You're A Long Time Dead

Elliott, a young mortician working a regular night shift is shocked to see his ex-girlfriend, Alison, arrive in a body bag. What follows is a surreal, last ever, make or break conversation between the two. This is their final chance to find common ground, reach a catharsis, and for Elliott- put a painful part of his past behind him.

  • Harvey Peter Loftus
    Director
  • Harvey Peter Loftus
    Writer
  • Chase Anionwu
    Producer
  • Harvey Peter Loftus
    Key Cast
    "Elliott"
  • Maya Bartley O'Dea
    Key Cast
    "Alison"
  • Richard Bracewell
    Key Cast
    "Older Mortician "
  • Jasmine Blowers
    Key Cast
    "Counsellor (voice)"
  • Sam Lambert
    1st AD
  • Larissa Kate Osborne
    Script Editor
  • Cameron Musson
    DOP
  • Joe Walden
    1st AC
  • Archie Wright
    Gaffer
  • Sophie Mummery
    Production Designer
  • Jasmine Blowers
    Production Assistant
  • Richard Greene-Kelly
    Sound Design
  • Ethan Ball
    Sound Recordist
  • Matthew Casey
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 4, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    975 GBP
  • 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 - Norwich University of the Arts
Director Biography - Harvey Peter Loftus

Growing up in the small town of Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, Harvey had limited opportunity and interaction with film as a pursuable career, but always had a fascination for the visual arts. Though, until he was sixteen, he was heart-set on becoming an actor, this all changed when he began an A-level ‘Moving Image Arts’ course that sent him down the path of filmmaking behind the camera. From there, Harvey moved to Norwich at eighteen to study ‘Film and Moving Image Production’ at the Norwich University of the Arts, where he has since graduated from with honours in the summer of 2024. Now, Harvey hopes to continue his career pursuits in filmmaking- Writing, directing, continuing to learn and looking forward to whatever the future may bring.

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Director Statement

After taking a year-long break from university on mental health grounds, this is the story I came back wanting to tell. Most of my favourite films are those that are void of good and evil, right and wrong, films that show humanity for what it is: grey, complex and much more interesting than we usually give it credit for. This story is my best version of that, there's a lot of myself and my own experiences explored in there, which is partly why I chose to play Elliott myself, something I never could've achieved without the help of the amazing crew I was lucky enough to have working alongside me.