Anna and the Inexpressible feeling of Being Lost - A short film exploring a young person's inner turmoil stemming from alienation and anxiety. Scared of the future, Anna hides inside the safety of her room.
I produced, directed and designed the project while at Toi Whakaari. The film was made through a visual devising process with collaborators throughout pre-production that I led. We built the set and shot the film inside a studio at Te Whaea: Dance and Drama Centre with the underwater scenes at the Wellington Regional Aquatic centre.
‘Anna’ has since premiered internationally at the Brooklyn Film Festival In New York and is now a part of the Unlonely Film Festival Season 5 program brought about by the Foundation for Art and Healing in America.
Directed by - Philip Gibson | Written by - Philip Gibson, Alice May Connolly & Margaret Sydenham | Starring as 'Anna' - Alice May Connolly | Acting Coach - Margaret Sydenham | Cinematography & Colour Grading by - Caleb Corlett | Music & Sound by - George Palmer | Editing by - Caleb Corlett & Philip Gibson | First Assistant Director - Simon Manns | First Assistant Camera - Angelu Cayanan | Second Assistant Camera - Scarlett Wild | Lighting Assistant - Finn Holland | Sound Recordist - Duncan Phillips | On Set Stills Photography - Bella Austin | Production Assistance - Molly-Rose Chetwin-Kelly | Production Design - Philip Gibson | On Set Art Direction - Sam Small | Costume Supervisor - Leah Lovett-Maggs | On Set Art Department - Sassy Shepheard | Set Constuction - Fhil Kopelman & James Searle | Art Department - Rhianon Leddra | Jacqueline Cox | Sylvie McCreanor | Taylor Rogers | Christopher Alan Moore | Executive Producers - Emma Ransley & Brian King | Producer - Philip Gibson
Thanks to
Tony Toufexis | Francis Gallop | Nephtalim Antoine | Elekis Poblete Teirney | Anna Cacace | Stina Lundkvist | Emma Ransley | Brian King | Couch Kumara | Vaughan Slinn | Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre | Ruth & Stu Corlett | Mum & Dad
This film was produced by the Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School Bachelor of Design (Stage & Screen).