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.