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Rapture

Synopsis

At a Catholic Confirmation camp, 16-year-old Orla‘s burgeoning sexuality sees her caught between the Madonna-Whore dichotomy, until a chance encounter with an anarchic 16th Century Saint helps her to see the light. A taboo-busting comedy-drama about slut-shaming, Catholic guilt and female pleasure.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 min 13 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Em Smith
Producer
Laura Jackson, Sophia Gibber
Co-Producer
PK Fellowes
Editor
Caitlin Spiller, Billy Morley
Screenwriter
Lydia Rynne
Director of Photography
Charlie Jenkins
Production Designer
Milly White
Sound
Etienne Kompis, Jean-Marc Eck
Composer
Nathan Klein
Principal cast
Lydia Page, Siobhan Finneran, Jessica Hynes, Hugh Quarshie, Daisy Jacob

Genre

Woman Director Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Cake Tin Productions

120 Barrowgate Road
Chiswick
London
W4 4QO

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