{"id":3973,"date":"2026-10-15T23:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2026-10-15T23:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:42:14","slug":"the-phenomenal-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3973","title":{"rendered":"The Phenomenal Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2026 Official Selection: Short Film &#8211; Arthouse\/Experimental<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/thumbnail?id=1HEoY-lhzYp_tTd56psyNdTSpdn3o-TCx&amp;sz=w515\" alt=\"The Phenomenal Nothing\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Two women in mirrored routines find within the rhythm of repetition a moment of unspoken connection.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Screening date &amp; tickets<\/strong> \u2014 to be announced<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director(s):<\/strong> Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer(s):<\/strong> Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato<\/li>\n<li><strong>Producer(s):<\/strong> Erick Samayoa, Jennifer Blair, Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Cast:<\/strong> Julia Wilde, Tanya Raisa, Patrick McDermott, Marcus Khachikian<\/li>\n<li><strong>Editor(s):<\/strong> Lilit Aloyan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cinematographer(s):<\/strong> Guy Pooles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Production Designer(s):<\/strong> Kenneth Cran<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sound Designer(s):<\/strong> Matt Harting<\/li>\n<li><strong>Composer(s):<\/strong> Matt Harting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Language:<\/strong> English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 9m<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> One woman folds paper; the other folds towels. The Phenomenal Nothing explores the unlikely connection between two women on seemingly opposite life paths. A meditation on time, its repetition, rhythm, and quiet grip on our daily lives, the film asks whether time is a straight line or an endless cycle. Rinse and repeat. As routine slowly blurs individuality, these mirrored, meditative gestures open a space for something more: recognition, connection, and perhaps transcendence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/submissions\/36832084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to watch the trailer \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thephenomenalnothing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit this Official Selection&#8217;s Instagram \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: SOFF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Official Selection: Short Film &#8211; Arthouse\/Experimental Two women in mirrored routines find within the rhythm of repetition a moment of unspoken connection. Screening date &amp; tickets \u2014 to be announced Director(s): Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato Writer(s): Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato Producer(s): Erick Samayoa, Jennifer Blair, Tina Salmassi, Erica Scandariato Key Cast: Julia Wilde, Tanya &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/?p=3973\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Phenomenal Nothing&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sherman-oaks-film-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3973\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffhoward.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}