THE ORIGINAL

science-fiction, drama / United Kingdom / 2018 / 13 min / Polish premiere

Alana is a woman struggling to keep her relationship alive as her partner suffers with a debilitating illness. A new medical procedure offers the answer to their prayers, but not without forcing her to make one last sacrifice.  With influences that go from Kafka’s stories to Hitchcock’s movies, “The Original” portraits a hostile world dealing with a character who fears losing the woman she loves. What are we willing to sacrifice for our idea of happiness? This question brought this short film to (a very desaturated) life.

WORLD PREMIERE: Morbido Film Fest 2018, Mexico City

Age restrictions: 15+

director: Michelle Garza Cervera
story: Andrew Fleming and Michelle Garza Cervera
cinematography: Madhav Mathur
camera operator: Taylor Nelson
editor: Daniela Rullo
music: Orquesta el Macabeo
cast: Ariana Lebron Baez, Rebecca Layoo, Ingrid Evans and Jay Robertson
language: English
subtitles: Polish