United Kingdom, England / 2022 / Fiction / 18’33”I2301403
Selectively-mute self-harming Joy (14), a talented cellist and adoptee from China, forms an unlikely bond with rebellious Kat (16), a daughter of her music teacher. When Joy discovers Kat’s secret ‘boyfriend’ is in fact Kat’s stepfather Stuart, her own trauma re-surfaces. Joy's canary inspires her to speak out, risking losing her friend in order to save her.
Director
Production
Referent
Sales
Cast / With
Sarah Alexander
Sarah-Jane Potts
Joseph Millson
Chloe Dong
Natalie Quarry
Editing
Jeanna Mortimer
Sound designer
Inés Adriana
Sound Mixing
Inés Adriana
Camera
Script
Bex Harvey
Film score composer
AVAWAVES
Decors
Giorgia Lee Joseph