Ally (2024)

Type: Short Film

Synopsis: When a grieving mother turns to controversial A.I. technology to reconnect with her deceased daughter, she threatens her relationship with her husband.

Year: 2024

Camera: Arri Amira

Lenses: Zeiss Super Speeds

Awards: ACS 2024 Nomination

Note: In Festival Run. Please email for full screener



Director: Robin Kalus
Writer: Taylor Buoro
Producer: Catherine van der Rijt
Cinematographer: Annapurna Disha Mukherjee
Production and Costume Designer: Ella Drinkwater
Editor: Jack Charter
Music: Daniel Duque
Sound Supervisor: Ivan Ordenes
Olivia: Zoe Naylor
Xavier: Masa Yamaguchi
Ally: Coco Yamaguchi
System Voice: Bryan Huang
Sound Recordist: Ivan Ordenes
Boom Operator: Liam Dennis, Luke Huang
Camera Assistant and Data Wrangler: T. Oxford

Camera Assistant: Ali Rezvani, Luke Torrevillas, Andy Diep
Co-Producer: Sophia Carolyn
Associate Producer: Susan O’Rourke
First Assistant Director: Samuel Faull
Continuity: Chris Tan
Gaffer: Julian Pertout
Grip: Toby Petch
Lighting and  Grip Assistant: Lucky Chen
Lighting and Camera Assistant: Devamanikandan Kannaya Somu
Lighting Assistant: Skye Netting
Standby Props: Charli Dugdale
Art Department Assistant: Ruby Elliott, Mrunal Jirwankar
Costume Assistant: Jordan Taylor
Set Construction: Gareth Sole

Set Construction: Nathan Lockyer
Stills Photographer: Diego Salazar
Technical director and Compositor: Alexander Hoetzer
Colourist: Annapurna Disha Mukherjee
Intimacy Coordinator: Chloe Dallimore
Choreographer: Taylor Buoro
Re-Recording Mixer: Ivan Ordenes
Music Recording and Mix Engineer: Greg Wise

SpecialThanks to:

Nicholas Day, National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), DJ Man and Man Lie Lasers, the staff andstudents of AFTRS

Produced with the assistance of Australian Film Television and Radio School

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