Project Detail

Shiny Precious Things

Name: Shiny Precious Things
Director: Villő Krisztics
Genre: Drama, Woman Director
Released: 2025
Duration: 13 min 22 sec

Two students in school uniforms facing each other outdoors, blonde girl and dark-haired boy having conversation

Young blonde woman with blue eyes looking upward outdoors with tear on cheek wearing school uniform

Close-up of young person in school uniform with striped tie looking downward in contemplative pose

Person walking or running on natural grass trail wearing white athletic socks and black shoes

Man in black school uniform standing alone in dense forest with tall trees at dawn

Young woman with blonde hair wearing school uniform with blazer and white shirt standing outdoors in natural setting

Large tree stump surrounded by red fallen petals in dense green forest

Synopsis

“Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it’s not real.”
Mags summons the powers of the sky in an attempt to seek justice for her late sister.
A haunting exploration of grief, revenge and the unseen forces we overlook.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 13 min 22 sec
Format: 1.66.1
Director: Villő Krisztics
Producer: Sabrina Brewer, Rosie O'Riley, Sam Hudson Brown
Editor: Tommaso Di Paola
Screenwriter: Gaia Mondadori
Director of Photography: Cordelia Lawler
Production Designer: Allia Georges
Sound: Jean-Marc Eck
Composer: Jean-Marc Eck
Principal cast: Gaia Mondadori, Conrad Khan, Ren Walsingham
Colorist: Karol Cybulski
Costume Designer: Thalia Witherford
1st AD: Johannes Magnus Aule
1st AC: Nathan Mann

Genre

Drama Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hudaria Ltd.

Sam Hudson Brown

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