GARDENING

In the aftermath of sexual assault, a woman retreats into the garden of her mind. Searching for answers and struggling to do 'the right thing', she realises that she must regain her voice and find new paths to healing, before she and her garden are destroyed completely.

A film by Sarah Beeby
Produced by Jo Lewis
Screenplay written by Louisa Wood
Story by Sarah Beeby and Louisa Wood

LEONORA - Evanna Lynch
IMANI - Speech Debelle
QUILLAN - Freddie Fox
RITA - Chetna Pandya
LADY O’INSPIRI PAJIS - Ellen Thomas
DETECTIVE DANFORTH - Simon McBurney

  LEAD ANIMATORS
Sara Frias, Freya Hotson, Michael Schlingmann, AmandaJ Holm, Rebecca Perrone

ANIMATORS
Bryony Evans, Gemma Roberts, Giulia Raniolo

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND PAINTING
Laura N Tamara

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND PAINTING
Liam Cobb

STORYBOARDS
Sarah Beeby

 STORYBOARDS CLEAN-UP
Ash Wu, Laura N Tamara

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Ludo Smolski

 EDITOR
Emil Joseph

MUSIC
Die Hexen

SOUND DESIGN
Louis Morand 

'PERFUME EQUINOX' AND 'HOTDOG FACTOR'
Skillbard

‘SIAMESE’
Die Hexen

 VOICE OVER RECORDING
Adrian Walter at Fitzrovia Post 

CASTING DIRECTORS
Gilbert and Covell

 CROWD SCENE VOICES
Mark Burman, Susan Kyd, Josh Lacey, Dylan Mason, Tim Morand, Eve Norris

MOLINARE

POST PRODUCTION MANAGER
Anna Maros
COLOURIST
Vicki Matich
RE-RECORDING MIXER
Helen Miles

BFI

PRODUCTION CONSULTANT
Helen Brunsdon
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Phoebe Sutherland
SCRIPT CONSULTANT
Anna Seifert-Speck
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
Charley Fox
HEAD OF PRODUCTION FINANCE
Ian Kirk
BUSINESS AFFAIRS MANAGER
Vicky Skea

PRODUCTION CONSULTANT FOR HIPSTER FILMS
Abigail Addison  

PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Joanna Emmitt at EAM London

 ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
Alex Kaltsoyannis at EAM London

This film was supported by Rooftop Films and by the Open Workshop department of The Animation Workshop - ROOFTOP LOGO + TAW LOGO

SPECIAL THANKS
Sharon, Emily, and Mike Beeby, Jesse Moynihan, Megan Morass, Amy Thompson, Angela Stemple, Julia Pott, J Mcaray, Anna Bunting Branch, Alfred Thirolle, Richard Lewis, Patrick Cannon

Made with the support of the BFI’s Filmmaking Fund

© 2024 The British Film Institute and Hipster Films Limited