Orpheus (2011)
Short film
A dark experimental take on the five greatest stages of grief, as a lone man, trapped in a nightmarish world, searches for his lost lover.
Shot mostly on a single roll of 16mm film.
Shot mostly on a single roll of 16mm film.
Work
Writing, cinematography, grade, visual effects
Awards/selections
Newport International Film Festival: WINNER ‑ Best Cinematography
Newport International Film Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Student Film
Carmarthenshire Bay Film Festival: WINNER ‑ Best of the Festival
Carmarthenshire Bay Film Festival: WINNER ‑ Best Experimental Short
Screentest Festival: WINNER ‑ Best Production Design
Screentest Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Cinematography
Screentest Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Thriller
Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Fiction Film
Ffresh Awards: NOMINATED ‑ Best Experimental Film
St Albans Film Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Student Film
Cornwall Film Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Experimental Film
Collaborators
Writer, director ‑ James Button
Writing, cinematography, grade, visual effects
Awards/selections
Newport International Film Festival: WINNER ‑ Best Cinematography
Newport International Film Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Student Film
Carmarthenshire Bay Film Festival: WINNER ‑ Best of the Festival
Carmarthenshire Bay Film Festival: WINNER ‑ Best Experimental Short
Screentest Festival: WINNER ‑ Best Production Design
Screentest Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Cinematography
Screentest Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Thriller
Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Fiction Film
Ffresh Awards: NOMINATED ‑ Best Experimental Film
St Albans Film Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Student Film
Cornwall Film Festival: NOMINATED ‑ Best Experimental Film
Collaborators
Writer, director ‑ James Button
Frames
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