Together is a short horror film, directed by Max Balter, about solitude and anxiety during self-isolation caused with COVID-19 quarantine in 2020. It tells the story about a girl who is living alone and senses that someone or something else is in her flat.
Max has been working in the field of video production since 2009, and has completed more than 100 projects during these years.
Here is the full cast for Together:
Actors:
Ann: Marusia Ionova
Kate: Diana Tishchenko
Psychotherapist: Alex Avvakumov
1st AС: Kirill Poddubniy
Gaffer: Andrey Karpetc
Sound: Fima Baitler
Playback: Sergey Shurupa
Music & SFX: Studio 31.
Karolis Trippsy
Mayank Saraiya
Alexsandr Zelenko
Edit: Sergey Shurupa
Motion design: Vitaliy Kravchyk
Color correction: Anri Adler
Compositing: Anatoliy Samoilenko
Technical partner: Zodiac
Special thanks to Jeffrey Smith
The film has also been very well-received in the festival circuit and has been screened and won awards in the following events:
1. Cannes Short Film Festival: Official selection
2. Paris Play Film Festival: Best Thriller/Horror
3. American Golden Picture International Film Festival (June 2020): Best Quarantine Home Made Film
4.1 Assurdo Film Festival (June 2020): Winner BEST VFX
4.2 Assurdo Film Festival (June 2020): Nominee BEST HORROR
4.3 Assurdo Film Festival (June 2020): Nominee BEST ACTRESS
4.4 Assurdo Film Festival (June 2020): Nominee BEST SCREENPLAY
5. Prague International Monthly Film Festival: Official selection
6. Asian Cinematography Awards: Semi-Finalist
7. Florence Film Awards (June 2020): Best Horror
8. New York Movie Awards (June 2020): Best Horror
9.1 Venice Film Awards (June 2020): Honorable Mention: Horror
9.2 Venice Film Awards (June 2020): Honorable Mention: Actress
9.3 Venice Film Awards (June 2020): Honorable Mention: Sound Design
10. European Cinematography Awards: Semi-Finalist
11. First-Time Filmmaker Sessions: Official selection
12. The Reale Film Festival: Best Horror
13. IndieX FIlm Fest: Nominated for Best Horror Short
14. New York Cinematography AWARDS: Semi-Finalist
15. Visioni Notturne: Official selection
16. Hollywood Gold Awards: Official selection
17. Long Story Shorts: Nominee BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
18.1 Prague International Indie Film Festival: WINNER: BEST SOUND DESIGN
18.2 Prague International Indie Film Festival: Honoroble mention: BEST ACTRESS DEBUT
19.1 Horror Movie Awards: Winner: Best Music
19.2 Horror Movie Awards: Winner: Best Atmosphere
19.3 Horror Movie Awards: Nominated for Best Short
19.4 Horror Movie Awards: Nominated for Best Cinematography
19.5 Horror Movie Awards: Nominated for Best Sound
20. The Continental Film Festival: Finalist
21. Golden Short Film Festival: Finalist
22. Sin Film Festival: Official selection
23. Care Awards: Official selection
24. International short film festival: Official selection
25. Canadian Cinematography Awards (CaCa): Semi-Finalist (Best Short Film Cinematography)
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