Abrakadabra
Ana arrives in London from Eastern Europe. She wanders the city alone. In British Museum she acquires telepathic contact with an ancient Egyptian spiritual entity. In a vision, she gets raped and impregnated by the entity. She descends into madness. The film ends with the birth of Antichrist and his overtaking of the world.
-
BenedyktDirectorPortobello Road, Benedictus
-
Benedykt ZasadzkiWriterPortobello Road, Benedictus
-
Benedykt ZasadzkiProducerPortobello Road, Benedictus
-
Iulia BenzeKey Cast
-
Project Type:Short, Other
-
Genres:Fantasy, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural
-
Runtime:29 minutes 55 seconds
-
Completion Date:January 18, 2017
-
Production Budget:2,000 GBP
-
Country of Origin:United Kingdom
-
Country of Filming:United Kingdom
-
Language:English
-
Shooting Format:Digital
-
Aspect Ratio:16:9
-
Film Color:Color
-
First-time Filmmaker:No
-
Student Project:No
-
Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film FestivalCologne
Germany
World
Best Horror Short
Benedykt Zasadzki was born in Lodz, Poland where he also grew up, studied film and literature and graduated University of Lodz. He also studied psychology at University of Tromso, Norway and took digital filmmaking course in SAE Institute in Glasgow.
Zasadzki is a London based filmmaker, writer, director and producer. Author of numerous films and TV productions since 2005. Popularly associated with independent filmmaking scene, he went on to write and direct such films as Benedictus (2005) and Iga (2010) and recently Portobello Road and Abrakadabra (2016) to name just a few.