Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: English

Genre: Drama
Running Time: 10:09
Year of production: 2018

SYNOPSIS

Helen, a call center worker who struggles with alopecia is learning to accept herself with the help of a young girl with cancer.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: Nous Productions / Colorado Film School / Colorado Arts Productions / Fortnight Pictures
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Lesley Minervini as Helen
Bella Bishop as Judith
Bren Thor Johnson as Stewart
Aaron Burns as Thomas
Laurra Aagaard as Susan
Joseph Eigenmann as Doctor 1
Helene Eigenmann as Nurse
Alyah Shumpert as Bathroom Woman

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Stephan Eigenmann
Screenwriter: Stephan Eigenmann
Producer: Stephan Eigenmann / Robert Ramos
Director of Photography: Patrick Dingman
Sound: Dylan Goerner
Editing: Stephan Eigenmann and Robert Brogden
Sound Editing (Design): Dylan Goerner

Composers (original soundtrack):
Al Marconi and Jonathan Price

OCEAN Run by Blake Ewing
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Before Dawn by ON EARTH
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Ambient and Emotional Cinematic
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TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: Alopecia Universalis and Cancer awareness
Language: English
Country of origin: USA / Switzerland
Year of production: 2018
Total running time: 10:09
Shooting format: RED
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 2:35:1

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS

• Colorado Film School Student Show Spring 2018
Denver
United States
May 9, 2018
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Production II, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Sound
• Copper Mountain Film Festival
Copper
United States
June 22, 2018
Official Selection
• Switzerland International Film Festival
Switzerland
December 17, 2018
Official Selection
• Rocky Mountain PBS and Colorado College "In Short" Student Film Series
United States
May 1, 2019
Official Selection and Rocky Mountain PBS Screening
• Inshort Film Festival
Lagos
Nigeria
December 23, 2018
Official Selection
• La Cave des Courts
Fribourg
Switzerland
October 27, 2018
Official Selection
• FIRST TIME FILMMAKER SESSIONS @Pinewood Studios
Pinewood
United Kingdom
Official Selection
• Festival International de Films de Fribourg
Fribourg
Switzerland
Official Selection
• CVFA Inaugural Awards Ceremony
Denver
United States
April 5, 2019
Best Student Project
• Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival
Springs, CO
United States
March 30, 2019
Best Drama, Best Actress and Judges Choice Award
• OtherMovie Lugano Film Festival
Lugano
Switzerland
April 10, 2019
Selection
• Independent Shorts Awards
Los Angeles
United States
April 12, 2019
Award Winner
• Queen Palm International Film Festival
Palm Springs
United States
Selection
• SHORT to the Point
Bucharest
Romania
April 30, 2019
Selection
• Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival Online Festival
Tokyo
Japan
Official Selection
• Golden Nugget International Film Festival
London
United Kingdom
December 11, 2019
Best Drama Short