Together

Together is a short horror film about solitude and anxiety during self-isolation caused with COVID-19 quarantine in 2020. It tells the story about a girl who is living alone and senses that someone or something else is in her flat.

Director: Max Balter (@maximbalter) maxbalter.com
DOP: Evgeniy Filatov (@filatovz)
Set Designer: Nadya Jupiter
Scriptwriter: Bogdan Solomaha & Max Balter

Actors:
Ann: Marusia Ionova
Kate: Diana Tishchenko
Psychotherapist: Alex Avvakumov
1st AС: Kirill Poddubniy
Gaffer: Andrey Karpetc
Sound: Fima Baitler
Playback: Sergey Shurupa

Music & SFX: Studio 31.
Karolis Trippsy
Mayank Saraiya
Alexsandr Zelenko

Edit: Sergey Shurupa
Motion design: Vitaliy Kravchyk
Color correction: Anri Adler
Compositing: Anatoliy Samoilenko
Technical partner: Zodiac
Special thanks to Jeffrey Smith

Balter Films
balterfilms.com
Kyiv. 2020

FILM FESTIVALS:
1. Cannes Short Film Festival: Official selection
2. Paris Play Film Festival: Best Thriller/Horror
3. American Golden Picture International Film Festival (June 2020): Best Quarantine Home Made Film
4.1 Assurdo Film Festival (June 2020): Winner BEST VFX
4.2 Assurdo Film Festival (June 2020): Nominee BEST HORROR
4.3 Assurdo Film Festival (June 2020): Nominee BEST ACTRESS
4.4 Assurdo Film Festival (June 2020): Nominee BEST SCREENPLAY
5. Prague International Monthly Film Festival: Official selection
6. Asian Cinematography Awards: Semi-Finalist
7. Florence Film Awards (June 2020): Best Horror
8. New York Movie Awards (June 2020): Best Horror
9.1 Venice Film Awards (June 2020): Honorable Mention: Horror
9.2 Venice Film Awards (June 2020): Honorable Mention: Actress
9.3 Venice Film Awards (June 2020): Honorable Mention: Sound Design
10. European Cinematography Awards: Semi-Finalist
11. First-Time Filmmaker Sessions: Official selection
12. The Reale Film Festival: Best Horror
13. IndieX FIlm Fest: Nominated for Best Horror Short
14. New York Cinematography AWARDS: Semi-Finalist
15. Visioni Notturne: Official selection
16. Hollywood Gold Awards: Official selection
17. Long Story Shorts: Nominee BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
18.1 Prague International Indie Film Festival: WINNER: BEST SOUND DESIGN
18.2 Prague International Indie Film Festival: Honoroble mention: BEST ACTRESS DEBUT
19.1 Horror Movie Awards: Winner: Best Music
19.2 Horror Movie Awards: Winner: Best Atmosphere
19.3 Horror Movie Awards: Nominated for Best Short
19.4 Horror Movie Awards: Nominated for Best Cinematography
19.5 Horror Movie Awards: Nominated for Best Sound
20. The Continental Film Festival: Finalist
21. Golden Short Film Festival: Finalist
22. Sin Film Festival: Official selection
23. Care Awards: Official selection
24. International short film festival: Official selection
25. Canadian Cinematography Awards (CaCa): Semi-Finalist (Best Short Film Cinematography)

В этом триллере мы рассказали историю про одиночество и тревожность во время самоизоляции на карантине. Главной героине Анне постоянно кажется, что в квартире есть кто-то чужой.

Наша команда очень рада, что мы смогли снять фильм несмотря на все трудности, вызванные карантином. Съемки длились 16 часов, съемочной площадкой стала квартира Макса Балтера. Главную роль в фильме сыграла Маруся Ионова, актриса социального рейв бэнда TseSho.

Спасибо всем, кто помог нам сделать кино!

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