Pain

Seven year old Sarah idolises her Dad. Watching his indoor cricket game is one of her favourite pastimes. She wants to be just like him. One afternoon, at what seems to be a routine game, Sarah is cheering Dad on from the sidelines...

New Zealand Production

Short 2020 Drama 9.00 minutes

PAIN20 Short20 Film20 20 Sarah20 2001

A young girl has an earth-shattering realisation that her father is not invincible, after a cricket accident exposes his vulnerability.

2020: New Zealand International Film Festival

Show Me Shorts Film Festival

2021: BOGOSHORTS Bogotá Short Film Festival

Capri Hollywood - The International Film Festival

Aspen ShortsFest

Stockholm International Film Festival Junior

Busan International Short Film Festival – International Competition

ClujShorts Film Festival

deadCenter Film Festival

ShorTS International Film Festival

Ismailia International Film Festival

Reggio Calabria FilmFest

Cinemagic Film Festival Belfast

2022: Melbourne Women in Film Festival

Mieres Under-60’ Film Festival

Directors

Anna Duckworth

Producers

Ilai Amar

Screenplay Writers

Anna Duckworth

Cast

Eva Gardner
Sarah

Wesley Dowdell
Dad

Brooke Petersen
Mum

Emily Campbell
Medic

Harley Neville
Teammate

Mayen Mehta
Teammate

Crew

Nina Wells | DOP

Brendon Chan | Editor

Lucy Lever | Art Director

Lauren Miller | Costume Designer

David Liversidge | Sound Designer

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