UK, 2022 · English · drama · 20 min
Tensions come to a boil in a London studio flat when a queer couple moves back together for lockdown.
Content note: domestic and sexual violence.
About the film
sift.simmer.shred was developed during the COVID-19 lockdown through a series of online workshops and rehearsals with actors William McGeough and Delcio Ferreira. Working remotely allowed the characters and their relationship to develop collaboratively over time, before the film was eventually shot together in a London studio flat.
The film follows Arthur and Xavier, a queer couple who move back in together during lockdown. Confinement intensifies an already complicated relationship, as intimacy, dependency, resentment and violence begin to overlap.
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Content note: domestic and sexual violence.
Screening
Art200 International Queer Film Festival — Bucharest
Cast and Credits
Arthur — William McGeough
Xavier — Delcio Ferreira
Directed by Çağlar Kimyoncu
Written by Michael Achtman
Produced by Michael Achtman and Çağlar Kimyoncu
Cinematography Zeynep Dağlı
Edited by Michael Achtman and Çağlar Kimyoncu
Sound recording Joseph Campbell
Sound design Mustafa Bel
Camera assistant Callum Sunderland
Make-up Anna Maas
Intimacy coordinator Rufai Ajala
Fight director Bethan Clark
Production assistant Cristina Perezzani
Colourist Bülent Tanoba
An Altered Waterfall production
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sift.simmer.shred — reflections on developing and making the film
