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The Gentlemen's Promise

The Gentlemen’s Promise is a comedy family genre-based short film that tells the story of a twelve years old Willy accidentally discovers the truth of Adam, his father was being fired from his job. Adam asked his tech-savvy son to assist the outdated him to find a new job and keep the secret only between them. Will the mission succeed?

  • Annisa Adjam
    Director
  • Annisa Adjam & Kerry Reeves
    Writer
  • Kerry Reeves
    Writer
  • Roberto Minelli
    Writer
  • Annisa Adjam
    Producer
  • Kerry Reeves
    Producer
  • Oliver Ebsworth
    Key Cast
    "Willy Thompson"
  • Jem Rycraft
    Key Cast
    "Adam Thompson"
  • Veronique Sevegrand
    Key Cast
    "Laura Thompson"
  • Lilly Lumm
    Key Cast
    "Allison Thompson"
  • Rafael Abid Majid
    Key Cast
    "Daniel"
  • Chao Lu
    Director of Photography
  • Ridho Meka
    Editor
  • Alisa Gu
    Art Director
  • Roberto Minelli
    Assist Director
  • Johanna Grubmair
    Camera Assist, Gaffer
  • Saad Ali Gill
    Sound Recordist
  • Evelyn Lan
    Sound Recordist
  • Ronald Chiu
    Music Composer
  • Theresa Grossalber
    Illustration & Animation
  • Edith Zhang
    Promo & Design
  • Annisa Adjam
    Promo & Design
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Family, Comedy, Drama, Narrative, Fiction
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    2,700 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    BlackMagic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Curzon Cinema
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 17, 2018
Director Biography - Annisa Adjam

Annisa Adjam who previously used her birth name Annisa Yuditiani is a Film Producer and Director who is pretty concern about social issues. Before getting her hands-on Filmmaking, Annisa was actively involved in the exchange programs and voluntary experiences regarding; Children, Poverty, Education and Environmental issues. She finds the medium of film is a huge key player for educating people about certain important issues in order to face their lives. Movies have always been triggering her creativity and imagination since she was young that is why she has always been very interested in education aspect in the film which has inspired her to write and direct more of family genre films and animation.

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Director Statement

The film is half inspired by the film director’s real-life story. She wants to highlight the mutual relationship between Parents and their children that they can learn from each other and solve a problem together because that is what Family for.