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Somewhere Very Near

Two women, one younger and one older, standing in a cemetery, looking beyond the camera

Synopsis

In this tender story of connection between the dead and their loved ones, Jace and Bryan welcome newly passed Lina to the cemetery. Can they help her find a way to connect to her sister?

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 7 min 21 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Rachel Fowler
Producer: Rebecca del Tufo
Editor: Fabrizio Gammardella
Screenwriter: Rachel Fowler
Director of Photography: Arushi Chugh
Sound: Stefania Fantini, Elias Theodorou
Composer: Emily Frances Ippolito
Principal cast: Leon Ung, Gray Lansky, Chizuko Baynard-Smith, Lanna Joffrey, Bella Glanville
First AD: Fern Jessop
Gaffer: Casey Grosso
Steadicam: Kat Spencer
Hair and Make Up: Lola Maja-Okojevoh

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Blue Dress Films Ltd

Rebecca del Tufo
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

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