official Selection) is currently in the midst of a successful festival tour.
Producer
Erica Camarano (Lead) has appeared on numerous TV shows including Graceland, Gotham, Show Me a Hero, and Law & Order: SVU. She is excited to be part of making new and exciting work! When not acting, she does other things too—like raise her two sons and steam vegetables. She’s trying to quit Facebook and Twitter, but she won’t if you support this film. Help keep Erica’s social media dependency alive!
Producer/Unit Production Manager
Jason Friedman-Mendez is a seasoned Line Producer, Production Manager, and Sound Mixer. Brooklyn-born and raised, he has built a winning reputation in the film and television industry in NYC for over a decade. He’s also a sucker for historical romances.
Producer
Kim Rios Lin is an NYC-based Actress and the Owner/Producer at And She Flew LLC, a socially conscious film company. She has a Masters of Fine Arts from the Actors Studio Drama School and is a member of The Labyrinth Theater Company’s Intensive Ensemble.
Cinematographer
Bart Cortright is a multidisciplinary Brooklyn-based artist. He has collaborated with such artists as Guy Maddin, Laurie Anderson, and Young Jean Lee. The films he has shot have been shown across the country and in Europe.
Production Designer
Marisabel Dávila Lobo is a Venezuelan-trained artist and designer now based in NYC. As an Art Director and Production Designer, she has worked on a vast array of indie features and short films from period dramas to thrillers. She brings a unique eye and talent to every project she takes on.
Wardrobe Designer
Francisco Rondon is a Venezuelan designer now based in NYC with a talent for making the incredible out of nothing. He has worked as a stylist and wardrobe designer on numerous indie features and short films.
Editor
Mike Kolhbrenner is a Brooklyn-based Editor & Cinematographer. A jack of all trades, he brings confidence and unparallel skill to his craft be it on set or during post-production. Mike has shot and edited films that have screened all across the US.
Composer
Jesse Weiner is a New York and Los Anglesbased composer and musician with a wide range of experience. A Harvard-educated songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, music director, and composer, he has arranged theatrical productions across the country and scored numerous short films, including Vinyl Underground.
Make-Up Artist
Morgan Danielle was raised in the heart of NYC’s Chelsea and is a product of her environment. Whether it’s growing up around 1980’s Drag Queens and Club Kids, the catwalks of Fashion Week, or the art galleries of West Chelsea, she has no shortage of inspiration that infuses itself into every project.
Sound Mixer
Odin Redd is the happiest and friendliest person on set. From PA to Boom Op to Sound Mixer, he has quickly built a reputation in NYC as the guy you want on your production.
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