Cyprus Film Days 2023|Aftersun

Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Sophie and her father, Calum, vacation at a Turkish beach resort in the late 1990s. They swim, play pool, and enjoy each other’s company; they are partners in crime. Calum is the best version of himself when he is with Sophie. Sophie feels like anything is possible when Calum is around. As they enjoy their time together, layers of melancholy and mystery ripple through Calum’s behavior. Twenty years later, the memories take on new meaning as Sophie tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.

Biography
Charlotte Wells is a Scottish filmmaker based in New York. She wrote and directed three short films as a student in the MBA/MFA dual-degree programme at NYU where she was supported by BAFTA New York and Los Angeles. Wells has been featured in Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 Faces of Independent Film” and was a fellow at the 2020 Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Directors Labs. Aftersun is her first feature.

98', 2022 | UK, USA

Directed by Charlotte Wells
Screenplay Charlotte Wells
Cinematography Gregory Oke
Editing Blair McClendon
Production design Billur Turan
Costume design Frank Gallacher
Music Oliver Coates
Sound design Jovan Ajder
Cast Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall
Producers Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak
Production companies BBC Film, Screen Scotland, Tango Entertainment, British Film Institute, Paster Productions, United Theory

Filmography
2022 Aftersun

Selected Awards
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Academy Awards, USA, 2023.
BAFTA Film Award for Outstanding Debut, UK, 2023.
French Touch Prize of the Critics’ Week Jury, Cannes Film Festival, 2022, France.
Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing and Music Supervision, British Independent Film Awards, UK, 2022.
Directors to Watch Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA, 2023.
Best Film Award, New Directors Competition, Sao Paolo International Film Festival, 2022, Brazil.
Best Film by an Emerging Director, Munich Film Festival, Germany, 2022.
Best First Film, NYFCC Award, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, USA, 2022.

Tickets: €5