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Drama Experimental

Short Film

2023

After Hadi’s mother falls terminally ill, he finds himself lost in a liminal maze, haunted by grief and regret.

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A Disauthority Original

Bittersweet

Writer / Director / DOP / VFX Supervisor

Producer / Colourist

Producer / Editor

Marcus Hundsnes

Executive Producer

Masood Afridi & Nisar Malik

Associate Producer

Shanaz Anjum & Usman Khan

1st AD

Ben Sapir

2nd AD

Poppy Higgins

Camera Operator

Elliot Gamble

1st AC

Yuki Seto

Gaffer

Anton Channe

Location Sound Mixer

Han Luo

Make-Up Artist

Claire Stokes

Unit Stills Photographer

Susannah Alltimes

VP Unit DOP

Max Slater

VP Unit 2nd AC

Nicole Atalla

Sound Effects

Kane Wilson

Composer

Samuel G. Morgan

3D CG VFX Artist

Daniel Sarfraz

I love you Mum.

BITTERSWEET is a 13-minute short experimental-thriller. It explores the themes of neglect and grief by through liminal spaces and the mother-son relationship between Hadi and his terminally ill mother, Sumara.

Poster design by Raiyan Chinoy & Marcus Hundsnes

Awards

Nominated

Sunrise Film Festival

Winner

Mansfield Town Film Festival

Nominated

Bolton Film Festival

Winner

Wigan and Leigh Film Festival

Technical Specs

Runtime

13 minutes

Aspect ratio

2 : 3

Cameras

Arri Alexa 35 / Arri Mini / FX9

Medium

Short Film

Negative format

Digital / Colour

Disauthority

Raiyan Chinoy

Art Director / Lead VFX Artist

Zain Haris

Disauthority

Zain Haris

Senior Colourist

Marcus Hundsnes

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