"I caught you through the fence
As I squatted down to wee
It was hot that day in Dulwich Park
And nobody else could see..."
Part comedy, part thriller, SLASH is a conceptual performance of Poetry Hel's poem of the same name. Set in a picnic scene, the speaker is retelling the story of how, moments before and unbeknownst to them, she watched a couple in their garden through hole in the fence. On their side, life looks calmingly pedestrian and peaceful; fancy glasses of gin and tonic, mature interactions, a sense of contentment. But a light, summer moment is darkened by the stranger watching.
Writer & Director: Poetry Hel @poetryhel
Producer: Chloe Shaw @ccchloeshaw
Starring: Nova King @novamking
DOP: Natalja Safronova @nsafronova
Editor: Matilda Harding-Kemp @matilda__hk
Art Director: Hailey Hamilton @haileyhamiltondesign
Gaffer: Elena Armellini @elena_makes_light
Sound Op: Manon Peregrine-Lewis @manonplewis
Stills Photographer: Amina Humphries @amina.film
Wardrobe Stylist: Camille Standen @camille__standen / @lourdes.ltd
Production Designer: Kate Sutton @setdesignbykate
Hair & Make-up: Kayla Selway @afrolion_mua
Mannequin HMU: @houseofpeluca
Location: @casacreative.film
Kit: @filmstorerental
Audio Post Prod: @750_mph
Sound Producer: Tara O’Kelly@taraokelly1
Sound Design & Mix: Giselle HallSupporting Sound Design: Mariela Miguel Caceres @marimcable
Grade: Sarah Buxton @sarabuxtoncolourist ℅ @goldcrest_films
Online Editor: Poppy Tripp @poppytripp
SFX: Jack Hodges @jhodges.mov
Runner: Louise Jesi @jesiillou