Five Weeks | A New Mother on the Edge in this Tense Short Film

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2 ай бұрын

Following the birth of her baby, Jen's feelings of isolation are palpable. Five Weeks explores the vulnerable psyche of a new mother and the emotional strain that early motherhood can have on a woman.
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Five Weeks
Dir. Geej Ower
www.geejower.com/
Geer knew Five Weeks had to be an immersive and all-consuming experience, to really put her viewer in the headspace of her strung out mother, and she achieves this through long, intense takes, making us feel as if we’re at Jen’s side for the entire duration of the film. But, it’s Smith’s performance that truly stands out. Her depiction of a woman teetering on the edge is so authentic that it elicits genuine empathy for Jen. Every strained conversation, every attempt to hold back tears, urges viewers to root for her, willing her to ask for help, as she grapples with the challenges every new mother faces. - S/W Curator, Rob Munday
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CREDITS
Writer/Director - Geej Ower
Production Company - MrMr Films and Stink Films (co-pro)
Producers - Katie Lambert and Martha McGuirk
Exec Producer - Blake Powell
Director of Photography - Nick Morris
Production Designer: Matty Macey Jones
Casting Director: Hannah Ashby Ward
Hair and Make up Designer: Luca Chirico
Sound Designer: Ines Adriana
Colourist: Jax Harney
Composer: Will White
Editor: Geej Ower
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

Пікірлер: 17

@cappsie1 2 ай бұрын

Wow, that was visceral. I can totally appreciate her position. What an incredible piece of acting. Really well done. Fantastic. It was quite gut-wrenching at times. Superb.

@SamDurkSheff 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely phenomenal! Captures anxiety erupting into panic so well in addition to that feeling of being trapped with no escape that parenthood sometimes causes. Brill acting too and was a great watch!

@filmbyakiljoefield 29 күн бұрын

Simply phenomenal and well executed film in all aspects! Hats off to the entire team for this masterpiece!

@avi_g 2 ай бұрын

Wow. Another amazing performance by Esther Smith. This reminded me of a much darker version of her role in the “Trying” TV show, but pretty much the opposite experience.

@nicholebrown3694 2 ай бұрын

This made me so sad but really drove home how post partum can be

@globalheart 2 ай бұрын

Disturbing. All mothers hit that moment. It's like another already said..REACH OUT.. we've all been there, we all understand !! Well, 99percent, anyway. Reach out..your baby matters more than anyone else,! And YOU matter too!! Take comfort..give comfort :) ❤

@Vool2go Ай бұрын

women are amazing!

@predragdjuranovic8039 Ай бұрын

Amazing woman respect 😍

@mdty9733 Ай бұрын

Beautifully done

@odarb Ай бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼

@AutoFOCUSED. 2 ай бұрын

That supermarket scene had to be shot on anamorphic lenses to get that type of depth of field, right? Curious which lens was used.

@shortoftheweek 11 күн бұрын

Don't have specific info on the lenses used, but this is what director Geej told us about the shoot: "We planned to shoot a lot of it in long held, intense takes, to really feel that we’re with Jen throughout the film, and make it as intense an experience for the viewer as it is for her. That came with it’s own set of difficulties as it meant we weren’t covering lots of scenes from multiple angles, so we really had to nail all elements in every take."