Poles (GBR 2021)

Plot

Consumed by her melancholy and seemingly oppressed by every innocuous object in her home, Anna tries to find solace in her own reasoning. However, this line of thought leaves her paralysed in a state of indifference to everything. She acts out of routine more than impulse. Her coffee goes cold sitting in front of her, her toast burns. There is only one vision of peace, one space of silence… the end. Even when a friend calls her out Anna cannot focus on the interaction instead the noise of the cafe, the brightness of the day more and more assert her belief that the only way out is to leave. Sitting alone at home with a final parting retort to the world via social media a surprise phone call from her mother could be the only thing that pulls her from the gloom.

Crew

Directed by
Kieran Bourne
Written by
Kieran Bourne
Produced by
Ralph Castillo (Senior Executive Producer), Anaïs Ferrato (Co-Producer), Emme Lentino (Executive Producer), Brent N. Hunter (Consulting Producer), Owen Palmiotti (Consulting Producer), Oriane Pick (Producer), Dywayne Thomas (Consulting Producer), Christian Zeise (Executive Producer)
Composer
Hollie Buhagiar
Cinematography by
Stephen J. Nelson
Editing by
Adam Heayberd

Cast

Mum
Sally Faulkner
Anna
Oriane Pick
Kim
Jennifer Leong

Crew (continued)

Production Design
Giorgia Lee Joseph
Costume Design
Hannah Hodge
Makeup Artist
Morgane Latrace
Production Manager
Verónica Moya
First Assistant Director
Aynoa Alvarez Wautiez
Production Designer Assistant
Flame Brewer
Sound Recordist
Rufus Ambler
Sound Designer
Michalianna Theofanopoulou
Electrician
Riaz Ahmed
Gaffer
Rishika Bhiwaniwala
Grip
Neil Cain
Loader
Johannes Lohmann
First Assistant Camera
Paul Maziere
Script Supervisor
Merryn Rae Peachey
Runner
Lydia Farnworth
Production Assistant
Margherita Mainardi