Fishing
Synopsis
It’s 2006. Lola has been in her room for three days and refuses to come out. She confesses to a camcorder a tale of first love and lost virginity, before revealing the secret keeping her locked inside.
Official Selection Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2024
Official Selection Slamdance Film Festival 2024
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 8 min 32 sec
- Director
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Josie Charles
- Producer
- Josie Charles, Esme Allen
- Editor
- Josie Charles
- Screenwriter
- Esme Allen
- Director of Photography
- Lucrezia Pollice
- Sound
- David Erwood
- Principal cast
- Esme Allen, Lucy Reynolds, Olivia Klein, Odhrán McNulty
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Esme Allen
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