Project Detail

A Jar of Nuts

Synopsis

Still living at home, the lonely 40-year-old Giorgos devises an intricate plan to take his life after his beloved mother chokes to death on a pistachio.
As the day progresses, Giorgos allows excuses to hinder his deadly leap from the balcony, completely oblivious to the true reason behind all his stalling.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Savvas Stavrou
Producer
Marios Petrondas
Co-Producer
Emma Doxiadi
Executive Producer
Cyprus Ministry of Education & Culture, Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee, The Mill, Wave Studios
Editor
Andonis Trattos
Screenwriter
Savvas Stavrou
Director of Photography
Edgar Dubrovskiy
Production Designer
Anna Papa
Sound
Beresford Cookman, Wave Studios
Composer
Angus MacRae
Principal cast
Makis Papadimitriou, Katerina Latta, Alexandros Mylonas, Ioanna Safkalli
Visual Effects & CGI
The Mill
Based on a short story by
Antonis Samarakis
Costume Design
Caterina Takka
Makeup & Hair Design
Yulia Yurchenko
Colourist
Jason R Moffat

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Tessellate Films

Savvas Stavrou
9B Brenthouse Road
London
E9 6QQ

The Mill London

Dan Crozier
11-14 Windmill Street
London
W1T 2JG

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