I Came Up Here To Clear My Head

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Director Thor Klein
Runtime 20 min
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Subtitles English

Synopsis

A lost boy in inner turmoil looks for direction on a remote island and encounters a person, who left him a long time ago. A zero budget mumblecore film improvised on the Isle of Skye. About manhood and overcoming generational trauma. "I Came Up Here To Clear My Head" was an improsived shoot on the Isle of Skye with 0 budget, no real crew, the help of our village and our Scottish Timothee Chalamet: upcoming actor Stephen McMillan (Boiling Point). The monologue was written by Tiggy Bayley (who won B3 with her short "Tildypops"). It premiered at the BIFA qualifying Brighton Rocks Intl Film Festival end of June 2024.

Cast and crew

Director Thor Klein
Producer Lena Vurma
Writer Tiggy Bayley
Cast Stephen McMillan

About the director(s):
Thor Klein:
Thor Klein grew up in Germany and studied at the prestigious German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb). His debut feature film was science based mystery-thriller "Lost Place", followed by Award-winning German-British-Polish co-production "Adventures of a Mathematician" which sold to over 30+ territories (among them USA/Samuel Goldwyn, France/Rezo and Germany/Filmwelt).
"I Came Up Here To Clear My Head" was an improvised shoot on the Isle of Skye, where he now resides.

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