DISCLAIMER: This Film is produced by Candid Broads Productions in association with RUN AT IT SHOUTING (co-founder of Flying Colours Productions).

THIS SHORT FILM HAS A TEAM MADE UP OF FEMALE LEADS:

Director - Ludovica Musumeci

DOP - Beatriz Delgado Mena

Producer - Oriane Pick.

I AM is a short film about a young woman secretly living with schizophrenia who’s madly in love with her boyfriend Mike. When they move in together she realises she can’t hide her mental condition from him anymore and starts to unravel. This Short film helps highlight some of the stigmas surrounding schizophrenia and has a team made up of female leads:

CAST & crew


PRODUCER - ORIANE PICK

Photographer - Ori Jones

ORIANE PICK stars as GABI.

Oriane is a French actress and producer. 2019 saw the release of short film 'Say Your Name’, her first project as a producer which is now available on Amazon Prime, and where Oriane plays the tormented lead for which she received two Best Actress nominations.

In 2020 Oriane co-founded Candid Broad Productions, which aims to produce unheard and impactful female-led stories. Her first production under the new company was the web series CALL IT A DAY. Oriane plays the lead in the series, which boasts multiple film festival selections, and won Oriane the Grand Jury Actress Award from Oniros Film Awards 2020

CHARLIE MACGECHAN

Photographer - Ori Jones

CHARLIE stars as MIKE.

Charlie's recent film & TV credits include: The World Will Tremble, Pennyworth (HBO, Warner Brothers), Unforgotten (ITV), The Girl From The Song (Netflix), We Die Young (Netflix), Deus and Squadron 42 - which hosts an all-star cast, including Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, Gillian Anderson, Andy Serkis, Ben Mendelsohn, Liam Cunningham and Mark Strong.

Charlie received a Best Actor nomination at the Mammoth Film Festival for his portrayal of Jester alongside David Castañeda and Jean Claude Van Damme in We Die Young (Netflix), written and directed by Oscar and Emmy nominated director Lior Geller. Charlie also led the cast of ‘The Search For Inspiration Gone’ which had its world premiere at the 39th Telluride film festival.

SALLY FAULKNER

SALLY stars as GRANNY

Sally grew up in Northampton and trained at RADA
Her Tv appearances are numerous and include Dr Who, Eastenders, Brookside, The Bill, House of Cards, Silent Witness.
Her theatre credits include Abigail’s Party, Steaming and Gertrude in Hamlet.
Last year 2019, she appeared in the film The Verity and was nominated for best actress at The Canadian Film Festival.

IZUKA HOYLE

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IZUKA stars as LEA.

Listed as The Evening Standards 'Rising Star', native Scottish actress Izuka Hoyle marked her screen debut with the role of Mary Seton in Josie Rourke's MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.

In television Izuka followed this by joining series two of the hit BBC series CLIQUE as new series regular DANI; she filmed the BBC comedy JERK before filming the David Tennant lead Channel 4 drama DEADWATER FELL.

Izuka originated the role of Catherine Parr in the worldwide phenomenon SIX, and can be heard on the original soundtrack. She also played the iconic role of Emily Davison in the original production of SYLVIA at London's Old Vic Theatre, and originated the role of Darryl in Emma Rice's adaptation of Enid Blyton's MALORY TOWERS.

Currently Izuka can be seen in the feature-film VILLAIN which is streaming worldwide, with her winning rave reviews for her performance.

DIRECTOR - LUDOVICA MUSUMECI

Photographer - Misan Harriman

Ludovica is a London-based award-winning Director, Writer and Producer, as well as a published author

In only three and a half years, Ludovica has been working as Producer and Director on more than 40 productions in various genres both in a commercial and a creative setting, ranging from documentaries to animations

Currently working as a Creative Producer at Box Media, Ludovica collaborates with Emmy- and Academy-nominated artists, shaping the future of learning through high-quality productions.



D.O.P - BEATRIZ DELGADO

After several years studying film in Spain and The Netherlands, Beatriz decided to settle down in United Kingdom to focus on the film industry as a cinematographer and her work can be already seen in several feature films, shorts, fashion films and commercials.

Based in London, Beatriz has been able to explore the power of cinematography in fashion and film developing a genuine ability to adjust her style to different visions and stories.

Her work as Director of Photography always aims to establish the best possible connection between audience and moving image through emotion and method

WRITER - RACHEL MARIAM

Photographer - Sequoia Ziff

Rachel’s latest project is the award-winning web series called “Call It a Day", for which she wrote the entire first season. The series is currently running the festival circuit, as well as being pitched to networks and streaming platforms.

Rachel has also recently been selected out of 3000 scripts to be a quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship for her feature film ‘Juliet Is Fine’, with which she is currently also a semi finalist (Top 25 Features) competing against no other than Shia LeBoeuf (Honey Boy) in the Save The Cat Screenplay Challenge.