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It's Nothing

Synopsis

Recent graduate Robin, returns to her parents’ house and obsessively starts to dig a hole, encouraged by an impossibly perfect girl; but as she digs, she heads further down a path of self-destruction.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Short Cuts - World premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 min 22 sec
Director
Anna Maguire
Producer
Jessica Adams, Anna Maguire, Amanda Lo
Editor
Maureen Grant
Screenwriter
Julia Lederer
Director of Photography
Guy Godfree
Production Designer
Helen Kotsonis
Sound
Peter Boivin, Martin Lee
Composer
Ben Fox
Principal cast
Emily Piggford, Cara Gee, Niamh Wilson

Genre

Horror Woman Director Black Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Paper Bag Productions

Sales Company

Travelling Distribution

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