North American Premiere
A couple are deeply grieving the death of their young daughter in their own ways, but the father’s obsession with memories of her is becoming dangerous. This is a brooding, heavy drama about how far someone could go and how twisted they could become instead of confronting the pain of loss. It’s a fascinating character study about two people who are so hollow and broken-hearted that they abandon all ethical virtues, a reality where advanced technology enables someone to go further into dark places than you ever expect. Terrific performances from Academy Award Winner Rachel Shenton and Olivier Award Nominee Stephen Wight, who are so adept at manifesting grief and suffering that their characters mental and moral deterioration doesn’t come as a total shock. But it’s still frightening!
Community Partner
Stephen Wight, Rachel Shenton, Madeleine Mckenna, Willow Bartlett, Sue Maund, Joanna Gently
UK
2023
English
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits
Executive Producer
Mustapha Wehbi, Delphino Huang, Cameron Dejahang, Dylan Dejahang, Ali Farahani, Tad Marburg, Peter Bauer
Producer
Rebecca Harris, Rachel Shenton, Chris Overton, James Spillman
Screenwriter
James Spillman
Cinematography
Ali Farahani
Editor
Ali Farahani
Production Design
Rachel Denning
Original Music
Sebastian Plano
Director
Chris Overton
Chris Overton is an Academy Award® winning director/producer, founder of Slick Films and a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Chris made his directorial debut with The Silent Child, for which he received the Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short, as well as over 50 other international awards with The Silent Child, Leader and In Too Deep. Chris has supported first time filmmakers across 30 short films so far through his Academy® Award winning production company, Slick Films.
Filmography: In Too Deep (2023); Leader (2021); The Silent Child (2017); Deaf Not Stupid (2016)