SYNOISIS
In a near-future where the air is so polluted you have to pay to breathe, Eliza, a disillusioned healthcare assistant, plans to blow up an oxygen distribution company in a final act of protest. A gritty dystopian sci-fi about capitalism, resistance, and hope.
Short film commissioned by Sharp Shorts funding scheme, the premier funding scheme for shorts in Scotland, which is funded by Screen Scotland and the BFI. Mark Lacey is producing through Enemy Films, in collaboration with Braw Films, with support from the rest of the team. The film is starting its festival journey in 2024. More info on screenings will be updated here.
Short film commissioned by Sharp Shorts funding scheme, the premier funding scheme for shorts in Scotland, which is funded by Screen Scotland and the BFI. Mark Lacey is producing through Enemy Films, in collaboration with Braw Films, with support from the rest of the team. The film is starting its festival journey in 2024. More info on screenings will be updated here.
STARRING:
Natali McCleary Brian Ferguson Hannah Donaldson
Directed by Lucas Chih Peng Kao 高智鵬
Written By Zoë Bullock
Produced by Mark Lacey & Lindsay McGee
Director of Photography Kirstin McMahon
Editor Caitlin Delves
Production Designer Aaron Close
Casting Director Anna Dawson
Costume Designer & Supervisor Mona Kastell
Hair & Makeup Designer Samantha Jack
Composers Kim Moore & Susan Bear
Sound Designer Jane Lo
Sound Mixer Keith Duncan
Eliza Shepherd Natali McCleary
James Slanden Brian Ferguson
Gemma Slanden Hannah Donaldson
Jon Hadid Ryaan Ali
Baby Henry Harvey Brown
Baby Iris Eamon Rae
Protesters Bircan Birol
Leyla De Amicis
Meray Diner
Samuel Mwaura
Leoa Mwaura
Tess Storr
Zephyr Workers Zoë Bullock
Melissa Tsai-McClellan
Modupe Oyetade
Board Room Members Alex Donald
Demelza Kooij
Passersby Li-nan Tsai-McClellan
Melissa Tsai-McClellan
Slumped man Charlie Devlin
(These more closely spaced together, as laid out below )
Assistant Producer Karen Kelly
1st Assistant Director Alison Piper
2nd Assistant Director Kyle Williams
Script Supervisor Ruby Naybour
3rd Assistant Director Eilidh Murdoch
Key Floor Runner Lauren Jackson
AD trainee Charlie Devlin
Production Assistants Amparo Fortuny Susana Jacinto
Location Manager Meray Diner
Gaffer John-Michael Kennedy
Focus Pullers Stuart Anderson
Clyde Jones
2nd Assistant Camera Lauren Gardiner
Tamara Turoczi
Camera Trainees Jen Martin Sanjeev Bejoy
Steadicam Scott Hunter
Grip Thomas Wilshaw
DIT Stephen Roberton
Stills Photography Robin Mair
Sound Recordist Colin McKay
Make up Assistant Nicole Cairnie
Key Costume Standby Alex Yates
Costume Maker Carenza Dickens
Stand By Art Director Erin Dougherty
Prop Buyer Lydia Latham
Dressing Props Paul John Ross
Graphic Designer Katie Fiore
Illustrator Ailsa Williams
Title and Poster Design Daniel Gough
Prop Maker Calum MacDonald (Gibbet FX)
O-breather & bomb design, Johnathan Elders and Paul Sim
production and consultation
services
VFX Andrew Donaldson
Colourist Kaspar Vidunas
Online Editor Andrew Berry
Foley Editor Rhiana Field
Story Consultant Victoria Evans
Director’s Mentor Phil John
Insurance David Johnstone
Camera Equipment No Drama
Media Dog
MTP
Lighting Equipment Paul Bates
Niall Smith
For Short Circuit
Executive Producers Gillian Berrie
Tiernan Kelly
Miriam Newman
Iria Pizania
Project Coordinator Rachel Wilson
Development and
Production Assistant Balenji Mwiche
For Screen Scotland
Executive Producer Sean Greenhorn
With Thanks Serious Facilities
MTP
Glasgow Film Office
David McKeitch
Louise Harris
Richi Holt
Florian Viale, Sinead Kirwan Gabriel Robertson
Jack Fox, Erin Rea, Marilyn Edmond, Tim Courtney, Olivia Gifford, Ben Soper, Eric Rohmer, Katie Crook, Shaun Hughes, Hannah Kelso, Dora Chen, Hoping Chen, Liz Strange
Stuart Thomas - O-breather Technical Support
Edinburgh University, Ucreate Studio
Bannockburn Library Makerspace
Lauren McCombe, Darren Donaldson,
Zoe Norton
Special Thanks to
Our families for their support
Pyramids Studios and the MBS Group
New Gorbals Housing Association
To our special Crowd funders Jung In Jung, Anna Porubcansky,Lindsay McGee, Catherine Lacey , Raisah Ahmed, Rosanne Murphy,
Lucy Hopper, Alison Piper, Sabrina Hsueh, Paul Sng, Yung Chi-Chan, Andrew Murchie, Peter Kirby, Brendan Swift,Grace Wey
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Supported by the National Lottery and the Scottish Government through
Screen Scotland and BFI NETWORK