Pickled
Synopsis
Together they preserve everything - cucumbers, of course, and green pickle juice, yes, and Edie’s childhood toys as well; plus all the family heirlooms of a vast and forgotten empire.
Everything must be pickled. It’s no easy task to capture all these memories forever. Sometimes, Edie gets a little distracted. In fact, sometimes Edie doesn’t want to pickle at all. No, what she really wants is to dance.
Luckily, Granny keeps her on track. Best friends, working side by side. But there’s something Edie doesn’t know: it’s all just training, for the most important pickling yet. Granny has taught Edie everything she knows, and now it’s time for Granny Pickleworth to join her ancestors.
It's also time for Edie to decide what life she wants to live.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2026 - La Cinef
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 8 min 39 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
-
Fanny Capu
- Producer
- Dora Galosi
- Editor
- Maria Luiza Munhoz
- Screenwriter
- Chanse Campbell (story by), Fanny Capu (story by), Silas Thomas (written by)
- Director of Photography
- Hayley Grant
- Production Designer
- Rosalind Crisp
- Sound
- Fran Christie Burke
- Composer
- Dominic Carrington
- Principal cast
- Katrina Rose, Judith Street
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
NFTS (The National Film and Television School)
Beaconsfield StudiosStation Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG
Sales Company
NFTS (The National Film and Television School)
Beaconsfield StudiosStation Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG
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