Project Detail

Criatura

A girl and a sea creature on the beach

Synopsis

13-year-old Lola discovers a mysterious sea creature in her new seaside hometown. Their day spent together at the fun fair reveals questions of belonging. Layered with documentary audio recordings of conversations with 13-year old Lola and her London school peers about migrating to London from Mexico.
Official Selection Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia 2025
Official Selection Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2026

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 min 20 sec
Format
Digital (DCP)
Director
Nitya Ramlogan
Producer
Aidan Milburn
Co-Producer
Anton Bogolepov
Editor
James Jameson
Screenwriter
Nitya Ramlogan, Lola Flores, Tejas Ewing
Director of Photography
Ciara Rigney
Sound
Anya Kourtis
Composer
Beatrice de Trenqualye
Principal cast
Lola Flores Pouryayeraly
Animators
Nitya Ramlogan, Anna Belova, Astrid Goldsmith, Lisa Badekivola, Kokila Paramanantham

Production Status

Production Company

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Sales Company

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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