Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: No Dialog

Genre: Thriller
Running Time: 04:53
Year of production: 2022

SYNOPSIS

Runner is a short thriller about the anxieties of interacting in the time of COVID-19. A runner exercises in a local park, and suspects that he is being followed by another athlete. He becomes more apprehensive after an anonymous Instagram profile starts following him. Their interactions, both in person and online, escalate. Eventually, the runner confronts the athlete, and reveals that he has a motive of his own. Runner is about navigating unfamiliar emotional terrain during a fraught and anxious time. Social distancing brought an underlying sense of estrangement to everyday life, and Runner examines the consequences of meeting when we must stay apart.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: Fort Films
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Runner: Harry Kleeman
@athlete2152: Craig Hunter

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Ryan Harman
Screenwriter: Ryan Harman
Producer: Craig Hunter
Director of Photography: Ryan Harman
Sound: Jesse Feldberg
Editing: Ryan Harman
Sound Editing: Ryan Harman
Music Composer: Mathias Coppens

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: Thriller - LGBTQ
Language: English
Country of origin: USA
Year of production: 2022
Total running time: 04:53
Shooting format: Digital
Color type: B&W
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: Stereo

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Out & Loud - Pune International Queer Film Festival
International Queer Film Festival, Playa del Carmen
PRIDE Queer Film Festival