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And The Rain Still Falls

A film about love, loss and how we deal with its long-lasting emotional impact.

  • Steve Kendrick
    Director
  • Steve Kendrick
    Writer
  • Lisa Fernandes
    Producer
  • Laura Trosser
    Key Cast
    "Jane"
  • Tom Scurr
    Key Cast
    "John"
  • Daniel Bowers
    Key Cast
    "Dan"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Super 16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Steve Kendrick

Born into a working class family in London, Steve started out at 16 as a runner, then moved into news and current affairs with Reuters and ITN before gaining experience as a film camera assistant on dramas and shorts. Steve worked his way up through the ranks of the camera department, which led him to shooting a number of pop promos for artists including Alison Moyet and Bruce Dickinson.

Steve has worked as a cinematographer on a number of independent features as well as shooting documentaries on Kiss, The Beatles, David Essex and US comedian George Carlin.

For his work on the short film 'Stealing', Steve received a Best Cinematography award at a Florida film festival.

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Director Statement

Many of us were isolated from and lost loved-ones during the pandemic, myself included, and it will be some time before we can evaluate how this has really affected us all in the long-term. Even though this film isn’t about the pandemic, it is about loss and how it affects a person in a uniquely individual way.

I wanted the freedom to tell the story as simply as possible by using handheld camera or filming from a car, rather than laying track and dolly. It meant we could work fast, in more fluid way, and the camera could react to the actors’ performances instead of the actors having to hit their exact marks. It was closer to a documentary film-making style rather than a drama. It took me back to the beginning of my career when I was shooting a lot of low budget shorts, and I found that approach very liberating.

Although the majority of professional jobs I now take on are shot digitally, when it comes to my personal work, I always want to shoot on film, it’s what I trained in when I started my career. The texture and feel of film, and especially 16mm, is so unique for me compared with digital formats, so if I’m lucky enough to continue making my own films, this is the way in which I’d like to continue.