Project Detail

Scopia

Synopsis

Originally from Poland, Basia lives and works in London.

After a hypnotic session with her psychologist Edward Stanton she taps into a part of the mind that should never be meddled with.

With the natural balance of her existence becoming increasingly unstable, Basia's world becomes very strange and eventually spirals into a perpetual nightmare oscillating erratically around time and space.

A traumatic experience from her past combined with her fragmented and distorted present, push her mind and soul to it's limits and beyond.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Format
RED
Director
Christopher Butler 1st Feature
Producer
Steven Flynn
Screenwriter
Christopher Butler
Director of Photography
Jaime Feliu
Composer
Moritz Schmittat
Principal cast
Joanna Ignaczewska, Louis Labovitch, Jessica Jay, Akira Koieyama, Mathew Roberts, Genevieve Sibayan, Callum Holbrook

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The Flynn Film Co

C/O Cinefest Productions
1st Floor Albion Mills
18 East Tenter Street
London E1 8DN
UK

Sales Company

The Flynn Film Co

C/O Cinefest Productions
1st Floor, Albion Mills
18 East Tenter Street
London E1 8DN
UK

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