Project Detail

Fishbrain

Ori stands alone on a rocky beach strewn with fish.
Close-up of Ori looking down, her hair blowing across her face.
Ori holds a fish close to the camera against a cloudy sky.
Ori, wearing green rubber gloves, prepares a fish at a table in a dimly lit kitchen.
Jeb sits in an armchair in a dim living room lit by warm table lamps.
Close-up of Jeb's face in shadow, with cool blue TV light on one side.

Synopsis

Desperate to escape her decaying coastal town but unable to abandon the grandfather who depends on her, Ori sees a way out when tainted fish wash ashore, but only if she can bring herself to put them on his plate.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
21 min 53 sec
Director
Max Vanderspuy
Producer
Daniel Panyko
Editor
Flaura Atkinson
Screenwriter
Max Vanderspuy
Director of Photography
Nicolas Booth
Production Designer
Olavo Abrantes
Sound
Antek Rutczynski
Composer
Kjartan Holm, Sindri Már Sigfússon
Principal cast
John Henshaw, Chloe Lea, Karren Winchester
Casting Director
Yvonne Lawlor
VFX Producer & VFX Supervisor
Ágoston Princz
Costume Designer
Savannah Blum

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Viridian Films Ltd

Max Vanderspuy
21 Andersens Wharf
20 Copenhagen Place
London E14 7DX
United Kingdom

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