Project Detail

Mermaids

Synopsis

Two twenty-something former best friends Margo and Celeste meet again at a hen party back in Cornwall, but under the waves of disappointment and failure, will the reunion cause them to sink or swim?

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Format
Digital / 2D / Colour
Director
Yazmin Joy Vigus
Producer
Jaz Wasson, Sheenu Das, Yazmin Joy Vigus
Executive Producer
Emily Morgan, Meneka Das, Alice Cabañas
Editor
Ana Mlynarska
Screenwriter
Yazmin Joy Vigus
Director of Photography
Simeon Geyer
Sound
Ian Wilson, Natasha Haycocks, Howard Bargroff
Composer
Andrew T Mackay
Principal cast
Daisy Bevan, Yazmin Joy Vigus
Post Production Supervisor
Reece Ewing

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Mermaids Film Ltd

Yazmin Joy Vigus
Little Inside Farm
Penpol
Truro
Cornwall
TR3 6RU

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