As a composer uses music to connect with the ghost of her dead lover her mind starts to spiral into chaos
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🎻 Don't Go Where I Cant Find You
Dir. Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair
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Crediting The Piano Teacher, Phantom Thread, The Duke of Burgundy and David Lynch as influences, Ní Ghrioghair shared with us, when we asked about the inspiration behind the film, that “the idea of a haunted composer had been worming its way around my brain for a few years”. From the very beginning she knew she wanted to create the film as an experience where she would “immerse the audience in a feeling of unease, dread and anxiety, and take them on a journey through all elements of music, sound, imagery, and mood”.
The genre dimension of the film, with the presence of the lover’s ghost, combines with the tension of the psychological thriller to cleverly depict Margaret’s intertwined grief and guilt visually, and compellingly for the viewer. Everything that went into each frame, from the costumes to the set design and cinematography makes every single image gorgeous and beguiling, while carrying an emotional weight magnified by the intense and gripping sound design. - S/W Curator, Céline Roustan
FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/07/27/dont-go-where-i-cant-find-you/
*CAST & CREW*
Written & Directed by Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair
Produced by Claire Mc Cabe
Executive Producer David Collins
Lead cast
Margaret - Marie Ruane
Louise - Juliette Crosbie
Freya - Stephanie Dufresne
DOP Evan Barry
Editor Allyn Quigley
Composers Garrett Sholdice & Benedict Schlepper-Connolly
Sound Designer Garret Farrell
Production Designer Ellen Kirk
Costume Designer Saileog O’Halloran
Make-up Designer Nina Ayoub
Hair Designer Sandra Dunne
Cast
Greta Roseanna Purcell
Nadine Lioba Petrie
Audrey Illona Adams
1 st Assistant Director Stephen Rigney
3 rd Assistant Director Megan Kennedy
Trainee Assistant Director Richie Jago
Production Manager Maggie Ryan
Production Co-ordinator Lia Campbell
Production Executive Kathleen Horan
Costume Assistant Christina Byrne
1st AC Laurent Murray
2nd AC Ivan Moloney
DIT Fiadh Wren
Sound Recordist Dean Murray
Boom Operator Caimin Agnew
Original score performed by:
Violinist Cora Venus Lunny
Violist Nathan Sherman
Cellist Gerald Peregrine
Pianist Máire Carroll
Recorded at Windmill Lane Recording Studios, Dublin.
Composers & Producers Garrett Sholdice
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly
Mix Engineer Benedict Schlepper-Connolly
Additional Mixing Eduardo Prado
Stills Photographer Ste Murray
Stunts Coordinator Paul Thompson
Medic Kahmen Bradley
Health and Safety assessment Tom Dowling
Catering Sidewalk Catering
Camera Transport Andrew King, Richie Jago
Assembly Editor Eoin Lennon
Motion Designer Cian Mc Kenna
For Screenscene
Sound Design & Mix Garret Farrell
Colourist Donal O’Kane
Online Editor Sam Conners
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