Until The River Runs Red

Emma True plays Chloe in this powerful drama written and directed by Paul Wright

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Emma True as Chloe in Until the River Runs Red (2010) by Annika SummersonNational Film and Television School

Synopsis

Chloe believes she is the only daughter of God. Her parents (the solemn Jack, and the caring Kate) love her but hide her away from the world. Memories from Chloe's upbringing piece together another story and unveil a quest for a red river, which she must find so that she may transcend to heaven. Director Paul Wright speaks about the film, below.

Emma True in the family caravan in Until the River Runs Red (2010) by Annika SummersonNational Film and Television School

FILM FACTS

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2010
LENGTH: 27 Mins, 35 Secs
COLOUR OR B&W: Colour
SOUND: Dolby Digital

Director Paul Wright (2010) by Kevin Walker & Eva SeigertNational Film and Television School

Paul Wright

Writer director Paul Wright on the set of his NFTS Graduation film Until the River Runs Red.

Until The River Runs Red Screenplay Sample (2010) by Paul WrightNational Film and Television School

Until The River Runs Red - Tone in Writing

The tone of Until the River Runs Red is apparent very early on in the screenplay by Paul Wright. See a sample of page one here but explore further for the complete screenplay.

Butterfly (2010) by Annika SummersonNational Film and Television School

One of the many powerful visuals shots in Until the River Runs Red by cinematographer Annika Summerson

Annika Summerson with Until the River Runs Red Crew (2010) by Kevin Walker & Eva SeigertNational Film and Television School

Cinematographer Annika Summerson

Annika lining up a shot with Until the River Runs Red crew.
See Until the River Runs Red in full below.

Emma True in Until the River Runs Red 6 (2010) by Annika SummersonNational Film and Television School

Nominations and Awards

Winner: BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
Special mention: Best Short Film, London Film Festival
Second prize: @ CILECT Prize 2011
Royal Television Society Student TV Awards – Nominated, Postgraduate Fiction Award
Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK
Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic
Rencontres Henri Langlois International Film Schools Festival, France

Paul Wright, Annika Summerson and Until the River Runs Red Crew (2010) by Kevin Walker & Eva SeigertNational Film and Television School

Cast and Crew

Emma True - Chloe
Gillian Bradbury - Kate
Andy Gathergood - Jack
Charlotte Donnelly - Cathy
Hannah Moss - Young Chloe

Writer/Director
Paul Wright

Producer
Poss Kondeatis

Cinematographer
Annika Summerson

Production Designer
Yasmin AI-Naib

Production Manager
Katy Palmer

Editor
Michael Aaglund

VFX Supervisor
Anna Lind Saevarsdottir

SFX/VFX
Kassiani Koufaki

Production Sound Mixer
Catherine Duffy

Boom Operators
Jo Vale, Tom Fennell

Sound Designer
Dario Swade

Composer
Jean-Marc Petsas

Online Editor and Colour Grader
Luciano Marigo-Spitaleri

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