TRIBUTES AND RETROSPECTIVES

Carla Simón

Lipstick

Carla Simón
2013 - United Kingdom - 10mn

Screenings : thursday 25 - 4:45 pm - 400 Coups - 5 - presented by the film director saturday 27 - 2:00 pm - 400 Coups - 5

Sophia and Oliver are two little siblings who enjoy playing at their grandma's place while she sleeps. However, their games get interrupted when Oliver realizes that grandma is not moving anymore. They encounter death for the first time and have to deal with it on their own.

“I found myself dealing with death at a very early age, so this is why children facing death is a topic that I had always wanted to explore. How much can a child be conscious of death? How does a kid deal with it? Can they misinterpret it? Adults usually think that children cannot understand death, and they use euphemisms to explain them what it is. But from personal experience, I believe they are really able to understand it, in their own way. Lipstick takes place in a kind of poetic world, where the viewers will enjoy watching the sweetness of the children playing until death creeps in and brings its darkness into the game, displeasing the audience with a mix of sweet and sour emotions." Carla Simón

CAST AND CREW

Cast : Ellie Dadd, Rosalie Jorda, Thomas Selway
Screenplay : Carla Simón
Cinematography : Bram Verweij
Editing : Álvaro Gago

Production : London Film School