NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM PARADISE

STUDENT SHORT

Louisa a pregnant woman, goes to visit her mother after having been away for a while. Through this interaction, a difficult secret from the past emerges again explaining why this mother and daughter have been separate for so long.

Samuel James Thomson- DIRECTOR

Samuel James Thomson is a Swiss-British writer and director who recently graduated from the University of the Creative Arts in Farnham.

He holds his main inspirations from European Art House cinema, holding in high regard auteurs such as Tarkovsky, Bergman, Godard, Kieślowski and Fellini.

His graduation film: "Not too far away from Paradise," is about to start its festival run in early May.

directors statement

I want my audience to feel first before understanding what might be happening in the story.