Project Detail

Protect Me You

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Ava visits her Aunt’s farm in the countryside. When she is reluctantly sent off to play with her menacing older cousin, Ava quickly discovers the devastating truth of why she is there. Ava carries out a shocking act of trust that leads the young girls to a new beginning.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 min 55 secs
Format
16mm
Director
Jessica Kneipp
Producer
Sarah Woolner
Executive Producer
Jo Barker, Jessica Kneipp
Editor
Paulo Pandolpho
Screenwriter
Sarah Woolner, Jessica Kneipp
Director of Photography
Jo Barker
Sound
Michael Sinden, Maiken H Hansen
Composer
Matthew Kelly
Principal cast
Evie May Lloyd-Francis, Law Ballard, Ellie Crew, Julia Francis
Technical Supervisor
Raffaele Giordano

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