Project Detail

Hemel

Name: Hemel
Director: Danielle Dean
Genre: Experimental, Horror, Woman Director, Black, Fantasy
Released: 2024
Duration: 29 min 44 sec

Synopsis

A personal essay film centring on a sci-fi B-movie shot in Hemel Hempstead about the arrival of a non-human entity infiltrating the minds of residents with a toxic black slime. Playing a composite character of herself and the movie’s detective protagonist, filmmaker Danielle Dean brings together real and imagined worlds, past and present.
Official Selection New York Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - European premiere

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Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 29 min 44 sec
Format: 16mm
Director: Danielle Dean
Producer: Luke W Moody
Editor: Nse Asuquo, Graham Taylor
Screenwriter: Danielle Dean
Director of Photography: Alberto Balázs
Sound: Richy Carey
Associate Producer: Caroline Smith

Genre

Experimental Horror Woman Director Black Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

LONO Studio

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Sales Company

LONO

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