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The Test

Misled by symptoms and limited understanding of how babies are conceived, two seven-year-old children play with a pregnancy test while in another room their parents, who are having and extramarital affair, face a couple crisis. The narrative creates a bitter-sweet parallel between the adults' and the children's behavior, showing how age shapes relationships.

  • Marina-Evelina Cracana
    Director
    The Fuel Filter
  • Marina-Evelina Cracana
    Writer
  • Marina-Evelina Cracana
    Producer
  • Margarita Veberaite
    Producer
    Event Horizon
  • Brooklyne Duck
    Key Cast
    "The girl"
  • Joshua Wik
    Key Cast
    "The boy"
  • Gemma Park
    Key Cast
    "The mom"
  • Michael Parker
    Key Cast
    "The dad"
  • Sean McDonald
    DOP
  • Ruth Heath
    Production Designer
    Tomorrow
  • Christopher Buttigieg
    Production manager
  • Erin Kelly
    Sound Recordist
  • Radu Georgescu
    Sound designer
  • Ileana Iacobescu
    Editor
  • Marina-Evelina Cracana
    Editor
  • Dan Filmer
    Camera and electrical department
  • Keir Camillo O'Donnell
    Camera and electrical department
  • Sefa Ucbas
    Camera and electrical department
  • Alexandra Person
    Camera and electrical department
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • 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:
    Yes
Director Biography - Marina-Evelina Cracana

Marina-Evelina Cracana is an alumna of Scotland Screen Academy and Aristoteles Workshop 2016. During her studies Marina has produced and directed three shorts, among which, 'The Fuel Filter' was awarded the Best International Documentary Short at Altan Khalis Independent Film Festival 2018. In 2016 she received the Jean Oser Prize in film studies from University of Regina in Canada. She is currently making the transition towards feature length films alongside Film and Tell, a Stockholm based production company. 'The Test' is Marina's graduation film.

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Director Statement

When I was little, at one point I started to worry that I could get pregnant from different things: using a public toilet, bathing in the sea, kissing someone on the lips. This innocent perception of pregnancy rooted in my childhood inspired me to write the script of ‘The Test’ adding to it an adult, more corruptible approach to sexuality that leaves room for betrayal and factual consequences.