Across The Sea
A boy steals a phone from a young mother on a bus in London. After browsing the contents of her phone, he becomes curious and begins to follow her. But what are his intentions and where will this obsession lead? Kelly Robinson's début explores the private worlds of mothers and children.
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Kelly RobinsonDirector
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Kelly RobinsonWriter
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Matthew MulotProducer
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Mathew BayntonProducerThe Falling, You Instead, Hereafter
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Sinead MatthewsKey CastMr Turner, Pride & Prejudice, Happy Go Lucky, Vera Drake
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Kieron BimpsonKey CastHeart of Nowhere
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David Rom (Director Of Photography)Key CrewBorrowed Time, Humans, The Wrong Mans
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:10 minutes 36 seconds
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Completion Date:May 6, 2015
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Production Budget:19,000 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Arri Alexa Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Foyle Film FestivalDerry
November 21, 2015
World Premiere -
The London Short Film FestivalLondon
January 8, 2016
UK Premiere -
Womens' Independent Film FestivalLos Angeles, United States
December 13, 2015
US Premiere
Best Director -
Roma CinemadocRoma
November 29, 2015
Best International Short -
Aspen ShortsfestAspen
April 5, 2016 -
London Independent Film FestivalLondon
April 14, 2016
Kelly Robinson has a background in Film History, having published work mainly on the silent era. Her passion for bringing attention to cinema's forgotten women also led her to programme silent films for the Birds Eye View film festival. Finally, she has written and directed her first short, Across The Sea, and the influence of silent cinema is evident. The film is told visually, with barely a word of dialogue, calling to mind Roger Ebert's assertion that movies are 'like a machine that generates empathy'.
When I had my first baby I was thrown into a completely different reality. I felt different and people behaved differently towards me. Yet these feelings struck me as somehow familiar; a sense of alienation, of being judged and compartmentalised by other people. Walking through the park one day I saw a group of teenagers killing time and I felt a sudden affinity. Cast out into a no man's land outside of work and leisure, almost invisible to the rest of the world. Yes, these were my comrades.
Across the Sea is about a brief but significant moment of connection between two people, a boy and a mother. A small encounter that changes them both. He discovers that, like him, she is a thinking, feeling individual just trying to get through the day; feeling isolated, alone, either ignored or a nuisance. He realises his is not the only story and in return he shows her that she is not invisible.