World Premiere
Costume design drives this story about one woman’s thirst for romance.
Camila Bejarano Wahlgren, Simon Edenroth
Sweden/Italy
2025
In Swedish with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Steven Rodriguez
Producer
Lorenzo Follari, Andrea Garofalo
Screenwriter
Lorenzo Follari, Emma Dock
Cinematography
Anton Österlund
Editor
Sebastian Candia
Original Music
Sunniva Mellbye
Lorenzo Follari
Lorenzo Follari is an Italian director, screenwriter, and producer based in Stockholm. He has directed several music videos and short films that have been shown at different festivals around the world including the Izmir International Short Film Festival, In The Palace, and the Göteborg Film Festival. He is one of the founders of the production company Harvest Film.
Emma Dock
Emma Dock is a Swedish costume designer who studied at Oslo National Academy of the Arts and has over 10 years of experience working with costumes for film, television, and stage. She has designed costumes for several celebrated short films while also working on her own textile art projects.
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