A Primary School leavers' mug becomes the symbol of a student's identity as she struggles to reconcile academic pressure from her mother with her own artistic ambitions.
Funded by Chapter Arts Centre and the BFI Film Academy, Best Student is Rebs Fisher-Jackson's first funded microshort. Over 75% of crew come from under-represented groups (women, identifying as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, or neurodivergent/disabled).
Best Student was shot entirely in South Wales, with filming taking place in Cardiff and Bridgend in June 2022.
CAST AND CREW CREDITS
Director - Rebs Fisher-Jackson - IMDB
Producers - Rebs Fisher-Jackson and Lauren Taylor
Writer - Rebs Fisher-Jackson
Director of Photography - Ash Connaughton - Website
Editor - Megan Harrison -
Production Designer - Lauren Taylor - Website
Sound Recordist - Archie Shiels
Script Supervisor - Merryn Rae Peachy
Focus Puller - Luke Flaherty
Colourist - Mark Mulcaster
Behind-The-Scenes Photographer - Colin Fisher-Jackson -
Caterer/Runner - Rosemary Fisher-Jackson
Pottery supplied by Hamish Symonds - Website
CAST
YOUNG CARRIE - Seren Taylor
TEENAGE/YOUNG ADULT CARRIE - Kate Wright
OLDER CARRIE - Lisa Harris
THE MOTHER - Liz Taylor
UNIVERSITY PARTYGOER #1/OFFICE WORKER #1 - Josh Roper
UNIVERSITY PARTYGOER #2 - Rachel Juden
UNIVERSITY PARTYGOER #3 - Megan Mai
OFFICE WORKER #2 - Celeste Evans
ANGRY 'KAREN' INSURANCE CUSTOMER - Colin Fisher-Jackson
Special Thanks
Lisa Krigel, Hamish Symonds, Marcus Taylor, Mat Hill, Jim Blackwell, Heledd Wyn Hughes, Richard Martin, Mat Beere, and Theresa Boden.
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