Project Detail

Habituation

Lisa Stonehouse

Synopsis

Bedridden I-Kiribati Yorkshire nun, Anna (81), struggles to reconcile with her declining body, until an urgent memo from her brother provides her with newfound hope, perspective and purpose. With Kiribati under imminent threat of going underwater due to climate change, her native people's survival depends on Anna's amphibious transformation.

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 12 min 59 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Louisa Rose Mackleston
Producer: Thea Burrows
Executive Producer: Jen Bradfield
Editor: Claire Pringle
Screenwriter: Joshua Boutlwood-Neale
Director of Photography: Jordan Carroll
Production Designer: Shelly Pond
Sound: Rob Wingfield
Composer: Ben Crick
Principal cast: Sarah Lam, Ishia Bennison

Genre

Experimental Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Cosmos Films Limited

Thea Burrows
Old Oats Royd
Dean House Lane
Luddenden
Halifax
HX2 6RF

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