The Neigh Sayer
A satirical short film focusing on gender inequality and power structures. The film depicts a BBC news scene in which paradigms have shifted and women rule the world, featuring an interview with a white male unicorn and leader of the menimist movement, Sir Henry Charles Philip Turner. The script is based on factual gender inequality statistics from the film industry.
Cast
Translator - Anca Vaida
Reporter - Karina Frik
Anchorwoman - Sadie Clark
Sir Henry Philipp Charles Turner - Michael Adriaan Visagie
Directors of Photography
Giacomo La Monaca / Tom Sweetland
Directed By
Annamaria Merkel (Donna Volta Newmen)
Script Development
Heather Griffin / Annamaria Merkel / Evita Rigert
Production Management
Heather Griffin / Annamaria Merkel
Colour Grading, Motion Graphics & Sound
Heather Griffin
Editing
Annamaria Merkel / Heather Griffin
Styling, Costume & Makeup
Evita Rigert
Music
Evelinn Trouble "Monstrous"
Thank You
Emily Rudge / Rob Crosse / Yanessa Gebre / Irene Altaio / Santiago Goria / Caterina Cantaro / Leon Lapa Pereira / Patrick Mulvihill / Fabio Burri / Ada Reintal /Sandberg Instituut / University of the Underground / Village Underground / The British Council / BFI
The Neigh Sayer
The Neigh Sayer, 2018, short film (7,30 min) in collaboration with the British Film Institute (BFI), London 2018
A satirical short film focusing on gender inequality and power structures. The film depicts a BBC news scene in which paradigms have shifted and women rule the world, featuring an interview with a white male unicorn and leader of the menimist movement, Sir Henry Charles Philip Turner. The script is based on factual gender inequality statistics from the film industry.
Cast
Translator - Anca Vaida
Reporter - Karina Frik
Anchorwoman - Sadie Clark
Sir Henry Philipp Charles Turner - Michael Adriaan Visagie
Directors of Photography
Giacomo La Monaca / Tom Sweetland
Directed By
Annamaria Merkel (Donna Volta Newmen)
Script Development
Heather Griffin / Annamaria Merkel / Evita Rigert
Production Management
Heather Griffin / Annamaria Merkel
Colour Grading, Motion Graphics & Sound
Heather Griffin
Editing
Annamaria Merkel / Heather Griffin
Styling, Costume & Makeup
Evita Rigert
Music
Evelinn Trouble "Monstrous"
Thank You
Emily Rudge / Rob Crosse / Yanessa Gebre / Irene Altaio / Santiago Goria / Caterina Cantaro / Leon Lapa Pereira / Patrick Mulvihill / Fabio Burri / Ada Reintal /Sandberg Instituut / University of the Underground / Village Underground / The British Council / BFI
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