Project Detail

TristxtOTL

Synopsis

A desolate speech is being rehearsed and delivered at the very same time, a stone becomes the physical manifestation of despair, heavy arms fall to the rhythm of anxiety, while an empty space is incessantly hunted by intrusive blue thoughts.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year: 2023
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 21 min and 49 sec
Format: Digital 4K
Director: Mdlina Zaharia
Producer: Mdlina Zaharia
Editor: Mdlina Zaharia
Screenwriter: Mdlina Zaharia
Director of Photography: Emma Dalesman
Sound: Joshua Fay
Music: Joshua Fay
Principal cast: Fionnuala Kennedy, Ebun Sodipo

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mdlina Zaharia

18 Celestial Gardens
London
SE13 5RP

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Sales Company

Ivan Gallery

Prof. Dr. Dimitrie Grecescu 13
050598 Bucharest
Sector 5
Romania
+40 214 10 01 39 / +40 721 26 12 42

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