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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2013 - 19.28 July

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THE PRESENT

Category: Edition 2013

Synopsis
Workaholic banker Michael is stuck at work late one night. He’s being secretly watched by the cleaner’s 9-year-old daughter Safal who’s looking for something to do. When he makes a mess that her mum will have to clean up, she decides to teach him a lesson and confronts him.

 

Sinossi
Il banchiere Michael, ossessionato dal suo lavoro, una sera rimane in ufficio fino a tardi. Safal, la figlia della donna delle pulizie, in cerca di qualcosa da fare, lo osserva in segreto. Quando Michael combina un pasticcio che la sua mamma dovrà pulire, Safal decide di dargli una lezione e lo affronta.

 

 

 

Original Title The Present
Category Official Competition
Section Elements +6
Tipology Short Film
Duration 11’ 13’’
Production Year 2013
Nationality New Zealand
Directed by Robins Thomas
Screenplay Sarah Boddy
Director of photography David Paul
Editor Gretchen Peterson
Production Design Nick Riera
Costume Design Gabrielle Stevenson
Sound Don Paulin
Music Tom McLeod
Visual Effects Trevor Brymer
Main cast Eryn Wilson (Michael)
Saba Girmay (Safal)
Aksumawit Berhe (Mum)
Produced by Jeremy Macey

 

 

registaThomas Robins
Thomas is an Emmy® Award winning director based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is the co-owner of KHF Media a production company who specialize in the production of drama for TV and cinema. In 2009 he won (along with his colleague David) New Zealand’s first ever international Emmy® award for the interactive drama series RESERVOIR HILL. Throughout his career he has co-produced, created and directed various TV projects including the award winning series’ FREAKY, THE KILLIAN CURSE as well as the romantic comedy series GIRL VS BOY. Over the years Thomas has also turned his hand at acting being cast as the lead in Peter Jackson’s mockumentary FORGOTTEN SILVER as well as landing the role of Deagol in LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING and as Young Thrain in the recently released THE HOBBIT. Thomas is currently developing three feature films with KHF Media: two psychological thrillers and theatrical version of RESERVOIR HILL.

Thomas Robins
Thomas è un regista vincitore di un Emmy Award che vive a Wellington, Nuova Zelanda. È il co-proprietario della società di produzione KHF Media specializzata nella produzione di fiction per la TV e il cinema. Nel 2009 ha vinto (insieme con il suo collega David) il primo Emmy ® neozelandese per la serie interattiva RESERVOIR HILL. Nel corso della sua carriera ha co-prodotto, creato e diretto diversi progetti televisivi tra cui la pluripremiata serie FREAKY, THE KILLIAN CURSE così come la serie romantica GIRL VS BOY. Thomas è anche un attore e ha interpretato il ruolo principale nel mockumentary FORGOTTEN SILVER, il ruolo di Deagol nel IL SIGNORE DEGLI ANELLI: IL RITORNO DEL RE e del giovane Thrain nello HOBBIT. Thomas attualmente sta sviluppando tre film con la KHF Media: due thriller psicologici e la versione cinematografica di RESERVOIR HILL.

 

 

 

 

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