Other Side (2023)

Another student short-film project I had worked on as a cinematographer. What struck me about the idea of this film from writer and director Gabriella Master, was that the film was designed to look like one continuous shot, and the script was incredibly mysterious and ambiguous. The film takes place in a singular location, in an unknown, cramped, and sickly white space. The film jumps through time as it follows a girl named Claire, dressed as a Ballerina at a very young age. She dances in-front of a glitching retro television, also surrounded by newspapers covering the walls. This moment is then interrupted when she receives a phone call from a strange voice, apologising for something that young Claire isn't aware of. It's ultimately up the audience how they interoperate the film as it progresses, but myself and the rest of the crew had a great time making it, and it was a pretty educational experience for myself as it was one of the first times that I had worked on a film with a child actor in it, and it informed myself and the rest of us who worked on it on how to work with a child actor in future productions. The film isn't available to watch yet as the director, Gabriella is considering submitting the film to festivals, but when it does release, I'm looking forward to hearing what audiences have to say about it!