Regret & Redemption (Short Film)

By: Guy Donovan

The film follows a long suffering man, Adam (George Trotter), plagued by self-loathing, on a journey through his conscience as he tries to come to terms with his irresponsible actions. Overwhelmed by his ‘voice of conscience’ (in the form of mutterings in Russian, Polish and German, provided by Lukasz Tobiasz) Adam attempts to deny his own existence and the outside world. However, as he soon discovers, no one can run from their conscience, and Adam finally accepts his crime, revealed to the viewer in the form of a flashback in the film’s finale. The film was influenced by Chris Marker’s ‘La Jetee’, Abel Ferrara’s ‘Bad Lieutenant’ and Samuel Beckett’s ‘Film’, taking elements from these films such as: using still photography, mutterings, self-denial, religious imagery and a tortured protagonist. Specifying the target audience for the film is difficult as everyone can relate to the themes of regret and guilt.