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Erica Boudoir

Leo is a quirky young man who collects everything he finds from his neighbours’ trash. He will be met with the unexpected and urgent request from his neighbour, Erica Boudoir whom he secretly holds dear, to find her lost and most prized possession. Therefore, Leo invests is on a mission to find his precious object.

  • Marina Terranova
    Director
    Gesti
  • Sihaam Naik
    Writer
  • Bianca Alexander
    Producer
  • Luca Poli
    Producer
  • Benjamin Cawley
    Key Cast
    "Leo"
  • Funso Foluso-Henry
    Key Cast
    "Erica Boudoir"
  • Swaen Lievestro
    Cinematography
  • Swaen Lievestro
    Production Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,800 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI ProRes 2K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:33:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - London Film Academy
Director Biography - Marina Terranova


Marina Terranova is an aspiring Director with an acute interest in Production Design and Documentary Filmmaking. She feels that so many existing stories are waiting to be told and people who want their voices to be heard.

Prior to her filmmaking bachelor at the London Film Academy, she studied Interactive Media Design at an art school in Switzerland where she was born and raised. After which, she decided to move to London and start her career in Media. She worked as an video editor, graphic designer and social media manager for a TV channel until deciding to further her knowledge and passion for the moving image in film school.

Marina is thoroughly passionate about exerting her creative skills through Directing and Filmmaking and being able to create a positive change and impact on a large scale through her work.

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Director Statement

The script stuck with me from the offset, with the campy introduction of Leo and the way he carries himself through his filigreed world compounded with personal collectables holding their own memories and history.

Whilst the script is beautifully and brilliantly written, I wanted the story to be depicted with a female-gaze orientated approach.
Instead of going into a self-critical story about a male gazing at his female neighbour, quite like in Rear Window (Hitchcock, 1954), It was important for me to strip off this “voyeur” notion and “creepiness” of an obsessive man towards his neighbour. I wanted to make sure that Leo’s fondness and interest in Erica came from a place of admiration and high esteem.

Most importantly, this story reminds us of the value of small things and memories and the sense of help and togetherness between neighbours which are all quite needed, and can be thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed in times like we are living now, but also over time.