Like Glass
Synopsis
A young woman, Kira, wakes in an abandoned wasteland, severely injured, with absolutely no recollection of how she got there. As she struggles to stay alive, strange events begin to unfold that lead her to confront a terrifying possibility.
Film details
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 00:14:19
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- English, Español, Português, Français, العربية, 中文（简体）
Filmmaker's Note
I have been fascinated with the idea that patients within a coma can hear and feel for as long as I can remember, both on a personal level and the morality debate that is attached to questions of whether to end a life in such situations. Like Glass does not touch heavily on those moral and medical themes however Theresa’s beautiful screenplay captured, in an artistic and cinematic way, an imagining of Kira’s journey through this experience and what coming out of the other side might be.
During the making of this film I have confronted deeply personal subject matter for me, having experienced the difficulties of family bereavement as well as the loss of friends to tragedy in circumstances such as those depicted. This film is my rewriting history of moments in life that seem unsalvageable, where all hope appears to be lost. Like Glass explores what it may be like to come back from the other side, and whether or not you could ever be the same in the knowledge that you awoke and somebody else did not.
Credits
Director
- Adam Spinks
Writers
- Theresa Hedges Webb
Producers
- Adam Spinks
- Sajid Varda
- Breda Fahey
- Steve Lipscombe
About the filmmaker
By Adam Spinks
Adam has directed several short films and series, as well as features, since he entered the industry after graduating in 2011. His feature film 'Extinction' had it's World Premiere at the London Frightfest in 2014 and went on to be released globally in early 2015. His second feature 'Survivors' was released in October 2015 to critical acclaim, winning 'Best Director' at the MAC Horror Festival in Manaus and being selected at numerous others worldwide. More recently, his short films 'The Song Plays On' and 'Spaceman' have screened at film festivals around the world, the latter playing at the 2017 Aesthetica Film Festival. Forthcoming releases include the ambitious sci-fi web series 'The Desert', which is due out in summer 2018.
