“Adrift” By Samuel de Ceccatty

The short film IN MEDIAS RUSH is an experimental cinematic journey into the depths of a manic mind. A poetic retro-sci-fi narrative unfolded in a string of unsettling tableaus that encapsulates the male protagonist’s ambiguous feelings about his birthday. While balancing between realities in his silent struggle with severe mental illness, we plunge into the film at a neatly orchestrated birthday party. The protagonist is accompanied by his girlfriend, and they are drinking cocoa on the couch in their mutual home. The setting breathes pure perfection, but through the voice over we sense that another reality is soon to be revealed. With one foot on the accelerator, he is heading towards the edge. The thematic focal point of IN MEDIAS RUSH is mental health problems among young adults, and the social/personal consequences related to the existing taboo on the subject. The film wishes to formulate an honest cinematic space in which words, sound, and image artistically interprets and articulates some of the perspectives related to especially bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. IN MEDIAS RUSH was nominated in the category 'Best Danish Short Film' at Copenhagen Short Film Festival in 2020. Original title: IN MEDIAS RÆS Directed by: Esben Persson -------------------- DK: IN MEDIAS RÆS IN MEDIAS RÆS er en filmisk rejse ind i dybderne af et manisk sind. En ung mand fejrer sin fødselsdag, mens hans tanker tordner afsted. Med en uvillig fod på speederen har han kurs mod kanten. FR: IN MEDIA RES IN MEDIA RES est un voyage dans les profondeurs d’un esprit maniaque. Un jeune homme fête son anniversaire tandis que ses pensées se multiplient. Malgré lui, il se dirige vers un point de non-retour. -------------------- Cast: Peter Alexander Bach & Amanda Overby Drew Director // Script writer // Set designer // Costume designer // Editor // Speaker: Esben Persson Photographer // Editor: Lasse Mølsted Producer: Latifa Lykke Ben Mabrouk Assistant producer: Cecilie Creutsberg Music composer: Martin Bejder Sound designer: Mads Hye Chief Lighting Technician: Rasmus Bruun Liboriussen VFX: Jonas Fonnesbæk Lodahl Colorist: Kristopher Paterson Graphic designer: Jakob Toft Kristensen -------------------- Shot on RED Monstro 8K with Lomo Squarefront Anamorphics.

Synopsis

After a casual hook up, Holly tries sneaking out of the cooky London mooring where she wakes up but roommate Max is eager to get to know her, despite the accumulation of strange red flags.

Directors statement

From inception to end of production, the film was made in two weeks to promote a Fujinon Premista 19-45 lens. The production took place at the Tower Bridge Moorings, and most of the people featured are actual inhabitants of the pontoon. The story is inspired by the real-life occurrence of bodies occasionally washing ashore at low tide.

Commissioned by Fujifilm / Fujinon, in collaboration with Adam Suschitzky BSC.

Credits

Directed by Samuel Pavans de Ceccatty
Director of Photography: Adam Suschitzky
Executive Producer: Marc Cattrall
Production Manager: Palma Derzsi
Production Designer: Jade Rache
Art Department Assistant: Lou-Lilâ
Art Department Assistant: Adam Colquhoun,

Composer: Ollie Howell
Sound Recordist: Haresh Patel
Boom Op: Jonny Willett

Camera Op: Rob McGregor
Focus Puller: Elhein De Wet
2nd AC: Drew Marsden
Grip: Will Anderson
Electrician: Idris Rhys

Make Up Artist: Shiv Ashman
Make Up Assistant: Roisin O’Connor

Costume Designer: Ninon

Starring:
Holly: Ting Fung
Max: Max Millian
Tatiana - Tatiana Collet- Apraxine
Ninon - Ninon Ardisson
Rob - Rob Sturges
Naro - Narotam Horn
Conor - Conor Kennedy