Antelope
After being released from hospital, a conflicted twenty-something struggles to reconnect with her family following a failed suicide attempt.
‘Antelope’ is a short film based on writer/director Ben Grace’s experience of being sectioned at Antelope House after a suicide attempt in 2012, and his struggles to re-establish relationships with his family after being released.
Ben Grace worked with local NHS providers to ensure that this film was an accurate representation of mental health services in Southampton. With the permission of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, he filmed the opening scenes inside Antelope House, the secure PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit) he recovered at in 2012. This film has the full blessing of local NHS service providers.
Antelope has been screened at numerous film festivals across Europe, including as part of Ideas For Wellbeing, an evening of short film and discussion of mental health, an event co-produced by Healthwatch Southampton and Touch Network as part of Southampton Film Week.
In December 2017, Antelope won the Technical Jury Prize (Best Film for the Meglio Matti Che Corti 2017 competition in Modena, Italy, a national competition under the Percorto initiative program promoted by Dipartimento di Salute Mentale e Dipendenze Patologiche (Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addictions) in Italy. The competition is held in collaboration with Idee in Circolo, Nonantola Film Festival, University of Modena, Ucca, Le parole ritrovate nazionali, the Forum Mental Health Association Rosabianca, EnnesimoFilmFestival, Corti-Vivi, Radioliberamente, DramaTeatro, vibrates and Supercinemaestivo.
In addition Antelope has screened at Excited Orange Mental Health Film and Arts Festival and has been longlisted for Best British Short Film and the Hampshire Award at Winchester Short Film Festival and accepted into Dorking Film Festival 2018.
Credits / Collaborators / Cast
CAST
Maddie Willson
Becky Mills
April Willson
Joanne Russel
Rupert Willson
Wesley Budd
Dr Clive Robertson
Justin Hayward
MUSIC
Hole
Ahava
In all, In I
Ahava
Shiver
Ahava
Belong
Andy Willson
Humour Me
Cat Eliza T
CREW
Written, directed and edited by
Ben Grace
DOP
Aaron West
1st Assistant Director
Rachel Stephens
Lighting Technician
Elliot Wallis
Drone Operator
Howard Massey
Sound Operator
Bobo Lai
Hannah Fleming
Makeup Artist
Lisa Fudio
Runner
Sam Goold
Sound Designer
Stewart Dugdale
Composer
Andy Willson
Poster Artwork
Sophie Vorgic
FILM DETAILS
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Length in minutes: 16
YEAR: 2018