Project Detail

Gardening

Synopsis

In the aftermath of sexual assault, a woman retreats into the garden of her mind. Searching for answers and struggling to do 'the right thing', she realises that she must regain her voice and find new paths to healing, before she and her garden are destroyed completely.

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 13 min 52 sec
Format: Hand-drawn Animation
Director: Sarah Beeby
Producer: Jo Lewis
Executive Producer: Phoebe Sutherland
Editor: Emil Joseph
Screenwriter: Louisa Wood
Director of Photography: Sarah Beeby
Production Designer: Sarah Beeby
Sound: Louis Morand
Composer: Die Hexen
Principal cast: Evanna Lynch, Freddie Fox, Speech Debelle, Chetna Panda, Ellen Thomas, Simon McBurney

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+ Horror Woman Director Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI Short Form Animation Fund

Hipster Films

Jo Lewis

jo@hipster-films.com

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