Short film / 7′ / UK / 2026
GRIEF BREWS QUIETLY – A film about grief and burnout as a high-masking individual overwhelmed by the hustle of a big city workplace.
Trapped in the grind of a city coffee shop, a barista hides behind a mask – until something buried begins to surface and the smile she’s stapled on begins to bleed.
Starring: Nora Went, Craig Binning, Navid Sayed, Agnes Dromgoole, Ben Butler, Anna Armstrong, Veronique Adair, Veronika Choroszucha
Producers: Nora Went, Chiara Schreder
Writer/Director: Chiara Schreder
Cinematographer: Essi Hyrkki
Music by: Umberto Gaudino
Edited by: Lauren Wynter
Production Manager: Agnes Dromgoole
Location Sound Recordist: Domantas Jakubauskas
Hair and Make-up: Mary-Antonia Dare
Behind the Scenes Photography: Jesse Adlam
Colourist: Karolina Matela-Wal
Sound Mix: Marios Themistocleous
Special thanks to: La Camionera London, Alex Loveless
Thanks to: Conor Chalk, Lea Dettli, Elisabeth Klinkert
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