STOLEN FRUIT is an intimate, unsettling portrait of two families occupying the same space, split by time and banal, social violence. Set on an island in Puget Sound a year after Pearl Harbor, the film is a love story that immerses us in an historic past that feels very present. In ordinary slices of life a bright wartime bride and her wounded vet groom start their lives together. There's hardship and unresolved trauma, but we're rooting for them. Until another reality breaks through and something feels..a bit off. Ultimately the key character arc is the one felt by the audience, who maps their own family story onto ours. That pit in your stomach is telling you something. MISSION: This fictional script was born out of true life events and the uncomfortable shadows lurking under the surface in my own lineage. STOLEN FRUIT invites us to feel how comfortable and easy cruelty can be. The history of the US Japanese-American internment is especially prescient now as we are repeating much of the same history. We plan to festival the film and then partner with museums and cultural groups in the Pacific Northwest for educational showings and discussion. Production is planned for 2027 in Portland, Oregon and your donation helps bring this overlooked story to life.
WRITER / DIRECTOR: Cheryl Isaacson crafts stories that are unexpected and often heart wrenching. She’s known for her award-winning short, THE FETCH, starring Kathleen Wilhoite and as Creative Producer on the multiple award-winning, Gotham nominated web series CLEANER DAZE. She also helms a small production company, Lincoln Street Studios. Before pivoting to film, Cheryl was a designer, art director and installation artist, a background that continues to inform her directing work. Her branded film awards have included a Gold Gail Award and a NorCal Emmy nom. She’s the aunt you come out to.
PRODUCER: Tierney Boorboor is a PGA member producer and the founder of Gothik House, an independent genre production company based in Portland, Oregon. She has 11 features across producing roles, along with shorts and episodic work, and earned the p.g.a. mark on HIDEOUT and GOODBYE, PETRUSHKA. Her films have collected eight festival wins and four Dances With Films world premieres. She also serves as Director of Development and Production at Point Eleven Films. Before film, she spent two decades building companies in construction and technology, and she still produces like a builder
Stolen Fruit
STOLEN FRUIT is an intimate, unsettling portrait of two families occupying the same space, split by time and banal, social violence. Set on an island in Puget Sound a year after Pearl Harbor, the film is a love story that immerses us in an historic past that feels very present. In ordinary slices of life a bright wartime bride and her wounded vet groom start their lives together. There's hardship and unresolved trauma, but we're rooting for them. Until another reality breaks through and something feels..a bit off. Ultimately the key character arc is the one felt by the audience, who maps their own family story onto ours. That pit in your stomach is telling you something. MISSION: This fictional script was born out of true life events and the uncomfortable shadows lurking under the surface in my own lineage. STOLEN FRUIT invites us to feel how comfortable and easy cruelty can be. The history of the US Japanese-American internment is especially prescient now as we are repeating much of the same history. We plan to festival the film and then partner with museums and cultural groups in the Pacific Northwest for educational showings and discussion. Production is planned for 2027 in Portland, Oregon and your donation helps bring this overlooked story to life.
WRITER / DIRECTOR: Cheryl Isaacson crafts stories that are unexpected and often heart wrenching. She’s known for her award-winning short, THE FETCH, starring Kathleen Wilhoite and as Creative Producer on the multiple award-winning, Gotham nominated web series CLEANER DAZE. She also helms a small production company, Lincoln Street Studios. Before pivoting to film, Cheryl was a designer, art director and installation artist, a background that continues to inform her directing work. Her branded film awards have included a Gold Gail Award and a NorCal Emmy nom. She’s the aunt you come out to.
PRODUCER: Tierney Boorboor is a PGA member producer and the founder of Gothik House, an independent genre production company based in Portland, Oregon. She has 11 features across producing roles, along with shorts and episodic work, and earned the p.g.a. mark on HIDEOUT and GOODBYE, PETRUSHKA. Her films have collected eight festival wins and four Dances With Films world premieres. She also serves as Director of Development and Production at Point Eleven Films. Before film, she spent two decades building companies in construction and technology, and she still produces like a builder