Project Detail

Consumed

Synopsis

After an early miscarriage, Faye preserves the embryo in a jar of
oil, sleeping with it under her pillow. She shows it to her husband, expecting him to understand. Grief-stricken when he questions her sanity, she chooses drastic action.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 59 sec
Director
Karen Lamond
Producer
Penny Davies
Executive Producer
Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Holly Daniel, Sean Greenhorn
Editor
Gigi Cone Welch
Screenwriter
Simone Pereira Hind
Director of Photography
Simon Hawken
Production Designer
Alice Cousins
Sound
Jonathon McLoone
Composer
Philip Pinsky
Principal cast
Shauna Macdonald, Emun Elliott
Based on a short story by
Sian Hughes

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by Scottish Film Talent Network

Smashing Pictures Ltd

38 Marchmont Crescent
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH9 1HG

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