Synopsis
The Closing Credits is a short film that explores the mind of a storyteller through fashion. A writer is isolated in a quiet retreat in Park City, Utah, surrounded by open land and snowy mountain peaks. He is left to face the weight of solitude and the pull of creation. As he drifts deeper into his work, the boundary between thought and form dissolves, and characters born on the page step into the world, each coming to life through a uniquely crafted look from Mason’s collection. Their presence reshapes his isolation into a living narrative.
About the project
Closing Credits follows the senior thesis of designer Mason McKenna, a Fall/Winter menswear collection handcrafted across five complete looks, developed during her final year at the Savannah College of Art and Design. As her studies come to a close, the project returns to the place that first shaped her creative perspective: the mountain landscapes of Park City.
Living in Park City since 2020, Mason describes the environment as a place defined by space, solitude, and reflection—an atmosphere that encourages stepping away from daily noise and becoming more intentional in the creative process. Surrounded by the creative energy of American independent cinema through the Sundance Film Festival and the work fostered by the Sundance Institute, she began framing that idea through the narrative of a screenwriter developing a story in isolation.
Grounded in classic menswear staples, the collection balances casual and elevated elements through relaxed proportions and material choice. Oversized silhouettes subtly reference ski culture, while fabrics such as denim, wool meltons, flannel, and leather detailing reflect the textures and practicality of the mountain environment.
Our crew, based in Savannah, will travel to Park City to film the project in the landscape that inspired it. Approaching fashion through narrative film, the story follows a writer working in solitude in the mountains as he searches for direction in his work.
The film moves between moments that feel dreamlike and poetic, while remaining grounded in quiet reflections of reality. As the writer develops his story, the characters he imagines begin to take shape through their clothing—each one reflecting a different part of his inner world. Through this process, the film explores how fashion can help build character, atmosphere, and perspective within a cinematic space.
