THE FILM
A short film following three intertwining stories and the marks we leave on each other’s lives.
Three stories. One painting. Ascent is a short film exploring the marks we leave on each other’s lives, and the desire to access something out of reach. The narrative follows the intertwining stories of characters Adam, a young man feeling the pressures of his work; Laura, an artist struggling to formulate her ideas onto the page; and Emma, a postgraduate undergoing counselling.
TRAILER
BEHIND THE SCENES
Director / Producer / Editor: Daiki Shinomiya
Director / Writer / Editor: Leoni Fretwell
Director of Photography: Alex Giles
Assistant Director: Charlotte Weston
Assistant Director: Isabel Harrison
Audio: Adam Clark
First AC: Deniz Akbayir
Original Score: Robin Wright & Alexei Peters
Musical Director: Chris Sampson
Soundtrack Mastering Engineer: Johnny Hurst
Soundtrack Mixing Engineer: Daiki Shinomiya
Sound Design: Leoni Fretwell & Daiki Shinomiya
Cast: Angus Thomson, Julia Vredenberg, Anna Goodmaker, Lauren Ewer, Sian Ostler
Casting Directors: Roisin McCay-Hines & Ray Koh
Colourists: Leoni Fretwell & Daiki Shinomiya
Therapy Consultant: Nik Sutherland
Artists: Laura Garratt and Laura Moody
Deer Park Contact: Mark Godfrey
Thelma Hulbert Staff: Ruth Gooding & Anna Aroussi