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Kevin & Cassandra

Synopsis

Kevin and Cassandra are a married couple who have lost their only daughter Hannah in a freak car accident. They both raised her differently. Kevin had been a traditional parent, Cassandra a permissive one. While Hannah had decided to exhibit her body and mind online, she cut adrift from her father and gravitates towards her mother. Her death drove a wedge between them.
Their lounge becomes a battlefield where incendiary words and spiteful things are said. Their marriage is one where opposites no longer attract. Kevin is filled with loathing for his in-laws, his daughter’s boyfriend, himself. Cassandra wears her daughter’s favorite colours with pride and exhibits her painting on the walls. Kevin finds he is powerless in his home and Cassandra mocks the fact that it was her father who bought it. And when he finally leaves it, he leaves Cassandra forever.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 54 min 31 sec
Format: Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Director: Ali Kinteh, Damien Nembhard 1st Feature
Producer: Ali Kinteh, Adam Jasinski
Co-Producer: Frank Gelmeroda
Executive Producer: Ali Kinteh, Leta Hussey, Kieran Watson
Editor: Frank Gelmeroda
Screenwriter: Ali Kinteh
Director of Photography: Adam Jasinski
Production Designer: Kamelah Fernandez, Daniel Blenman
Sound: Matt Broadfoot
Composer: Lassi Tani
Principal cast: Ali Kinteh, Fiona Mwaka Callan, Lithasa Orlando

Genre

Black Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hermit Pictures

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