Project Detail

Cocoon

Synopsis

Cocoon is a contemporary short dark drama that focuses on the need to stay human in a concrete world.
Sophia is a toddler trapped at home with her dead mother. As days go by, none of the neighbours in the building become aware of the situation. Only Nick, the local postman, gets increasingly suspicious when he finds the letters he delivered laying outside on the flat's doorstep again.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 37 secs
Format
HD
Director
Hana Tsutsumi
Editor
Daniel Silber
Screenwriter
Hana Tsutsumi
Director of Photography
Cher Sian Loh
Production Designer
Hannah Stewart
Sound
Roman Rappak
Composer
Alexis Bennett
Principal cast
Sophia Enkelmann, Klaus Muenster, Erika Ceh, Monika Goll

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Rob Buckler (Skillset Screen Academy Director LCC and EIM, Academic Advisor)

Skillset Screen Academy
Film and TV Department
London College of Communications
Elephant and Castle
London SE1 6SB
UK

T +44 (0)20 75146500

Sales Company

Katie Metcalfe Future Shorts

34-35 Berwick Street
London W1F 8RP
UK

T +44 (0) 20 7734 3883

M+44 (0) 7775 857390

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