Ruby

Juliet Ellis' debut feature, beautifully shot by Annette Remler, and a wonderful film it is. In the north of England, a mother returns home after an all night outing to find her adolescent daughter Ruby waiting alone. Both tenderly loved and carelessly neglected by her mother, Ruby copes through her imagination.

Our direction with the grade was to go rather soft and gentle, in direct opposition to the subject of the film, so it made a very nice change to treat this sort of subject in a tender way, rather than go dark and grim UK housing estate!

Best Drama: Berlin Independent Film Festival (2021), Fellini Award: Austin Arthouse Film Festival (2021)

Written by: Juliet Ellis @julietellis37
Directed by: Juliet Ellis
Cinematography by: Annette Remler
Edited by: Kate Williams and Juliet Ellis
Sound Design: Paul Hsu
Composer: Paul Hsu
Producers: Juliet Ellis, Kate Williams, Paul Hsu, Colin Pons, and Sue Jacobs
Presented by: Moke Films, Studio of the North

Shot on Arri Alexa