On The Way
Short Film, UK – coming soon
As Sam is driving to work like she does every day she runs into a Lee, a troubled young man. They get into an argument when Lee accuses her of trying to run him over. Sam pleads with him to understand she didn’t do anything wrong, but he doesn’t want to listen to reason, and the situation escalates quickly with dramatic consequences for both of them.
Cast
- Hannah Ponting
- Alister Hawke
Crew
Director: Raluca Ionescu
Producers: Colin J Hughes & Raluca Ionescu
Cinematographer: Andrei Pacuraru
First AC: Justin Wood
Make Up Artist: Aimee Bogdanovic
First Assistant Director: Oscar Walkley-Brown
Sound Recordists: Ryan Millar & Roger Cutting
Editor: Colin J Hughes
Sunrise, Not Sunset
Short Film, 13 min, UK
An elderly Jewish couple are heartbroken when the council allocates them to separate care homes until their daughter hits upon the Human Rights Act as the means to bring them back together.
Official Selection Sacramento Jewish Film Festival 2021
Official Selection UK Jewish Film Festival 2020
Cast
- Alfred Hoffman
- Leila Hoffman
- Julie Binysh
- Gunce Ates
- Martin Edwards
- Nenda Neurer
Crew
Producer: Raluca Ionescu
Director: Paul Morrison
Writer: Debora Singer
Director of Photography: Beatriz Sastre
Editor: Joel Morrison
Grandfather
Short Film, 6 min, UK
A young man who never met his grandfather imagines what the old man would be like and what happened to him after he left his family for good.
Crew
Producer: Raluca Ionescu
Writer: Rob Hartnett
Producer: Raluca Ionescu
The Schoolboy
Short Film, 20 min, UK
Claire, a former teacher is haunted by her memories of a mysterious event that happened a year ago. In order to come to terms with her past, she decides to return to the place where her sense of guilt originates from: School.
Cast
- Charlie Heaton
- Kim Evans
- Henri McCullough
- Tony Parkin
- Emily Aitcheson
- Sarah Lamesch
- Georgina Minter-Brown
Crew
Producers: Raluca Ionescu &
Katelyn Connerty
Writer & Director: Paloma Lommel
Production Designer: Melanie Livermore
Director of Photography: Laura Gallop
Editor: Liam McEvoy
November
Short Film, 12 min, UK
An elderly man sets off on a journey to find his first love and apologize for past mistakes but discovers the love he is looking for is right in front of him all along.
Best Film Nominee
The Back in the Box Competition in California
Cast
- Tony Parkin
- Ed Allenby
- Joan Walker
Crew
Writer & Director: Raluca Ionescu
Producer: Raluca Ionescu
Director of Photography: Ben Calloway
Composer: Barbara de Biasi
Production Designer: Lenny Marignier
Costume Designer: Jessica Sykes
Editor: Åsmund Berge Jenssen
Way of Life
Short Film, 9 min, UK
When his wife is out of town for work, Julian sees it as the perfect opportunity to have his girlfriend over, but things don’t go as planned and as his wife returns home early, he is left with no choice but to admit the affair and face the consequences.
Cast
- Ana Udroiu
- Bogdan Fanariu
- Jenna Thorne
Crew
Directed by: Raluca Ionescu &
Robin Latour
Writer: Robin Latour
Producer: Raluca Ionescu
Director of Photography: Andrei Stan
Editor: Fredrik Magnusson
Half Tone
Short Film, 12 min, UK
Cathy, a shy young woman starts to discover the world when she meets a charming man who makes her laugh. As she begins to trust him, her past reminds her there are some mistakes that can’t be forgiven.
Cast
- Victoria Oliver
- Shaun Oxenham
- Janine Ulfane
- Amira Whitaker
- Emma Johnston
Crew
Writer & Director: Raluca Ionescu
Producer: Raluca Ionescu
Director of Photography:
Barbara van Schaik
Composer: Barbara de Biasi
Casting Director: Jeremy Goldthorp
Editor: Fredrik Magnusson