STAND STILL (2019)
Directed by Isabella Wing-Davey
World Premiere: BFI London Film Festival 2019
Short Film/ 2019/ UK / 17min/ 1.78:1/ British Film Institute/ Island Pictures in Association with Slick Films
The darkness of postnatal depression threatens to overwhelm Susannah, but a chance encounter with Rupa might be the help she needs.
Directed by Isabella Wing-Davey
Written by Michelle Bonnard and Zoë Tapper
Producer: Sarah Beardsall
Co-Producer: Rebecca Harris
Cast: Zoë Tapper, Michelle Bonnard, Paapa Essiedu, George Georgiou, Miquel Brown
Executive Producers: Georgia Goggin, Isabel Freer
DP: Ashley Barron ASC
Editor: Karenjit Sahota
Production Design: Lucie Red
Costume Design: Charlotte Espiner
*British FIlm Institute National Lottery Funded
*Kickstarter Project
Stand Still Festival Awards and Official Selection:
BFI London Film Festival 2019 (World Premiere)
Link International Film Festival (Best Short Film Award)
Deep Focus Film Festival (Finalist)
Woodstock Film Festival (Official Selection)
Harrogate Film Festival (Official Selection)
Crystal Palace International Film Festival (Official Selection)
Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival (Official Selection)
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (Official Selection)
RePRO Film Festival (Official Selection)
Bolton International Film Festival - nominated Women in Film Award
Sheffield Short Film Festival - Finalist/Nom. Best UK Short Film
Birmingham Film Festival - Nom. Best Short Film and Best Female (Zoë Tapper)
Hobnobben Film Festival (Official Selection)
FILM LONDON INTERVIEW: STAND STILL CASE STUDY FEB 2021
SHEFFIELD SHORTS INTERVIEW WITH ISABELLA WING-DAVEY (DIRECTOR) FEB 2021
DAILY SHORT FILM PICK: FILM SHORTAGE SHORT INTERVIEW WITH ISABELLA WING-DAVEY (DIRECTOR) FEB 2021
CHARITY PARTNERS: We are proud to have worked with partners in the maternal mental health sector to bring this film to life and carry on the vital conversation about maternal mental health: Mums Aid, Acacia, One Fit Mama
PRODUCTION COMPANY CONTACT: Sarah Beardsall- sarah@island-pictures.co.uk
BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY: JON HOLLOWAY
