Project Detail

The Time Before

Synopsis

Haunted by unanswered questions about himself, Olly journeys through his past. His story unfolds in two starkly contrasting realms: the raw simplicity of his childhood, captured in his own drawings, and the fluid, surreal world of his dreams. We glimpse the fractured memories of his early years: an abusive father, a mother lost in the haze of the past, and his sister Sally, a beacon who urged him to find escape and control within his own imagination, transforming nightmares into refuges from reality.
Official Selection Raindance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

Official Selection Venice International Film Festival (Biennale Cinema) 2025 - International premiere

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of film: XR / Immersive
Running time: 15 min
Director: Leo Metcalf
Producer: Leo Metcalf
Screenwriter: Leo Metcalf
Director of Photography: Leo Metcalf
Sound: Harry J N Parsons
Composer: V.R. Alevizos
Principal cast: Anouk Lawless-Monnot; Simon Chambers; Bean Downes; Leo Metcalf
Other Lead Creative(s): Michael Golembewski (Lead Unity Developer)

Genre

Docufiction Drama Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Leo Metcalf

Flat 16
Fellows Court
Weymouth Terrace
London
E2 8LP

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