14 in February | A Short Film inspired by the novel Lolita

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3 ай бұрын

A hard-of-hearing student’s reality begins to unravel the more she spends with her teacher.
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14 in February
Dir. Victoria Singh-Thompson
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CAST + CREW
Starring: Amelia Kroehnert, Julian Garner
Written & Directed by Victoria Singh-Thompson
Produced by Lily Warland, Pip Smart, Anna Mannix
Executive Producers: Michael Ritchie and Steve Rogers
Screenability Fund Executive Producer: Naomi Just
Director of Photography: Sam Chiplin
Production Designer: Imogen Walsh
Costume Designer: Joanna Mae Park
Hair & Makeup Designer: Amelia Fell
1st AD: Darin Berlin
Production Manager: Natasha Cali
Production Coordinator: Elaine Roy
Production Assistant: Grace Boffa
Production Runner: Joel Beasley
Directing Mentor: Del Kathryn Barton
Directing Attachment: Stephanie Begas
Costume Stand by: Ivy Jones Evans
Costume Assistant: Olive Jones Evans
Props Buyer: Kamran McAdams
Art Assistant: Elena Hale
Art Assistant: Harry Reid
Graphic Designer: Brian Carlin
1st AC: Bonnie Chai, Nillis Finne
2nd AC: James Campbell, Michael Leung
Camera Attachment: Marcus Drego
Sound Recordist: Mario Pellegrino
Gaffer: Zac Murphy
Best Boy: Damian Seagar
Electrics Attachment: Felix Edwards
Grip: Josh Hamil
Assistant Grip: Matt Taylor
Stills: Sherry Zheng
Intimacy Coach: Polly Hemphill-Duchen
Location Manager: Ruth MacKinnon
Unit Manager: Patrick Kelly
Nurse: Rosemary Manning
First Aid: Max Laursen
Camera Equipment: Nic Goody
Casting Director: Will Pearce, McGregor Casting, CGA
Catering: Starz Catering
Legals: Accelerate Legal
Post House: The Editors
Editor: Lily Davis
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham
Post Producer: Liv Reddy
Post EP: Nicoletta Rousianos
Online Artist: Matt Edwards
Sound House: Massive Music
Sound Designer: Abigail Sie
Sound Producer: Luci Roe
Composer: Freya Berkhout
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

Пікірлер: 18

@rgarlinyc 3 ай бұрын

Striking acting by Amelia Kroehnert - subtle, nuanced, unspokenly provocative yet sweetly innocent. Masterful writing and directing by Victoria Singh-Thompson, all rounded off with spectacular cinematography and excellent crew. 👏🏻👏🏻

@unvergebeneid 3 ай бұрын

Provocative?

@rgarlinyc 3 ай бұрын

@@unvergebeneidI From the writer's perspective, in the sense of the undertones of "lolita-ism" as she sits close to the teacher, his affection barely hidden, the offer of a ride home... and the like.

@shoegal 3 ай бұрын

The blades of grass bit was *chef's kiss*

@sweetwizzle 3 ай бұрын

Harrowing. Very subtle but striking work.

@Notsweet98 3 ай бұрын

Made my stomach churn wow!

@Hahaha12342 3 ай бұрын

I am gonna be honest, knowing this was based on lolita on the title kinda worsened the experience for me he But this is a good short, very well made, subtle without over exposition or useless dialogue. Great camera too.

@unvergebeneid 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, a bit of an odd choice. While Lolita is easier to misread as pro-pedophilia because it's written from the perspective of the perpetrator, why would you draw that parallel between this short and the novel if not as a troll for those who identify with Humbert? Which does cheapen the experience either way. Or to put it differently, Lolita has too much baggage in popular culture to be used in such an odd way in the title.

@MystearicaClaws 3 ай бұрын

So unnerving and we'll done. Even without the title you understand the aim.

@Buddy069 3 ай бұрын

Why it's impossible for me to understand these short movies? I am unable to understand many of short movies here

@MystearicaClaws 3 ай бұрын

You could be looking for it to be explained to you instead of reading between the lines. Some are more obscure as they are based in cultures I'm not as familiar with, so their clues are meaningless to me. But Lolita is a novel about a man who forms a relationship with a young girl. This is a short film based on that story. She is constantly revisiting the meeting with her teacher to the point of obsession, she is developing compulsive behaviors because of it. The blades of grass are a symbol of self pain which is often used to process complex emotions, to have control over SOMETHING. They were subtle about it but it's in the looks, the demeanor, the nervous fidgeting, etc.

@ambergriffin91 3 ай бұрын

@@MystearicaClawsthank you dearly

@fantasyworld2616 3 ай бұрын

Same here... Though I've watched the movie Lolita so it was a bit easier for me to get what this short is about!

@mmaya772 2 ай бұрын

I feel the same exact way.*😅

@solid_mateus2188 Ай бұрын

Stop trying to understand, just allow yourself to "feel" the movie.