With the remnants of the night before settling in, two best friends must make their way home from a party in a field off the London's M25. Making their way through the spaces which exist between the motorway and the trees, one of the two begins to experience an overpowering visitation from the past and the two friends must face this together, testing their friendship and their limits.
In her debut short film, photographer Flora Scott reminisces and draws from her old coming-of-age experience: 'Grief is a lifelong journey, one that jolts you in the dark when you least expect it, tinges your perception in subtle ways or sits close by at all times. We miss them and that doesn’t just go away. Coming to terms with it is what makes it ultimately something lighter, something bearable and something to learn from. This film is in many ways the beginning of me creating the worlds I want to create and in other ways the accumulation of the photography work I have been making since I was 16, running around with my dads hand me down camera. As a latchkey kid with no siblings, changed indefinitely by the loss of my mother, seeking a sense of belonging and joy through the open doors of my friends and their families became essential. My camera became my ultimate companion to help me document life as this developed into my teenage-hood. Creating a film rooted in through these experiences, in the experiences of my loved ones, both first hand and second hand, both empathetic grief and direct, through misunderstanding and complete presence (which is sometimes all we can offer), felt important to me. I thank Connie Swift and Ella Bardot (who star in High Beams), for putting their trust in me, sharing with me their own histories which ultimately would leave a welcomed mark on both characters as they came alive on set. Connie has never acted before, never been on camera in this capacity and she has done a moving job as her debut performance. I’m honoured.'
Director
Flora Scott @floraisabelscott
Writer
Flora Scott @floraisabelscott
Producers
Diana Amado @dianasilvaamado, Flora Scott
Executive Producer
Charlotte Favre @chouech
Cinematographer
Alex Stanley-Ruthven @Alex_sr3
Editor
Rebecca Quinn @ work editorial @workbyrebecca
Production Manager Day One
Alicia Easaw-Mamutil @Alicia_and_archie
Production Manager Day Two
Leyla Alizada
Casting directors
Izzy James @izzysjames , Rebekah Knox @rebekahknox
1st AD
Ynez Myers @nezzle_
2nd AD
Makilah King @makilahking
Runner
Neneh Atkins @_.neneh_._
Cast
Ella Bardot as Angel @missellabardot
Connie Swift as Dani @connie_swift
Bethany Ağaoğlu as Lea @bethanyagaoglu
Jacob Avery as Ricky @itsjacobavery
Rashaan Asante as Tee @rashaanasante
Production Designer
Tamia Muramoto @tamiaalpha
Costume Designer
Gina Corrieri @gina__017
Sound Designer
Evan Lawday @evanlawday
Sound Recordist
Evan Lawday @evanlawday
Gaffer
Omar Radwan @omaradwan1
1st AC
Christian Wood @christianhasacamera
2nd AC
Luke De Borde @litbyluke
DIT
Makilah King @makilahking
Horse Wrangler
Paddy Evans
Score
Gilly Miller @gil.s.m
Colourist
Jules Wileman @ Absolute Post @juleswcolour
Colour Producers
Ollie Ireland @ollieireland
Yasmin Tilly @yasmintilly
Title Graphic
Ella Wanendeya @Ella.wanendeya
Horse Wrangler:
Paddy Evans
Special thank you to:
@unit9films and Paddy Evans