Project Detail

To Run Is To Return

A young, black, male pharmacist sits on the floor of a dark dispensary holding his knees up to his chest

Synopsis

A stoic pharmacist faces a tumultuous 11-hour shift at his demanding job. While he successfully juggles an assorted conveyor-belt of patient’s problems, he struggles in desperate slithers of time to fight off the weight of his own festering issues.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 49 sec
Director
Precious Wura Alabi
Producer
Victoria Wijeratne, Precious Wura Alabi
Executive Producer
Georgia Goggin
Editor
Andy Sowerby
Screenwriter
Precious Wura Alabi
Director of Photography
Arran Green
Production Designer
Aaron Kostick
Sound
Sam McCormack
Composer
Bianca Baz
Principal cast
Michael - Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Serina – Jessie Bedrossian, Eve – Precious Wura Alabi, Robert (Call Receiver) – Robbie O’Neill
1st Assistant Director
Daniel Modesté
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director
Samuel Barnham
2nd Assistant Director
Michelle Crees
Steadicam Operator
Austin Phillips
Steadicam Operator
Michael Vega
Grip
Brandon Lamteron
1st Assistant Camera
Anil Duru
2nd Assistant Camera
Ziyue Yu
2nd Assistant Camera
Rebecca Doctor
Camera Trainee
Kaylen Smith
DIT
Shahidul Khan
Sound Recordist
Misbah Uddin
2nd Unit Sound Recordist
Luke Soden
Gaffer
Amarjeet Singh
Assistant Costume Designer
Marina Ambrosone
Key Makeup Artist
Sam Walker
Key Hairstylist
Anthony Tavares
Art department Assistant
Grace Saltiel-Shaw
Health and Safety Supervisor
Thomas Zhang
Stills Photographer
Luke Wilson
Catering
Francescas Catering
Rehearsal Location
St Mary’s Church Islington
Unit Base
Chestnuts Community Centre
Kit transportation
Emmanuel Abaidoo-Dadzie
Assistant Editor
Precious Wura Alabi
Colourist
Thomas Kumeling
Assistant Colourist
Melissa Schneider
Online & Trailer Editor
Maura Rolls
Motion Graphics
Florence van Bergen
Motion Graphics Consultant
Jemima Neto
VFX
Denovamedia
Camera Hire
OneStop Films
Lighting Hire
SHL Film & TV
Post House
DOMA Works
Post House Producer
Grace Evers-Green

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

OneEightyThree

Precious Wura Alabi
Bartle House, Oxford Court, Manchester, England, M2 3WQ

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