Stereopsis

 
Credits
2007 (NYU)
Writer/Director: Joseph Singer
Producers: (Production) Mahalia Cohen, Gigi Dement, and (Post) Millicent Cho
Editors: Nick August-Perna & Joe Singer
Director of Photography: Rob Hauer
Production Designer: Terah Maher
Composer: Vita Tanga
Sound Designer: Carlos "Storm" Martinez
Cast: Larry Pine, Angela Pietropinto, Chris Murray, Miles Kath, Judith Greentree, A.J. Tecce, and Stephanie Ockoskis
Special FX Animation: Joe Singer, Adam Teninbaum, and Carolyn Green
 
About
Three-year-old Jake is kidnapped by his grandparents and great aunt, who don't believe that he is safe in his father's care. Five years pass and Jake, more mature now, wants to know why his father has not returned for him. He fills the void with fantasy, drawing upon some 1930s encyclopedias and an old stereoscope. The characters in the stereoscope cards occupy his world, offering friendship and advice in his search for his father. When Jake attempts to turn a photograph of his father into a stereoscope card, he hopes to conjure his dad out of the card and into his life; instead, a detail in the picture provides a clue as to his father's whereabouts, reuniting Jake with his his dad and ending his grandparents' flight.
 
Online Resources
Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections Stereocard Collection
Stereopsis Film Website