PILLOW TALK
7.5 minutes // 2017
Writer & director // Louise Marie Cooke
Producer // Natalie Sutton
A coming of age film about best friends Cara and Lucy set in 1993.
Lucy suspects that Cara has feelings for girls rather than boys and she is determined to get the truth out of her. Even at the risk of damaging their friendship.
BFI / Creative Skillset ‘Hiive Short Film of the Month’ Aug 2018
Hiive is a professional network for creative people, managed by Creative Skillset. The short film of the month films are screened in conjunction with the BFI at the monthly BFI Future Film Labs.
Starring
Cara | Ashleigh Cordery
Lucy | Miranda Horn
Director of Photography | Dagmar Scheibenreif
Editor | Neil Fergusson
Composer | Victoria Wijeratne
Additional Music | Dongmyo Police Box & Ghost You Echo
UK Film Review
“Astutely intimate and containing wonderful, believable characters, Cooke’s short film is a timeless journey of self discovery and friendship. Whilst the window may be brief, we witness a beautiful moment of connection that transcends the shallow concepts of social media and the like, and harks back to a time where the clarity of one’s identity could only be found by challenging yourself and those you cared about.”
Circle of Cinema – Pillow Talk @ Underwire Festival Review
“Pillow Talk mostly ended up being a damn good reminder of my time during the 90s. True, I was a teenage boy, but I remember the coloured hairspray and Polaroid cameras! But I also remember how negatively being gay was perceived. Cooke’s film does an amazing job of showing us the true power of friendship in the face of societal judgement.”
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