BRIDGE Short Film

Logline: A young receptionist forms a coincidental bond with a patient over the phone, who helps her reconnect with the world and her place in it.

Tara Aghdashloo’s second short film, premiered at the BAFTA and BIFA qualifying Norwich Film Festival, competing at festivals globally, with 17 nominations and 8 wins. It was produced by Kusini Productions for BBC with Nina Georgieff and Cat White. The film is an adaptation of an award-winning poem by Gemma Barnett who also stars in it. The film is released by Minute Shorts.

Festivals: Norwich Film Festival, Leiden International Film Festival, Catania Film Festival (winner: Best European Short Film), This is England Film Festival, Afrodite Shorts Film Festival (nom: Best International Short Film), Alessandria Film Festival (winner: Best Director and Best Actress),  Contemporanea Film Festival (winner: Best International Director and Best International Short film ), Job Film Festival, KIN Festival, TweetFest Film Festival (nom: Best Short Film, Best Casting and Best Screenplay), Lichtspielklub Short Film Festival British Shorts, Unrestricted View Film Festival (nom: Best UK Short), Southport Film Festival (nom: Best Drama), Mansfield Town Film Festival (nom: Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score), MoliseCinema International Film Festival, Bardi Film Festival, I Will Tell International Film Festival (winner: Best Narrative Short and Best Actress, nom: Best Supporting Actress), HB Film Festival (nom: Best Short Film), North East Film Festival, Love Your Shorts Film Festival, Romford Film Festival, Imagine This International Women’s Film Festival, Atlanta Women’s Film Festival, The Women’s Film Festival.

Directed by Tara Aghdashloo

Written by Gemma Barnett
Script by Gemma Barnett & Tara Aghdashloo

Production Company Kusini Productions
Produced by Nina Georgieff & Catherine Joy White
Executive Producer for BBC Emma Blacklay-Piech
Associate Producer Anais Ferrato

Director of Photography Kia Fern Little
Editor Joan Gill Amorim
Production Designer Set Sisters (Millie Wilkie, Liberty Scarlett)
Costume Designer Cecile Mai
Casting Director Shakyra Dowling
Original Score by Hollie Buhagiar

1st AD Top Tarasin
2nd AD Alec Simmons
Script Supervisor George Pritchard
HMU Designer Emily Guyon
Art department assistant Katya Hudson
Movement Director Flora Grant
Runners Beth Collins, Natalya, Georgieff, Seb Kidson

1st AC Laura Flack, Oli Robertshaw
2nd AC Louise Tse, Colleen Lee
Grip Lowell Bass
Camera Trainee James Street
Gaffer Bill Rae Smith
Sparks Harry Rae Smith, Meg Sharp, Tomé Ferreira

Tracking Vehicle Ronin Ronnie Miles
Tracking Vehicle Driver Kai Newton
Sound Recordist Adam Chestnutt

Mental Health & Well-being Officer Laura White
Unit Photographer Anastasia Arsentyeva
Chaperone Asia Nowicki

Colourist Jonny Tully
Sound Design Alex Huebner
Sound Mix George Elliott
Titles Anastasia Di Modugno
Offline Edit Producer Phoebe Armstrong Beaver
Post Producer Emily Davies

Bridget – Gemma Barnett
Kirsty – Bianca Beckles-Rose
Oli – Sam Landon
Jenny – Pauline Tomlin
Dee – Phoenix Nowicki
Stephanie – Patricia Jones
Richard – Alexander James Simon
Anthony – Kerry Frater

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