A WWII American Air Force pilot is captured by German forces and brought to a prison camp. He dreams of escaping to the Spanish border with a guide he hardly knows, resulting in his most daring journey yet.

Written and Directed by Erin Enberg
Director of Photography and Executive Producer: Jayson Lobozzo

PictureJayson Lobozzo and I in "the barracks."
ARABEL is my personal favorite project. When Jayson Lobozzo approached me for a script, I knew he had done several period pieces before and I hoped I could slip in a WWII POW story. WWII has been an interest of mine since I was a teenager and I had recently written several flash fiction pieces set in WWII. The one I chose to make into a short script, The Stalag 1944, had hallucinatory and atmospheric imagery that translated to film in the style of Terry Gilliam's Brazil or The Manchurian Candidate--or at least those are a few films we drew inspiration from. 

We filmed entirely in Maine and built part of the set, as you can see in the behind-the-scene photos. Arabel won Best Maine Film at the Emerge Film Festival in 2015 and received honorable mention for Best Cinematography and Best Score at the SENE Film, Music and Arts Festival in Providence, Rhode Island.


Honorable Mention: Best Cinematography & Best Score
Winner - Best Maine Film

PRODUCTION STILLS




BEHIND THE SCENES

CAST AND CREW

The Cast:
Erik Moody
Erika Wilson
Brian Chamberlain
Michael Dix Thomas
Andrew Sawyer

The Crew:
Writer & Director: Erin Enberg 
Director of Photography & Executive Producer: Jayson Lobozzo
Assistant Director: Ramsey Tripp
Second Assistant Director: Andrea Nilosek
Set Designer: Gretchen Petrone
Gaffer: Phil Cormier
Assistant Camera: Dean Merrill
Sound: Rob Sylvain
Sound: Andy Barbo
Key Grip: Mark Hensley
Grip: Sean Martin
Sound Engineer: Michael McInnis
Editor: Johnny Mowatt
Wardrobe: Alison Slattery
Hair/Makeup: Jessica Elizabeth
Hair/Makeup: Jennifer Riegel McEdward
Hair/Makeup: Tasha Judson Zwickerhill
Production Assistant: Kimble Lavoie
Production Assistant: Corey A. Rich
Production Assistant: David Burton Lovejoy
POW: Dominic Lavoie
POW: Charles C. Gagne
POW: Scott Mohler
Special Thanks: Jeffrey Griecci