Project Detail

The Cost of Living

Synopsis

A surreal, comedy-noir about waking up to life: When Lily, a disconnected, neurotic, ‘wellness'-freak, has a brush with death, she comes face-to-face with her greatest fear. But Death appears to Lily as a femme fatale and Lily finds herself unexpectedly giddy with desire...
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQI+ Film Festival 2021 - World premiere

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 min
Format
4K
Director
Alice Trueman
Producer
Alex Hurle, Katie Hodgkin
Executive Producer
Thomas Wightman
Editor
Alice Trueman
Screenwriter
Alice Trueman
Director of Photography
Lorena Pages
Production Designer
Clarissa Livock
Sound
James Cobbold
Composer
Kerry Leatham
Principal cast
Lily Loveless, Genesis Lynea

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Vault Films

49 Pound Lane
Canterbury
CT1 2BZ

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