“Shadow Players” by Mel Piper
Beyond the Short Official Premiere
Polaris is trapped in an underwater cocoon and the ocean around her is dead, so falling in love with a story traveller is a really bad idea.
Cracks begin to break across the story traveller’s skin and in order to save his life, Polaris comes up with a new story, one into which only he can travel. All he has to do is follow the shadow lynx into the forest.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“Poetic fantasy meets romantic horror. Polaris falling in love with the story traveller fills me with hope. With one story ending, another one might begin. The film was made by diverse European talent from Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales, Northern Ireland and Germany. We shot the film in an attic in Hamburg, edited in Berlin-Brandenburg with an original score composed and produced in Wales and visual effects crafted in Belgium and the Netherlands. The production was supported by Cine-Mobil, Planet X, Studio Hamburg Post Production and crowdfunding”
—Mel Piper
CREDITS
Polaris // Amy Molloy @molloysturizer (insta) @AmyMolloyAct (twitter)
Story Traveller // Ruben Van keer @rubenvankeer (insta) @RubenVankeer (twitter)
Director of Photography // Bella Halben @007bell007
Focus Puller // Meggy Schulze @margarete_schulze
Gaffer // Simon Hummel @derhummmel
Production Designer // Daniela Herzberg @danielahherz
Costume Designer // Mareike Alexander @almamaalalma
Make Up Effects Artist // Claudia Gaertig @people_design.de
Editor // Heike Gnida #HeikeGnida
Character Designer // Stijn Windig @stijn_windig
Visual Effects // Planet X @planetx_vfx
Film Music Composer // Owain Llwyd @dr_ows
Production Sound Mixer // Per Ruschke @perruschke
Sound Designer // Simone Weber @c_money_040
Re-Recording Mixer // Daniel Wulf @_werewulf
Colourist // Henning Sancken #HenningSancken
Post Production // Studio Hamburg Post Production @studiohamburggruppe
Written and Directed by Mel Piper @_melpiper
Production // Attic Ocean
Thanks to @ewawomen (insta) @wift_germany (insta) @germanfilms (insta) @german_films (twitter)
Send Us Your Films
Hey filmmakers! Have a project of your own you’d like us to check out?