The Source of Light
A Film by Atticus DeForrest Hodges
SYNOPSIS
What is lost in the glow of the screen? A confronting study of modern isolation, The Source of Light explores the shifting nature of connection by contrasting the harsh digital void of today with the calm, reflective warmth of centuries ago.
The Crew
STARRING: Marissa Noe
PRODUCED BY: Ben Carlson & Julianna Jack
DIRECTED & EDITED: Atticus DeForrest Hodges
CINEMATOGRAPHY: George Eid
OFFICIAL 2026 FESTIVAL CIRCUIT | 8 MINS | NARRATIVE
OFFICIAL TRAILER
CINEMATIC STILLS
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
“The Source of Light began not as a sprawling idea, but as an exercise in constraint. I challenged myself to pivot from an ambitious, thirty-page script to a singular, one-minute study—heightening a single elemental spark to its greatest potential. As an admirer of period aesthetics and the primal nature of fire, I wanted to explore the moral contrast between two worlds: the cold, frictionless void of our digital age and the quiet, flickering dignity of the era that preceded it.”
— ATTICUS DEFORREST HODGES
The Process
