Synopsis
A privileged young woman tries to find the compassionate higher ground when she is torn between the narcissistic insecurities of her former beauty queen mother, and The Queen, a mentally ill homeless woman who puts on regal airs.
Awards
WINNER – BEST SHORT FILM
Allegra Audience Choice Award, Milton Film Festival (TIFF Associated), 2019
Official Film Festival Selections
National Screen Institute Online Film Festival – 2019
Milton Film Festival – 2019
Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival – Mumbai, 2019
The Lift-Off Sessions – UK, 2019
Mental Filmness – Chicago, 2019
Cinema and You – Ukraine, 2019
MoziMotion – Netherlands, 2019
Weihnachtsfilmfestival – Berlin, 2019
North American Pay TV Rights purchased by ShortsTV Channel – 2019
Credits
Screenplay by Richard Scarsbrook
adapted from his novel Rockets Versus Gravity
Directed by Benjamin Rouse
Cast
Peggy Mahon – The Queen
Shannon Currie – Brandy Foley
Maarika Pinkney – Tiffany Foley
Sidonie Wybourn – Server
Produced by
Benjamin Rouse
Jeff Hanes
Executive Producers
Ann Ewan
Rob Ewan
Benjamin Rouse
Richard Scarsbrook
David Miller
Cinematography/Camera Operation by
Jason Providence
Edited by
Benjamin Rouse
Line Producer/Production Manager
Jeff Hanes
Production Designer
David Dennis Jr.
Art Director
Lucas Gordon
Music Composition by
Fred Yurichuk
Costume Designer
Olivia Youngblud
Sound Mix & Design
Kirill Belooussov
Colourist
Jason Providence
Visual Effects
Phil Prates
Casting by
Richard Scarsbrook
First Assistant Director
Connor O’Brien
Sound Recordist
Jeff Chapman
Key Hair & Make Up
Natalie Ward
Gaffer
Jason Bourke
Key Grip
Spencer Johnston
Production Assistant
Godwill Okot
First Assistant Camera
Andrew Richardson
Restaurant Scene Songs “Dear John” by Freddie Hubbard,
arranged and recorded by Mike Herriott,
Copyright © 2012, Herriott Music (SOCAN)
“Rodion’s Republic” composed, arranged,
and recorded by Mike Herriott,
Copyright © 2016, Herriott Music (SOCAN)
End Credit Song “From The Start” by Neon Bloom
Special Thanks to
Anton Potvin and Dailo Restaurant
Actra Toronto