Project Detail

A Time Before

A drawing of a girl in a forest by a pond, above it you can see the title 'A Time Before'

Synopsis

Olly sifts through his memories searching to understand why he is the way he is. The narrative swings between two contrasting worlds: his memories of his first years, captured by his childhood drawings, and surreal underwater live-action scenes representing his dreams.

We witness fragmented memories of a torn family - an abusive father, a mother whose memory seems faded, and a sister, Sally, encouraging her little brother to escape through imagination and dreams. As memory and fantasy blur, The Time Before becomes a meditation on the stories we tell ourselves to survive, and what is lost in the telling.
Official Selection Aesthetica Film Festival 2024

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 43 sec
Format
4K ProRes 422 HQ
Director
Leo Metcalf
Producer
Leo Metcalf
Editor
Leo Metcalf
Screenwriter
Leo Metcalf
Director of Photography
Leo Metcalf
Sound
Harry J N Parsons
Composer
V.R. Alevizos
Principal cast
Anouk Lawless-Monnot; Simon Chambers; Bean Downes; Leo Metcalf

Production Status

Production Company

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