“Shadow Players” by Mel Piper

Beyond the Short Official Premiere

Polaris is trapped in an underwater cocoon and the ocean around her is dead, so falling in love with a story traveller is a really bad idea.

Cracks begin to break across the story traveller’s skin and in order to save his life, Polaris comes up with a new story, one into which only he can travel. All he has to do is follow the shadow lynx into the forest.

FROM THE DIRECTOR

“Poetic fantasy meets romantic horror. Polaris falling in love with the story traveller fills me with hope. With one story ending, another one might begin. The film was made by diverse European talent from Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales, Northern Ireland and Germany. We shot the film in an attic in Hamburg, edited in Berlin-Brandenburg with an original score composed and produced in Wales and visual effects crafted in Belgium and the Netherlands. The production was supported by Cine-Mobil, Planet X, Studio Hamburg Post Production and crowdfunding”

—Mel Piper


CREDITS

Polaris // Amy Molloy @molloysturizer (insta) @AmyMolloyAct (twitter)

Story Traveller // Ruben Van keer @rubenvankeer (insta) @RubenVankeer (twitter)

Director of Photography // Bella Halben @007bell007

Focus Puller // Meggy Schulze @margarete_schulze

Gaffer // Simon Hummel @derhummmel

Production Designer // Daniela Herzberg @danielahherz

Costume Designer // Mareike Alexander @almamaalalma

Make Up Effects Artist // Claudia Gaertig @people_design.de

Editor // Heike Gnida #HeikeGnida

Character Designer // Stijn Windig @stijn_windig

Visual Effects // Planet X @planetx_vfx

Film Music Composer // Owain Llwyd @dr_ows

Production Sound Mixer // Per Ruschke @perruschke

Sound Designer // Simone Weber @c_money_040

Re-Recording Mixer // Daniel Wulf @_werewulf

Colourist // Henning Sancken #HenningSancken

Post Production // Studio Hamburg Post Production @studiohamburggruppe

Written and Directed by Mel Piper @_melpiper

Production // Attic Ocean

Thanks to @ewawomen (insta) @wift_germany (insta) @germanfilms (insta) @german_films (twitter)


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