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Alba Fianna has created a masterpiece. Her sculpture composed of single-use plastic has taken the world by storm, propelling her to fame and fortune, but when she arrives in remote Sweden as the guest of honour at a symposium on identity, a critic will stop at nothing to expose the truth.
A short film commissioned by The Alpine Fellowship.
DIRECTOR: Megan Maczko WRITERS: Megan Maczko & Imogen Doel PRODUCER: Ben Link / Missing Link Films CAST: Imogen Doel, Christian McKay, Joonas Saartamo, Megan Maczko, Paige Carter EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Heather Link, Jacob Burda, Alan Lawson, Michael Lesslie CINEMATOGRAPHER: Darran Bragg EDITOR: Liz Deegan COMPOSER: Saul Simon MacWilliams CASTING DIRECTOR: Maia von Hurter COSTUME DESIGNER: Vicki Russell HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGNER: Poppy France COLOURIST: Matt Turner SFX: Absolute Post SOUND DESIGNER: James Benn
FESTIVALS: Norwich Film Festival, Underwire Film Festival, Edmonton Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Rennes International Fantastic Short Film Festival Court Métrange, DC Shorts International Film Festival, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, Meme Pas Peur Film Festival, and the British Shorts Film Festival.
AWARDS: Winner - Best Score, Horrible Imaginings Festival; Finalist - Best Screenplay, Underwire Film Festival; Finalist - Best Screenplay, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival; Finalist - Best Cinematography, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival
GOING DOWN:
The Seven Deadly Sins of the Office Christmas Party
A dark comedy short film series made exclusively for Instagram. Set in a lift the morning after the office Christmas party, employees of Ponticus Capital Partners face their questionable choices from the night before.
Featured Film: Greed
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Megan Maczko PRODUCER: Ben Link / Missing Link Films CAST: Andrew Bicknell, Richard Cunningham, Christopher Fulton, Kojo Kamara, Megan Maczko, Shai Matheson, Lisa McGrillis, Remmie Milner, Dipo Ola, Nia Roberts, Vanessa Sampson, Fiona Sheehan, Emily Taaffe, Imogen Waterhouse EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Heather Link, Larry Botel CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rob Jarvis EDITOR: Jake Armstrong CASTING DIRECTOR: Maia von Hurter COSTUME DESIGNER: Vicki Russell MAKEUP DESIGNER: Poppy France HAIR DESIGNER: Deanna V’lcevska COLOURIST: Adam Clarke SFX: Absolute Post SOUND DESIGNER: Jason Heath
Created exclusively for Instagram, GOING DOWN enjoyed over 500k views on the platform.
FESTIVALS: DUMBO film festival, Independent Shorts Awards, London Lift-Off Film Festival
AWARDS: Winner - Best Director, Independent Shorts Awards; Winner - Best Dark Comedy, Independent Shorts Awards; Finalist, Best Comedy Ensemble, Independent Shorts Awards
THE IN-BETWEEN
When Cat gets a call that her estranged father is on his deathbed, a chance encounter forces her to confront the past she’s been avoiding.
A short film and prologue to the feature film EXPOSURE, currently in development.
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Megan Maczko PRODUCERS: Sara Clessler / Sara Lane Productions, Megan Maczko CAST: Michelle Beamish, Megan Maczko, Sandra Maczko, Steven Maczko, Christy Meyer, Kristina Mitchell, Tiffany Phillps, Morgan Thomas EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Charles Clessler, Sandra Maczko, Steve Maczko CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sam Mitchell EDITOR: Jordan Karr-Morse COMPOSER: Saul Simon MacWilliams SOUND DESIGNER: Tobi Nova COLORIST: Jaime O'Bradovich
FESTIVALS: Detroit Shetown Film Festival, Illawarra Film Festival, Female Eye Film Festival
AWARDS: Finalist - Best Screenplay, Detroit Shetown Film Festival