THE END
Short film about an old man who develops foreign accent syndrome
We wrote and directed this short film that toured to a number of film festivals.
Ernest Samson is trapped by a rare condition that causes him to speak in a foreign accent. Alienated by his fellow elderly residents, he finds the familiar landscape of home has been altered and his precious memories corrupted.
His saviour comes in the unlikely form of Amir, a young Muslim care worker who reveals an unexpected affinity with Ernest’s situation and offers him a key to the peace he so desires.
“I live my whole life in this place. I know this town and the forest better than the veins on the back of my hand, and yet, I am feeling, here, I don’t belong.”
Support
Films at 59, ACE Post Production, Nailsworth Subscription Rooms (formally Nailsworth Boys Club)
Collaborators
David Graham - performer
Adil Mohammed Javed - performer
Henry Clifford - performer
Alice Hodge - performer
Pete Rosser - music
Meredith Debonnaire - music
Matthew Gryspeerdt - music
Dates
January 2009
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