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Agnes

A medium close up of an older woman facing camera walking in an outdoor corridor at night

Synopsis

Under pressure from her adult daughter to move and become a live-in babysitter, 74-year-old Agnes finds agency in an unexpected place.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2026 - World premiere

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 min 16 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Leah Vlemmiks
Producer
Leah Vlemmiks, Priscila Gonçalves
Executive Producer
Ryan Bobkin, Walter Klassen, Lia Gomez-Lang, Heidi Lynch, Jefferson Mappin
Editor
Arielle Skolnik
Screenwriter
Leah Vlemmiks
Director of Photography
Naomi Amarger
Production Designer
Alice Medlock
Sound
We Are Audio, Ben Mason, Alex Gluch
Composer
Andy Pink
Principal cast
Eileen Davies, Clare Holman
Other Lead Creative(s)
Costume Designer: Claudia Gusella

Genre

Drama Woman Director

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

V4M Productions Ltd

Leah Vlemmiks

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