Project Detail

Colombian Dark Chocolate

Two women walk down a dimly lit street under warm string lights at night.

Two young women sit quietly in a dim blue-lit kitchen, one resting her head on the other's shoulder beneath a yellow light.

Two women sit on the floor of a pub beneath fairy lights, reacting emotionally against a mural wall.

A woman looks distressed at a party, lit in green and orange hues, with a man standing tensely behind her.

Synopsis

A night out exposes the turbulent dynamics of a codependent friendship as two young women navigate heartbreak, loyalty, and self-discovery, culminating in a confrontation with the darkness they each carry.

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 12 min 24 sec
Format: ProRes 3200x1800
Director: Maëlle Leggiadro
Producer: Irmak Bayur, Scarlett O'Donoghue
Executive Producer: Irmak Bayur, Scarlett O'Donoghue
Editor: Chloe Hardwick
Screenwriter: Irmak Bayur
Director of Photography: Anand Singh
Production Designer: Viola Furlan , Elaine Yi Ling Chiang
Sound: Liam Bratchford (Sound Designer , 1st Assistant Sound) , George Philip Blake (Production Sound Mixer , Foley Artist)
Principal cast: Irmak Bayur, Scarlett O’Donoghue, Brandon Benoît-Joyce, Zacharia Apostolou, Adrian Mozzi
vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/1087490367?share=copy
password: CDC2025
Colourist: Luke Linssen
Production Manager: Zoja Schlamberger, Irmak Bayur & Scarlett O’Donoghue
First Assistant Director: Zoja Schlamberger
Second Assistant Director: Ronnie Bond, Udbhavi Upadhyay
Floor Runners: Jacob Keesing, Saif Siddiqui, Alexander Jeffs, Billy Daisley, Jennifer Into
Script Supervisor: Charlotte Yang, Eddie Meakin
Focus Puller: Jay Whylie, Darykie Molina
Clapper Loader: Aleksandra Pedrasik
Steadicam Operator: Anand Singh
Gaffer: Hal Pilkington
Electrician: Hal Pilkington
BTS: Toya Jessica Cox, Korede Alaran
Camera Trainee: Marlow Neil

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

SCARMAK Productions Ltd.

Irmak Bayur, Scarlett O'Donoghue

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