Shadow Players

Mel Piper

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In 2022 writer, director and artist Mel Piper receives the Digital Media Formats for Visual Artists fellowship by the Deutscher Künstlerbund. Since its completion in 2021 her short “Shadow Players” is travelling the international film festival circuit. The film was nominated for Best Short Film at the 2021 Wales International Film Festival and Mel Piper received the Best Director award at the 2022 FantaSci Short Film Festival in Florida.

According to BlueCat her work covers “terrain much too often neglected in contemporary film.” Previous accolades include: ScreenCraft finalist, Stowe Story Lab Final Draft Fellowship finalist, two-time WeScreenplay Diverse Voices semifinalist and BlueCat quarter-finalist. Mel Piper was selected for the European Genre Forum, Reykjavík Talent Lab, Sitges Pitchbox and the Works in Progress at Brussels Genre Film Market. Operetta-fed by Silesian grandparents she grew up in a German fairytale forest. Studied drama in New York City, film studies in London and is based in Hamburg. Member of WIFT and EWA.

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Polaris is trapped in an underwater cocoon and the ocean around her is dead. So falling in love with this story traveller is a really bad idea.

"Shadow Players" receives five nominations at the FantaSci Short Film Festival Read Full article
"Shadow Players" is part of the Nieve Roja 2021 Official Selection Read Full article
"Shadow Players" ("Brincando com Sombras") is part of the Mostra Fantasia at Cinefantasy 2021 Read Full article
"Shadow Players" nominated for BEST SHORT FILM at Wales International Film Festival Read Full article
"Shadow Players" takes part in the Cannes Short Film Corner 2021 Read Full article

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Isolation is the debilitating current of our time. I chose poetic dialogue and staging to interpret this current within magical realism. Amidst segregation the love we have for each other keeps us connected. Polaris falling in love with the story traveller fills me with hope. With one story ending another one might begin.

The SHADOW PLAYERS screenplay is a ScreenCraft Film Fund Finalist 2019 and rated #1 Fantasy Short of All-Time on the Coverfly Red List.

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Shadow Players

Director: Mel Piper

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Polaris is trapped in an underwater cocoon and the ocean around her is dead. So falling in love with this story traveller is a really bad idea.

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Duration: 20 min.

Country: Germany

Language: English

Year: 2021

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Fable, Fantasy, Myth, Ocean, Post apocalypse, Romance, Women

Cast & Crew

Director: Mel Piper

Producer: Attic Ocean

Writer: Mel Piper

Cinematographer: Bella Halben

Editor: Heike Gnida

Actors: Amy Molloy, Ruben Van keer

Festivals & Awards

2022

Etheria Film Night

Catalyst International Film Festival

FantaSci Short Film Festival

Gandhara Independent Film Festival

Love Actually Int'l Storyteller Showcase

Film Maudit 2.0

2021

Infierno en los Andes Fest

Short To The Point

Catania Film Fest

Cinefantasy International Fantastic Film Festival

Wales International Film Festival

Nieve Roja International Horror Film Festival

Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards

Pigeon International Film Festival

Huhtamo International Film Festival

Cannes Short Film Corner

Coverfly The Red List · Top 1% Genre Screenplays

2019

ScreenCraft Film Fund Finalist · Screenplay

Reykjavík Talent Lab · Screenplay

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