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PAIN
​​​by Anna Rose Duckworth 

9min | New Zealand | 2020

A young girl has an earth-shattering realisation that her father is not invincible, after a cricket accident exposes his vulnerability.

Year of production 2020
Length 9min
Country New Zealand
Shooting Format  Arri Alexa Mini
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Dialogue English
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Director Anna Rose Duckworth 
Producer Ilai Amar 
Production Leopold Wave
Writer ​Anna Rose Duckworth 
Cinematographer Nina Wells
Editor Brendon Chan
First Assistant Director Monique Hoseason
Third Assistant Director Lutz Hamm
Production Manager Corinna Hunziker
Art Director  Lucy Lever
Sound  David Liversidge
Cast Eva Gardner, Wesley Dowdell, Brooke Petersen, Emily Campbell, Harley Neville, Mayen Mehta

Pain was produced in association with the New Zealand Film Commission​

Festival selections
New Zealand International Film Festival 2020 - World Premiere
Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2020, New Zealand
BOGOSHORTS - Festival de Cortos de Bogotá 2020, Colombia
Capri Hollywood Festival 2020, Italy
Busan International Short Film Festival 2021, South Korea
Aspen Shortsfest 2021, USA
Stockholm Film Festival Junior 2021, Sweden
ClujShorts International Short Film Festival 2021, Romania
ShorTS - International Film Festival 2021, Italy
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eadCenter Film Festival 2021, USA
Ismailia International Film Festival 2021, Egypt
Reggio Calabria FilmFest 2021, Italy
Dieciminuti Film Festival 2021, Italy
La Guarimba Film Festival 2021, Italy
Molise Cinema Film Festival 2021, Italy
Lucania Film Festival 2021, Italy
Anonimul International Independent Film Festival 2021, Romania
Sarajevo Film Festival 2021, Bosnia and Herzegovina
​​Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine A La Calle 2021, Colombia
Prishtina International Film Festival 2021, Kosovo
Minikino Film Week 2021, Indonesia
Hexagon Film Festival 2021, Italy
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Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival 2021, Italy
Linz International Short Film Festival 2021, Austria
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Independent Days International Filmfestival 2021, Germany
Filmfest Sundsvall 2021, Sweden
Cinemagic Belfast 2021, Northern Ireland 
Tripoli Film Festival 2021, Lebanon
BendFilm Festival 2021, USA
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20minmax International Short Film Festival 2021, Germany
Naples International Film Festival 2021, USA
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival 2021, Spain
Lone Star Film Festival 2021, USA
Magma festival del cinema breve 2021, Italy
Shorts That Are Not Pants 2021, Canada
"La mida no importa - Size doesn't matter" - International Short Film Festival 2022, Spain
Melbourne Women in Film Festival 2022, Australia - Critics' Choice Award
​Sanfici - Santander Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente 2022, Colombia - Best International Short Film Award
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Dhaka - International Short and Independent Film Festival 2022, Bangladesh
IFSAK Short Film Festival 2022, Turkey
Skepto International Film Festival 2022, Italy
Mieres International Short Film Festival 2022, Spain
Okotoks Film Festival 2022, Canada​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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​Website
Anna Rose Duckworth 
Leopold Wave

Director's Statement
​Seven year old Sarah idolises her Dad.
​Watching his indoor cricket game is one of her favourite pastimes. She wants to be just like him.
One afternoon, at what seems to be a routine game, Sarah is cheering Dad on from the sidelines when Dad catches a ball badly, injuring his finger. His guttural scream instantly hushes the entire sports complex. Sarah is paralysed. She barely recognises him; red faced, clutching his hand and crying.
In the sanctuary of the locker changing rooms, Sarah explores and tests theories about what has happened with her Dad. She questions who her father is while struggling to grasp the concept of pain, both inside and out.
​Having found an apparent conclusion, Sarah returns to an apologetic Dad, and decides to put his promises to the test.
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