Bittersweet short film about an encounter between a divorced couple and the role cinema plays in our lives and relationships.
Miriam and Will called time on their marriage over a decade ago. What will happen when they meet unexpectedly at a screening of their favourite film?
Shot on location at Genesis Cinema, Bethnal Green, London and currently being submitted to short film festivals around the world.
ROAR: This Meg’s first project as film director. Shot in one location - that took a mere five months to find - with an amazing cast and crew who hustled to get everything prepped over Christmas and New Year for a shoot on the first working days of 2023. What did we learn? It’s insanely stressful to prep when everything is closed and everyone is on holiday but our various freelance commitments meant it was a great time squeeze it in. Our first live-action microbudget short, which has given us the taste for more.
Credits
Written and Directed by: Meg Toogood
Will: Richard Bobb-Semple
Mim: Jacky Rowland
Director of Photography: Joseph McDonald
First Assistant Director: Harley Cameron-Furze
Editor: Maxim Fisher
Sound Designer: Dominic Ross
Sound Recordist: Tristan Anderson
Hair and Make-Up: Emily Cotter
Spark: Edmund Bishop
Spark: Max Walker
Camera Assistant: Lilli Rosser-Marchaisse
Stills Photography: Tristan Gibbs
Thanks to: Alessandra Fraissinet, Ella Toogood-Pugh, Brannoc Toogood-Pugh, Stevie Cooke, everyone at Genesis Cinema, Jasper Gray, Chloe Fisher, and The Rowland Family.