DRAMA: 'PITFALL' [2017]

"Amidst the horror and chaos of war, two enemies are forced into an unlikely alliance in the battle for survival."

Starring Radina Drandova (Host), Ross Tomlinson (Allelujah and Overlord) and Adam Ganne (Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, The Legend of Tarzan and Fury)

Written & Directed by Ben Desmond

Produced by Henriette Mercedes Spiering

Cinematography: Tania Freimuth

Editor: Trace Taylor

Music: Miguel d'Oliveira

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS

Nominated - Best Short Drama - Celtic Media Festival 2019

Nominated - Best Cinematography - Underwire Film Festival 2018 (BAFTA-Qualifier)

Nominated - Best Debut Film and Best Historical Short - New Renaissance Film Festival 2018

Finalist - Earls Court Film Festival 2017

Best of the Fest and Arts Council Prize for Best Manx Film - Isle of Man Film Festival 2017

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

UK Jewish Film Festival 2019 (BAFTA and BIFA-Qualifier)

Bolton Film Festival 2019

High Peak Independent Film Festival 2019

Purbeck Film Festival 2018

Shaftesbury Fringe Festival 2018

Kerry Film Festival 2018

"A very stylish and promising short from a talented young film-maker on the rise." Mark Kermode, Film Critic

"PITFALL is a carefully assembled and wonderfully acted piece of film-making that totally captures the violent intimacy of warfare and the humanity that's ever present." Chris Olson, UK Film Review

"‘Pitfall’ isn’t just engaging; it is soul-stirring. While enough stories have been woven around the horrors of war, apparently not enough have been able to bring out the human side of it. ‘Pitfall’ remains an exception in that regard." - Indie Shorts Mag