Independent feature film starring Mark Webber (“The Hottest State,” “Broken Flowers,” “Storytelling”), Rachel Miner (“Black Dahlia,” “Bully,” “Alice”) and Jerry Adler (“In Her Shoes,” “The Sopranos,” “Manhattan Murder Mystery”).
The Memory Thief tells the story of Lukas – an aimless, haunted young man in contemporary L.A. who buries thoughts of his own past in the humdrum routine of a tollbooth clerk. A chance encounter with a Holocaust survivor suddenly brings into focus a world and an identity he embraces with frightening intensity – the victimized Jews of World War II. As he begins to enthusiastically act out his newfound obsession, Lukas discovers that survivor’s guilt isn’t just for the Jews anymore.
Dark chamber/electronic/jazz score featuring Anthony Burr (bass clarinet), Karen Waltuch (viola), John Hebert (bass), Dave Shively (vibraphone), and John Hollenbeck (percussion). I played electronics and guitar. Composed and recorded over the summer of 2006.