Project Detail

Bitter Fruit

A woman in a purple top holding a melon and a woman in an orange top holding a coffee mug sit at a kitchen table
A woman in a grey coat and a woman in a black coat smile at each other on the pavement outside a fruit stand

Synopsis

The older Clem gets, the more friends and family encourage her to try fruit. But when she finally decides to give fruit a go, her body won't cooperate, rejecting it again and again until she realises that not everyone can have fruit after all.

Details

Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 min 28 sec
Format
Super 8
Director
Kristin Duffy
Producer
Kristin Duffy
Screenwriter
Kristin Duffy
Director of Photography
Kristin Duffy
Sound
Liam Eshghi-Luck
Composer
Liam Eshghi-Luck
Principal cast
Sarah Gain, Joanna Shubert, Margarita San Luis
Shoot Supervisor
Lily Kennedy

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