BRIDGE Short Film

Tara Aghdashloo’s second short film, premiered at the BAFTA and BIFA qualifying Norwich Film Festival in fall 2023 and continues its journey, most recently nominated for Best UK Short Film at Unrestricted View Film Festival. It was produced by Kusini Productions for BBC with Nina Georgieff and Catherine Joy White. The film is an adaptation of an award winning poem by Gemma Barnett who also stars in it.

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