In Absence (Short Film)
Family fault lines are exposed when the sudden death of a beloved wife and mother, splinters a close-knit religious family. A quiet son on the threshold between childhood and adolescence, must hold together the fraying threads of his family, before an emotionally charged misunderstanding sees him take the fall as a result of an existential standoff between his grieving Father and a silent God.
A short film Starring Christopher James Baker (Boy Swallows Universe, Ozark, True Detective, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), Jack LaTorre (Nine Perfect Strangers, The Lost Flowers of Alice Heart), Ron Kelly (Joe vs Carol, Darby & Joan, Safe Harbour), Murran Kain (Elvis, Ticket to Paradise).
CREDITS
Starring: Christopher James Baker, Jack LaTorre, Ron Kelly, Murran Kain, May Jonelle Leota
Writer/Director: Paul Nevison
Executive Producer: Roy De Giorgio, Charity Downing
Producer: Isobel Jones, Paul Nevison
Production Company: 13CO, School Road Films
Director of Photography: Bjorn Amundsen
Editor: James Ashbolt
Composer: Brett Anthony Shaw
Casting Director: David Newman CGA, Tom McSweeny CSA, CGA
Production Designer: Jessica Lawry
Costume Designer: Jamie Fodor
1st AD: Nick Embery
2nd Unit Cinematographer: Caleb Ware
A Cam Focus Puller: Josh Bailey
A Cam 2nd AC: Sarah Stone
B Cam Focus Puller: Lachlan McGilp, Rachel Siegler
B Cam 2nd AC/DIT: Lachlan Mulheran
Video Split: Kailani D’Amour
Gaffer: Parker PJ Hilliard
Best Boy: Dan Vilimaa, Felix Lovell
Lighting Assist: Matt Vilimaa,
Key Grip: Reece O’Hara
Grip: Alistair Deem
Set Dressers: Adele Scaysbrook, Joel Mordacz, Ginnie Lee
Graphic Design: Marcel Lim, Scarlett Nevison
HMU/Prosthetics: Taylor Scot
Production Manager: Samuel Dunstan
Sound Recordist: Damon Sheridan
Acting Coach: Ellie Popov
BTS Photographer: Elliott Deem
Unit Manager: Carmelo Keating
Colourist: Matic Prusnik
VFX Producer: Anna Greensmith (Vandal)
VFX Artist: Rosano Lepri (Vandal)
Title Design: Kozu.tv
Graphic Designer: Marcel Lim
Sound Design: Dee Gjedsted, Rob Stephens, Jackson Lister
Sound Mix: Simon Lister (SqueakeClean Studios)
Additional Sound: Thom Kellar, Richard Reade
Runners: Skye De Giorgio, Benjamin Rohan, Imogen Daly, Hugh Streit, Ethan Larkin