Project Detail

The Mess

Synopsis

As Ellice gets low, her room gets messy - she never sees it coming, but it always happens. There seems to be no way to break out of the endless highs or lows that make up bipolar, or even to pick up her clothes up off the floor.

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
4 min
Director
Dorothy Allen-Pickard
Producer
Lauren Pringle
Editor
Jen Tividad
Screenwriter
Ellice Stevens
Director of Photography
Ruben Woodin-Dechamps
Production Designer
Raine Allen-Miller
Sound
Ollie Drummond
Principal cast
Ellice Stevens

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Production Status

Production Company

Dorothy Allen-Pickard (awaiting contacts)

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