Born in Fire
Synopsis
She is harried by debt collectors, seeing things, agoraphobic, and convinced she is losing her mind. Desperate, she calls for help from any God listening, and in a dark wood, something hears her.
Her dead husband is haunting her and appears and talks to her in the dead of night.
Emma’s starts to experience dreams of a magical wood and strange figures of butterflies and men made from twigs start to appear in and around the lodge.
Sam is advising that she must let go of the old, in order let a new life in, but this terrifies Emma.
Emma starts to see moments from her future; each bleaker than the last and fears for her own survival.
With eviction imminent, Emma agrees she must surrender, whatever that might mean.
A creature made from forest appears and helps her to escape. She follows it into the magical wood from her dreams and is baptised in a beautiful river. When she emerges, she is reborn and ready for her new life.
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 min 39 sec
- Format
- 6k BRAW
- Director
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David Skynner 1st Feature
- Producer
- David Skynner, Suzy Hunt
- Editor
- David Skynner
- Screenwriter
- David Skynner
- Director of Photography
- David Skynner
- Sound
- David Skynner
- Composer
- David Skynner, Warren Bennett
- Principal cast
- David Skynner, Suzy Hunt
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Born in Fire Film Ltd, Balls Deep
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