RETRIEVAL
SHORT FILM
A VAM STUDIO Production
Starring, Written and Directed by FATIMAH ASGHAR
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RETRIEVAL is a lyrical short film that explores the process of a soul retrieval in the aftermath of sexual assault - the spiritual undertaking of bringing back a part of your soul that has been traumatically separated.
Holding the line between magic, fantasy, and grounded reality, the film asks the question: what sight of miraculous intervention do we need to conduct to seam together such a violent rupture?
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CREW
Producer - Natalie Jasmine Harris
Producer - Jess Snow
Producer - Jamila Woods
Producer - Jordan Phelps
Executive Producer - Vincent Martell
Co-Producer - Bisha Ali
Co-Producer - Mohammed Fakhro
Co-Producer - Danez Smith
Co-Producer - Sonya Passi and Chani Nicholas
Co-Producer - Hanif Abdurraqib
Co-Producer - Khudejha Asghar
Co-Producer - Amy Sewick
Director of Photography - Jess Snow
Assistant Director - Jamila Woods
Lead Camera - Nate Brown
1st AC - Elo Santa Maria
Gaffer - Frisly Soberanis
Key Grip - Sarah Alli
Script Supervisor - Khalea Ross Robinson
Production Designer - Rhea D’Souza
Costume Designer - Sueann Leung
Makeup Artist - Randy Rosenthal
Hair Stylist - Danielle Waugh
Production Sound - PJ Wyderka
Intimacy Coordinator - Alexandra Tydings
Editor + Sound Designer - Jordan Phelps
Colorist - Ayumi Ashley
BTS Photographer - Mengwen Cao
On-Set Healer - Naika Apeakorang
On-Set Sound Meditation - Joshua Dorfman
Trailer Music by SLOWSPIN
CAST
Woman In Red and Younger Self - Fatimah Asghar
Body Double - Génesis Mancheren Abaj
With Support from:
ISLAMIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND (ISF) Grant - 2021
SUNDANCE UPRISE GRANT - 2022
Fundraising Through
FRACTURED ATLAS and KICKSTARTER