You and Me, Before and After

Short Film

Synopsis:  Hannah (33) and Rachel (30) are Jewish sisters with baggage. Today, they have agreed to get their first tattoos together.

 Stuck side by side in the chair with nothing to do but talk, they are forced to confront a shared history that’s as painful as it is hilarious. When their tattoos are finished, we learn - with the gentlest touch - that Rachel has had a double mastectomy and her new tattoo repurposes the scars into something beautiful. Hannah has accompanied her for support. Her own tattoo is a show of solidarity. Sometimes healing is skin deep.

Credits:
Starring Yael Stone and Emily Barclay
Director/ Writer: Madeleine Gottlieb
DOP: Alex Cardy
Production Designer: Diva Abrahamian
Costume Designer: Verity Mackey
Editor: Christine Cheung
Casting Director: Stevie Ray CGA

Festivals/ Screenings:

• MIFF 2021 - World Premiere

• TIFF 2021 - International Premiere

• Flickerfest 2022 - Opening Night and National Tour

• Aspen Shortsfest 2022 - US Premiere

• Palm Springs 2022

Awards and Nominations:

• WINNER, Short Film Production of the Year, Screen Producers Awards 2022

• WINNER, Best Script - Heart of Gold Film Festival

• WINNER - Best Achievement in Acting, St Kilda Film Festival 2022

• NOMINATED, AACTA Award for Best Short Form Drama 2021

• NOMINATED, Best Direction in a Short Film - Australian Directors Guild Awards 2022

• NOMINATED -Casting Guild of Australia - Best Casting, in a short film, Stevie Ray

• NOMINATED - Best Short Film, Heart of Gold Short Film Festival 2022

  NOMINATED - Best Australian Film, Heart of Gold Short Film Festival 2022

Press / Reviews:

• Screen Australia Press Release

• IF Magazine

• FilmInk

• ScreenHub