Project Detail

Pickled

Two puppets (a younger and an older one) holding a clock surronded by jars

Synopsis

All Edie has ever known is her Granny’s world. A crumbling mansion, where Edie does whatever Granny does. And what Granny does is pickle.
Together they preserve everything - cucumbers, of course, and green pickle juice, yes, and Edie’s childhood toys as well; plus all the family heirlooms of a vast and forgotten empire.
Everything must be pickled. It’s no easy task to capture all these memories forever. Sometimes, Edie gets a little distracted. In fact, sometimes Edie doesn’t want to pickle at all. No, what she really wants is to dance.
Luckily, Granny keeps her on track. Best friends, working side by side. But there’s something Edie doesn’t know: it’s all just training, for the most important pickling yet. Granny has taught Edie everything she knows, and now it’s time for Granny Pickleworth to join her ancestors.
It's also time for Edie to decide what life she wants to live.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 min 39 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Fanny Capu
Producer
Dora Galosi
Editor
Maria Luiza Munhoz
Screenwriter
Silas Thomas, Fanny Capu
Director of Photography
Hayley Grant
Production Designer
Rosalind Crisp
Sound
Fran Christie Burke
Composer
Dominic Carrington
Principal cast
Katrina Rose, Judith Street

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

NFTS (The National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Sales Company

NFTS (The National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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