Fishy
10 mins. Super35mm to 35mm.
Awarded a Silver Plaque at Chicago International Film Festival. Joint runner-up at BBC Talent. Second Place at Raindance East Film Festival. Stuart Mackay Best Sound Editor at Broadcast Young Talent Awards. Awarded a print grant by the British Council.
Screened at Chicago International Film Fest; Edinburgh International Film Fest, AFI Fest, Palm Springs Film Fest, London Film Fest, Brief Encounters Film Fest, Cardiff Screen Fest, Foyle Film Fest, Commonwealth Film Fest and Shanghai International Film Fest.
"Glenda, an unemployed misfit, falls in love with Freddie, her goldfish. As her search for work flounders, her love for Freddie deepens and she feels her place is at his side..."
Cast
Glenda - Shirley Henderson
Employment Officer - Anne Lacey
Crew
Writer/ Director - Deva
Cinematographer - Jon Felix
Music - Phil Scragg
Editor - Simon Cozens
Sound - Ian Wilson, Stuart Mackay
Inferno Artist - Gary Brown
History
Fishy was shot on Super 35mm at Three Mills Studios and on location in London.
Post-production via the ‘digital intermediate’ route, was scanned at 2k resolution by Digital Film Lab, conformed on an Inferno, and outputted back to 35mm.
The Dolby Digital sound was mixed at Twickenham Film Studios.
Fishy premiered at Edinburgh International Film Fest in September 2003.
Distributed by Shorts International.