ESEMPLASTIC LLC
Films
Mothers Milk
Director: Edward Pionke
Screenwriter: Edward Pionke
Genre: Dark Romance
By day Claude Rainer is a university statistics professor who can be easily overlooked. By night he holds a dark secret in the baseÂment of his modest home. After a childhood trauma which left him motherless, Claude has formed a dysfunctional craving that can only be fed by a new mother’s milk. To satisfy his cravings, Claude has kidnapped a beautiful young woman named Kim so that she can become his nourishing mother. He finds Kim jogging in the park pushing a stroller. Little does he know the baby is her niece. Content to not give up hope, Claude holds Kim captive in his basement.
What follows is the journey the two have over the months as psyÂchopath and captive develop tenderness towards one another. In the beginning Kim is frightened by Claude, however as time passes she comes to see him in a different light. As the days pass the two become more comfortable with each other. Claude has found someÂone with whom he feels he can share all of his secrets, while Kim is hoping to find her way out.
With flashbacks to the past, and horrifying dream sequences, the truth inside Claude is revealed, and his search for true love may become impossible. The simmering plot boils over as the two move inexorably to a climax that will forever change each of their lives.
Staring: Casey Chapman, Mackenzie Wiglesworth, Scott Anderson, Vanessa Hughes, Dennis Rowe, Jaden Klein, Jamie Bragg, Jeannie Giannone, Berner Taylor, Bree Michales, Nicole Keating, Robert McConnell.
Available here: http://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Milk-Casey-Chapman/dp/B00O8J0IWY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418763121&sr=8-1&keywords=mothers+milk+dvd
Canvas
Director: Edward Pionke
Screenwriter: Edward Pionke
Genre: Drama
Canvas is the story of an artist struggling to find a coherent aesthetic and balance his love for art, a woman, and his brother. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s letters to his brother Theo, it is an epistolary piece set in modern day Chicago. Original art by Chicago area artists is featured in the film along with pieces by the lead actor and director.
Actors Casey Chapman, Mackenzie Wiglesworth and Vanessa Hughes return from parts in Mother’s Milk to work with director Edward Pionke on his second film and are joined by Michael Peters and other Chicago actors.
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Asymptotes
Director: Edward Pionke
Screenwriter: Edward Pionke
Genre: Drama
Asymptotes is the third feature film produced by Esemplastic LLC written and directed by Edward Pionke. The film is about a man who moves in with his sister after leaving his former place of residence and teaching position under mysterious circumstances. Tension develops as the sister learns more about what happened and the potential consequences given thier current situation. It is a psychological drama which seeks to explore the limits of relationships and the extent to which a person can really know oneself.
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Vampire's Dilemma
Director: Edward Pionke
Screenwriter: Edward Pionke
Genre: Thriller​
This essentially complete draft of Vampire’s Dilemma was finished in June 2013. While the story borrows from the vampire mythology, it is in a sense an anti-vampire story in that it has no bats, rats, wolves, fangs, crosses, garlic, wooden steaks, graveyards, etc.
It is the story of a man, The Count, who is finding the gift of interminable life to be a burden. Without the ethereal nature of things to bring them value, life has become tedious and tortuous. What beauty is there in looking at the apple blossoms if there are an unlimited number of springs left in which to see them?
With immortality hanging heavily upon him, The Count begins to contemplate suicide. The bestial side of him, however, still clings to life and he is unable to do the deed no matter how devoid of meaning his continued existence has become. He therefore turns to looking for an accomplice that can help him end his days and be released from his curse. He finds a willing soul to help him, but complications arise as members of The Count’s household are not so ready to lose their master.
Currently, there are no plans for the production of Vampire’s Dilemma. The screenplay is available for reading. Please see the contacts page of the website if you wish to obtain a copy.
Director: Edward Pionke
Screenwriter: Edward Pionke
Genre: Drama
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