Project Detail

Oxpecker

Two women look at each other.
A woman laying on a bed smiles eerily.
A man and a woman. The woman holds a cigarette.

Synopsis

"I don’t know why you insisted on sleeping together like kids. We were eighteen, for god’s sake…"
"I just got lonely sleeping without you."
Ruweena and Zoe were best friends - well, sort of. Actually, it was more like Ruweena followed Zoe everywhere, from lunchtime to after school and even to uni, while Zoe kind of… tolerated her.
Then, six years ago, Ruweena disappeared and left Zoe all alone. Zoe likes it better this way. Doesn't she? So why is it that she still keeps the single bed they used to sleep in - why is it that she lets Ruweena kiss her the moment Ruweena reappears?
And why does it feel as if there's something terribly, awfully wrong with the bed they used to call theirs?

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 min 57 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Erin Tan
Producer
Chris Lau
Editor
Ada Su Tuna
Screenwriter
Erin Tan
Director of Photography
Jihyun Huang
Production Designer
Shiyun Liang, Yihan Yue
Sound
Ronnie Nightingale-Timofejeva
Composer
Ness Lam
Principal cast
Jane Martin-Smith, Ariel Chan
Other Lead Creative(s)
Keyna Wilcox, Corron Spriggs, Aryan Misra

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Production Status

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