Project Detail

The Sink

Princess (performed by Alessia Mavakala)

Synopsis

An experimental silent film about water and coping with grief.

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

Genre

Climate / Environment Drama Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Chris Lau

Cambridge
United Kingdom

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