Production Company: Nika Belianina Productions, Willowood Films
Genre: Surreal, Drama
Production Type: Short Film
Running Time: 5 mins
Year: 2012
Cast: Gergana Zabunova, Jasenya Senet, Emma Boutin, Emily Cayuga, Avery Lynn Little, Tomas Chovanec, Geza Kovacs
Producer: Chris Luckhardt
Producer/Director: Nika Belianina
DoP: Mikhail Petrenko
Underwater DP: Jim Kozmik
About
Willowood Films in co-production with Nika Belianina presents this short film The Last Mermaids. Produced by Nika Belianina and Chris Luckhardt and funded by the Ontario Arts Council Grant. This short film explores the abstract world of mermaids seen only for the last time before the transition into another.
Synopsis
In the beginning there was water. And then there was life. The end is the new beginning.
Film Festival Appearances
- Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival – Oct 15, 2012
- Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival – Feb 2013
- Rochester International Film Festival – April 2013 – Honourable Mention
- ReelheART Film Festival – June 24, 2013 – Audience Choice Award
- Coney Island Film Festival – Sept 22, 2013
| CAST | |||
| Mermaids | Emma Boutin | Nurses | Joan M. Kivanda |
| Emily Cayuga | Jennifer Little | ||
| Jasenya Senet | Punam Patel | ||
| Woman | Gergana Zabunova | Amanda Patricia Gajer | |
| Man | Tomas Chovanec | Baby | Avery Lynn Little |
| Doctor | Geza Kovacs | Elderly Patient | Jenni Kuvardina |
| Russian Narrator | Alisa Grebenshikova | Hospital Worker | Paul Proud |
| English Narrator | Allison Wilson-Forbes |
| CREW | |||
| Director, Producer, Writer | Nika Belianina | Dir. of Photography | Mikhail Petrenko |
| Producer | Chris Luckhardt | Underwater DP | Jim Kozmik |
| Production Manager | Ryan Knight | Gaffer | Rafal Strupinski |
| 1st Assist. Director | Jenny Mac | Lighting Technician | Conor Maguire |
| Marine Coordinator | Michael Robertson | Costumer Designer | Christopher W. Cunningham |
| Safety Divers | Jeff Pauze | Wardrobe Assistant | Colleen Cody |
| Ralph Hoskins | Hospital Make Up Artist | Shanene Barlow | |
| Production Assistants | Filipe Fernandes | Underwater Make Up Artist | Sara Zubairi |
| Jordan Brewer | Sound Mixer | Jeffery Magat | |
| Erik Martin | Post Prod. Supervisor | Chris Luckhardt | |
| James Harpley | Editor | Shelley Therrien | |
| Mehul Desai | Original Music By | Vladimir Podgoretsky | |
| Mermaid ADR (Russian, English) | Liza Larionova | Sound Designer | Jakob Thiesen |
| Father ADR (Russian) | Mikhail Bogorad | Folk Vocal | Ludmila Orlova |
| Doctor ADR (Russian) | Alexey Kantsurov | Vocal Sound Engineer | Eugene Pahomov |
| Nurses ADR (Russian) | Olga Perskaia | Digital Colourist | Ryan Knight |
| Natalie Bek-Gerhard | VFX Digital Compositor & Titles | Chris Luckhardt | |
| Nurse ADR (English) | Jessica Martins |
Special Thanks:
Clark Johnson, Ann Senet, Brandon & Ryan Boutin, Katherine Scott-Jarvis, Sharon & Sunny Cayuga, Jennifer Little, Valerie Belianine, Silvana Martos, Ted Overtone, Sergei Zinchenko, Ivan Rusev, Yuri Zhuravel, Gergana Zabunova, Chisa Hidaka, Keven Albers, Olga Larionova, Faery Lepidoptera, Southlake Regional Hospital, Tammy Larue, Kate Blackwell, Shane McKenna, Paul Proud, Kelly Lam, James & Maggie Sled, Brian Dugan, Jessie Collier, Medicine in Film, Claire Bailie, Dave Addison, Bloor Street United Church, SwishPan Films, 1000 Island Camping Resort, Lift, Ministry of Natural Resources of Canada.
Production Grip & Lighting Equipment Provided By
William F. Whites International Inc.
Camera Assist Equipment & Filters Provided By
Image Gear, Joe Sutherlands
Medical Equipment Provided By
Medicine in Film, Southlake Regional Hospital