Paris/Sexy

Ruth Paxton, 2010

Synopsis

Greer’s weird. Everyone in the Village thinks so…

Greer lives in a ramshackle woodland farmhouse with her father, Ivan, a failed gamekeeper who has a chronic mental illness. Isolated and ostracised by the nearby villagers, Greer works in a care-home and monitors Ivan. Greer is troubled by her burdens. She loves her Dad but dreams of a life lived in colour.

Greer is entranced when an exotic couple crashes into her tedium. She takes them home but her half-formed hopes are destroyed and end in fatal violence.

Crew
  • Director / Ruth Paxton
  • Writer / Ruth Paxton
  • Producers / Rosie Crerar & Paul Welsh
  • Director of Photography / David Liddell / davidlidell.com
  • Editor / Lindy Cameron
  • Production Designer / Lindsay Lees
  • Original Music / Tim Matthew & James Yorkston
Cast
  • Greer / Kim Chapman
  • Ivan / Finbar Furey
  • Francoise / Elisa Lawoski
  • Seamus / Martin Compston
Stills
Links
Festivals & Awards
  • International Filmmor Women’s Festival 2011
  • Electric Shadows - International Women’s Day Special Programme 2011
  • Litchtspielklub Kurs Film Festival 2011
  • London Short Film Festival 2011 / Winner of UK Film Council Best British Short Film Award
  • Reggio Film Festival 2010
  • Encounters International Film Festival 2010 / Nominated for Best of British & Encounters Grand Prix Prize
  • Inverness Film Festival 2010
  • Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2010 / Nominated for International Grand Prix Prize
  • Xiith WT OS International Film Festival 2010 / Nominated for Best In Show Prize
  • Festival International Du Court Metrages 2010 / Nominated for Short Fiction Competition
  • Shortini International Short Film Festival 2010
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010 / Nominated for Best British Short Film
  • Dresden International Short Film Festival 2010