Project Detail

Woman in Retrograde

Synopsis

A woman in the 1980s experiences the tragedy of child loss and develops Dissociative Identity Disorder as a coping mechanism. Under the supervision of her unorthodox psychologist, Dr. Cahill, she assumes the identity of the infamous flapper girl Zelda Fitzgerald.
Official Selection Cork International Film Festival 2022

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min 4 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Imogen Harrison
Producer
Caroline Kealy
Editor
Jessica Loizou
Screenwriter
Kellie Blaise
Director of Photography
George Barnes
Production Designer
Enya Dunphy
Sound
Stuart Smith
Composer
Brian Byrne
Principal cast
Kellie Blaise, Paddy C. Courtney, Paul Elliott

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Production Status

Production Company

Poster Boy Films

Caroline Kealy

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