Project Detail

Chimera

Hannah smells a book
Tim and Hannah meet at the garden centre
Hannah works late at the lab
Hannah ties up her hair

Synopsis

A bookish lab technician uses her access to a DNA database to find a date, but the ‘chance’ meet cute turns into something much more sinister.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min 53 sec
Format
1.85
Director
Eamonn Hearns
Producer
Sibylle Ariès
Executive Producer
Eamonn Hearns
Editor
Eamonn Hearns, Alex Burt
Screenwriter
Eamonn Hearns
Director of Photography
Jacob Sacks Jones
Production Designer
Bláithín Farry
Sound
Luca Stifani
Composer
Simon Cullen
Principal cast
Ayoola Smart, Zachary Hart, Shazia Nicholls, Águeda Del Castillo
Gaffer
Casey Jo Grosso
Costume
Simona Mezzina
VFX Supervisor
Quentin Vien
Practical Effects Artists
Gwen Oubsy, Diana Smith, Erin Tyszkiewicz, Jacob Hillier
1st AD
Sean Frost
2nd AD
Jack Chambers
1st AC
Rob Stanton
2nd AC
Gabriele Stifani
Colourist
Christopher Francis
Sound Design
Joe De-Vine, Tom Moisan
Re-recording Mixer
Tom Moisan
Electricans
Tomi Machado, Goncalo Lopez, Jasmine Suivi
Hair & Make Up Artist
Zena McCarthy
Intimacy Coordinator
Sabrina Dallot Seguro
Script Supervisor
Lorelin Howie
BTS Photographer
Layton Thompson
Production Assistant
Finn Lanchester

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Pillar 47° 7'

c/o Eamonn Hearns

Sales Company

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