The Sink
Synopsis
Princess, who recently lost her twin brother, Prince, has been struggling to sleep and maintain a routine. Worse still, the kitchen tap has been leaking for a month, and the water bill is extremely high. She finally calls a plumber who offers an unexpected solution. A random conversation forces her to move on from her past.
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 09:53
- Director
-
Alessia Mavakala
- Producer
- Chris Lau
- Executive Producer
- Joshua Collard, Silvia Kelechi
- Editor
- Lucy Peryer
- Screenwriter
- Alessia Mavakala
- Director of Photography
- James Chan
- Production Designer
- Ollie Bingham
- Composer
- Nell Ramdenee
- Principal cast
- Alessia Mavakala, Bhasker Patel
- Animator
- Heloise Jinghan Zeng
- Colourist
- Khalif Sultan
- 1st Assistant Director
- George Pool
- 1st Assistant Camera
- Sungmin Choi
- 2nd Assistant Camera
- Alex Deadman
- Gaffer
- Cheuk Yin Ng
- Best Boy
- Callum Watson
- Sound Recordist
- Olia Goronovych
- Art Director
- Maria Francesca Mavakala
- Costume Designers
- Maria Francesca Mavakala, Gladys Obasi
- Script Supervisor
- Sasha Carter
- Script Editor
- George Pool
- Assistant Producer
- Violetta Vedeneeva
- Unit Stills Photographers
- Tony Timmington, Laura Winckles, Tintin Huang
- Digital Imaging Technician
- George Pool
- Runners
- Hilary Hanrahan, James Hartley, Vipin Sabu, Bharathi Anilkumar
- Associate Producer
- Abdullah Imran
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Chris Lau
CambridgeUnited Kingdom
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