Shell

Production Country: UK
Running Time: 17mins
Year: 2024

This is a story about two siblings, thrown together again in the wake of their grandmother's death. Shell is gender transitioning - but older sister Jess wants everything to stay the same.

FILM CREW:
Director: Sam Brain
Producer: Susie Hunt, Valentina Novakovic, Joanna Vymeris
Exec Producer: Olawale Adeula, Augustin Pineau
Writer: Sam Brain
DOP: Chris Dodds
Editor: Alexander Cockburn
Sound Design: William Chapman
Composer: Frederick Waxman
Production Design: Kinga Kovacs
Costume Design: Teddy George-Poku
Hair & Makeup: Diandra Ferreira
Casting: Xanthe Spencer-Davidson

Cast: Alex Brain, Emma Breschi, Lourdes Faberes, Gillian Daniels


FESTIVALS:
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival June 2025
Fastnet Film Festival May 2025
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival April 2025
UPTilt Film Festival March 2025
Manchester Film Festival March 2025