Project Detail

Beauty Sleep

This image shows a woman lying on a steel embalming table in a pink room with another woman holding up a pair of breasts.
This image shows a pair of hands wearing blue gloves holding up a young woman's face
This image shows a woman dressed in a blue suit with bold makeup.

Synopsis

A retro futuristic short film about beauty, identity, and the dangerous pursuit of perfection.
Cosmetic enhancement is more extreme than our own. New boobs, butts and faces can be purchased, sewn on and bedazzled to your choosing. And the latest beauty trend? “Sleeping Beauty Makeovers”. A living embalment all performed by a mortician, where teens, for their Sweet 16, jump out of a sparkling coffin instead of a giant cake.
Official Selection Fantasia Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 min
Director
Jasmine De Silva
Producer
Tuli Litvak
Executive Producer
Jasmine De Silva
Editor
Kate Miller
Screenwriter
Jasmine De Silva
Director of Photography
Beatriz Delgado-Mena
Production Designer
Nuha Mekki
Sound
Conor Kelly
Composer
Hollie Buhagiar
Principal cast
Emma James, Jes Hynes, Abi McLoughlin
Other Lead Creative(s)
MUA - Natasha Lawes, SFX Designer - Alice Kenneth, Hair Designer - Judit Florenciano, Costume Designer - Sian O'Donnell

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