No Strings
Milly has been drafted in last minute to give a live TV interview on behalf of the climate movement she’s part of. Sam, her sort-of-boyfriend, excitedly shows her a just-published article where the leader of the movement has made a minimising statement about the Holocaust. As the clock ticks down and Sam encourages her to ‘go out there and big this up’, realisation dawns on Milly – a Jewish woman – about why she's been asked to step in.
No Strings is my debut short film, written and directed by me. We completed post production in September 2024 and will be screening at the British Shorts Film Festival Berlin. We are currently in the process of submitting to other festivals worldwide. In the meantime, we have been featured in the Sept/Oct 2024 issue of British Cinematographer in a spread spotlighting our DOP Helena Gonzalez.
Team:
CAST
Milly - Jessica Bedrossian
Sam - Joshua Akehurst
Assistant Producer - Beth Noble
Makeup Artist - Rachel Leah-Hosker
News Anchor 1 - Simon Lipson
News Anchor 2 - Molly Lipson
CREW
Writer/Director - Molly Lipson
Producer - Benjamin Jacob Smith
Cinematographer - Helena Gonzalez
Executive Producer - Alex Lawther
Associate Producer - Lia Gomez-Lang
Editor - Marie Langin
Production Designer - Nick Wallis
1st AD - Yaz Evans
2nd AD - Charles Pears
1st AC - Etai Shomri
2nd AC - Tania Garcia de Pedro
Steadicam - Dan Starborg
Gaffer - Callum Begley
Spark - Mesa Barbusci
Trainee Spark - Sophie Tuckwell
Sound Recordist - Tom Knott
Wardrobe - Charlie McCosker
Hair & Makeup - Nyah Francis, Emma Tamlyn, Kiri Phillips
Script Supervisor - Amy Upchurch
Runners - India Smith, Keiki Maynard, Eve Pascall, Mia Thyer
Sound Designer - Etienne Kompis
Post House - Cheat
Colourist - Aiden Tobin
Supervising DI - Kyle Casey
BTS photography - Sophie Williams
Production company - RAW Inventive
Locations - Klatch Studios
Green screen hire - London Screen Academy
Camera kit hire - Panavision
Lighting kit hire - Greenkit Ltd
Music "Daloy Politzei" used with permission from Pacific Street Films and Zalmen Mlotek