Private Project

The Widow

A widow lives in a desolate marshland and is in denial of her husband's dead. Nightly visits of a mysterious orb make her believe it is her husband's return, to console her. Along the way she realizes there is more to it and she loses herself in her grief.

  • Lucas Bols
    Director
    Lonesome Mountains, Annwyn
  • Lucas Bols
    Writer
    Lonesome Mountains, Annwyn
  • Lucas Bols
    Producer
    Lonesome Mountains, Annwyn
  • Frederiek Muller
    Key Cast
    "Widow"
  • Tomas Wendelen
    Key Cast
    "Arawn"
  • Lucas Bols
    DoP
    Lonesome Mountains, Annwyn
  • Tomas Wendelen
    1th AD
    Annwyn
  • Anke Deveirman
    Motion Graphics
  • Stijn Calis
    VFX
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, fantasy, scifi
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 29, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Castelldefels Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    July 1, 2021
    European premiere
    Official Selection
  • Pure Magic International Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    June 27, 2021
    West-Europe
    Best Fantasy Short & Honor Award
Distribution Information
  • Studio Nomad bv
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Lucas Bols

Lucas is a relentlessly passionate filmmaker and his imagination has been put to work in more than 15 years of directing, filming and editing for television, advertising, corporations, non-profit sector, music videos, short films,etc.

With an unstoppable drive and tons of enthusiasm he has produced projects all over the world.

He is owner/director/cameraman/creative/promo producer of Studio Nomad, a creative audiovisual studio based in Ghent that tells the stories of exceptional people, companies and brands. (www.studionomadfilms.com)

In 2015 he produced his first short film in Switzerland 'Lonesome Mountains'.
After a severe burnout in 2016 he started working on his passion project 'Annwyn', a historical scifi feature that stretches out over a period of 6000 years. 'Annwyn' is an introspection of the soul and a search for solitude and condoleance. 'Annwyn' is in postproduction at the moment and expected to be launched at the end of 2021.
From 'Annwyn' he drew one character to produce a separate short film with. This short became 'The widow'.
He is also in preproduction for his second feature, another historical scifi drama.

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Director Statement

If I am, death is not.
If death is, I am not.