Night still from Insanity: a young man in glasses in profile amid street lights and bokeh.

Short film · OUFF 2017

Insanity

A short film about life and literature.

Overview

A short film created for an Oxford University Film Foundation competition.

Summary

The boundaries between reading and reality blur in this darkly tongue in cheek short responding to the competition prompt 'insanity'.

Release and Reception

The project was selected for cinema screening by the OUFF and won second place 'Highly Commended' in their 2017 competition.

Cast + Crew

Hugh Tappin
Louis Hadlow-Davidson
Izzy Kent

DP | Colourist
Ollie Lansdell
Writer | Director | Producer | Editor
Theodore Simmons

Production and Funding

Volunteer student project at university.

Still from Insanity: a young man in glasses stares past an out-of-focus figure in a dim, lamplit library.

"Eerie, beautifully shot and
at times hilarious"