LANGUAGE: English
SYNOPSIS
Short
In a mysterious town, a curious young girl, Alex, runs away from her mother. Venturing into an intriguing antique shop, she discovers a miniature world with a dark secret.
Medium
Searching for the independence of adulthood, the young girl Alex discovers a miniature model town possessing sinister powers. A new reality presents itself. Can Alex escape or will she be forever trapped amongst the featureless faces of the town’s plastic people? Beyond Horizons is a visually striking tale of magical realism that will lure the viewer into an experience of childhood wonder, mystery and horror.
Long
Alex is an eleven-year-old girl travelling on a train with her mother Jennifer. On the cusp of adolescence, Alex yearns to have freedom and be unshackled by the restrictions of being a child. When their train makes an unscheduled stop at an old town station, Alex seizes the opportunity to run away from her mother. Discovering an old antique shop called Beyond Horizons, she enters the shop and is soon being lured into the labyrinth of antiques and curiosities. Investigating the shop further, she discovers a haunted miniature model town that holds dark secrets and stark truths. Can Alex escape the curse of the haunted miniature model town? Or will she be forever trapped amongst the featureless faces of the town’s plastic people?
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Genre: Mystery – Drama
Run time: 12:46min
Year: 2018
Country: UK
Language: English
Aspect ratio: 2:35
Resolution: 1080p
CAST & CREW
Cast:
Ava Bounds as Alex
Frank Ryan as The Creator
Kelly Wood as Mother
Tony Streeter as Train Conductor
Director: Stefan Wink
Writer: Christopher Gennard
Producer: Sungjun Youn
Cinematographer: Gian Piero Pottieri
Production Designer: Megan Beattie
Editor: Koninica Dasgupta
Music Composer: Justin Cavenagh
Sound Designer: Alexander Garside
Line Producer: Margherita Catalani
Production Manager: Diara Diakhoumpa
1st Assistant Director: Laury Herubel
2nd Assistant Director: Tobias Gregory
Casting Director: Guillermo Carregha
Script Supervisor: Sam Johnston
Production Coordinator: Adam Marseille
Art Director: Vanessa Bamford
Art Department Assistants:
Jaehee Pyun
Margherita Catalani
Daniel L.Martin
Lewis Keeling
Costume/Wardrobe: Kelsea Locke
Head of Hair & Make Up: Andy Dacre
Hair & Make Up Artists:
Andy Dacre
Carly Barnes
Julia Brickley
Sabrina Tait
Camera Operator: Frank Twum
Focus Puller:
William Spark
James Pratt
Ella Brewin
Loader:
Joe Armstrong
Ella Brewin
James Pratt
Frances Farrel Oscroft
2nd Unit Camera Operator: Ella Brewin
2nd Unit Camera Focus Puller: James Pratt
DIT : Priya Panda
Gaffer: Dean Andersson
Spark: Matthew Bates
Visual Effects – Oliver Wozny
Color Grading: Gian Pottieri
Sound Recordists:
Lisa Pigott
David Fenton James
Liam Gilchrist
Sungjun Youn
Boom Operators:
David Fenton James
Tyler Gordon
Stills Photographer:
Stephen & James Hogg
Sydney Taylor
Marios Tsipos
Runner :
Chenfeng Zhu
Kurt Ryan
Driver: James McLoughlin
Catering:
Alina C. Del Ángel
Megan Anderson
Sara Gambara
Diara Diakoumpa
Sungjun Youn
Margherita Catalani
Thanks
Bradford City Council
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
The Cabinet of Curiosities
Haworth Hawksbys
Antiques at the Mill
Leeds Model Railway Society
Hall Green, West Lane and St Michael & All angels Church, Haworth
American School of Acting
Deirdre and Bryan Bounds
Iris Johnson & Jayne Johnson
Leo McDonnell & Catherine Brayshaw
Special Thanks
Gambara Family
Eva Noß-Kirsch
Sarah Kuckelkorn