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Rigor Mortis

In this silent romance, a man carries his wife’s corpse across the wilderness to lay her body to rest in his ancestral burial ground.

Production notes

Shot in November 2021 in various parts of the Western Cape, South Africa, including the Groot Winterhoek mountains, Newlands Forest, Silvermine Nature Reserve, Kommetjie beach and a quad bike trail in the Cape Peninsula. Shot on the Fujifilm X-T3.

Credits

Written, directed and edited by
Samuel Pothier
Cinematography by
Eamonn Naidoo
Music by
Yusuke Tsutsumi

Cast

Samuel Pothier
Man

Official selection

London International Monthly Film Festival, 2022
London Rocks Film Festival, 2022
SHORT to the Point International Short Film Festival, 2022
Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards, 2022 (nominated: Best Director, see here)