Project Detail

The Smallest Things

Synopsis

On a bright January morning in 2020, 38 year old Clemmie suffered a catastrophic brain haemorrhage. Just a few hours earlier, she’d been a star on the rise - acclaimed broadcaster, writer and musician. Against the odds she emerged from a 17 day coma but, unable to speak or walk, she was now faced with having to rebuild her life.
With compelling recordings of her early attempts to speak and walk, we follow Clemmie as she tries to return to work, to finish the book she’d started before her brain injury, and to play her beloved violin again with her son. The film interweaves verité filming with touching home movies and lyrical sequences of Clemmie struggling amidst the cacophony of New York’s streets. Counterpointed throughout are majestic pieces of music from her book. She’s defiant and refuses self-pity, but is haunted by the knowledge that her brain could bleed again at any moment. A film about resilience, rediscovery and identity.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 min
Director
Ursula Macfarlane
Producer
Sophie Vickers, Julia Godzinskaya
Executive Producer
Davis Guggenheim, Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silberberg, Jenifer Westphal, Joe Plummer, Will Norton
Editor
Federico G. Rosenzvit
Director of Photography
Thorsten Thielow, Tim Cragg
Sound
Ben Baird
Composer
Anne Müller

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Production Status

Production Company

Rooks Nest Entertainment

First Floor
13 Tottenham Mews
London
W1T 4AQ
mailto:rook@rooksnestent.com

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