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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