Yorgos Lanthimos' identity-questioning short for MINI
The Oscar-nominated director's tale, NIMIC, sees Matt Dillon and Daphne Patakia take part in a puzzling game of perception and circularity.
)
Credits
powered by
- Agency Droga5/London
- Production Company Merman
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
-
-
Unlock full credits and more with a Source + shots membership.
Credits
powered by
- Agency Droga5/London
- Production Company Merman
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Production Co. Rekorder TV
- Production Co. Superprime
- Editing Trim
- Post Production Goldcrest Post Production
- Post Production Untold Studios
- Sound Design Wave Recording Studios
- Music Sixty Four Music
- Executive Producer Werner Klemm
- Executive Producer Alexis Delanoue
- Executive Producer Rebecca Skinner
- Executive Producer Michelle Ross
- Executive Producer Dan Dickenson
- Executive Producer Siobhan Murphy
- Executive Producer Chris Watling
- Executive Producer Rebecca Lewis
- Producer Adam Saward
- DP Diego Garcia
- Editor Dominic Leung
- Editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- Edit Producer Polly Kemp
- VFX Supervisor Alex Gabucci
- VFX Artist George Rockliffe
- Post Producer Ian Berry
- Colourist Rob Pizzey
- Sound Designer Johnnie Burn
- Sound Designer Simon Carroll
- Sound Producer Rebecca Boswell
- Music Supervisor Joe Rice
- Idea David Kolbusz
- Writer Yorgos Lanthimos
Credits
powered by
- Agency Droga5/London
- Production Company Merman
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Production Co. Rekorder TV
- Production Co. Superprime
- Editing Trim
- Post Production Goldcrest Post Production
- Post Production Untold Studios
- Sound Design Wave Recording Studios
- Music Sixty Four Music
- Executive Producer Werner Klemm
- Executive Producer Alexis Delanoue
- Executive Producer Rebecca Skinner
- Executive Producer Michelle Ross
- Executive Producer Dan Dickenson
- Executive Producer Siobhan Murphy
- Executive Producer Chris Watling
- Executive Producer Rebecca Lewis
- Producer Adam Saward
- DP Diego Garcia
- Editor Dominic Leung
- Editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- Edit Producer Polly Kemp
- VFX Supervisor Alex Gabucci
- VFX Artist George Rockliffe
- Post Producer Ian Berry
- Colourist Rob Pizzey
- Sound Designer Johnnie Burn
- Sound Designer Simon Carroll
- Sound Producer Rebecca Boswell
- Music Supervisor Joe Rice
- Idea David Kolbusz
- Writer Yorgos Lanthimos
Brand-related/supported shorts can vary in content and quality - some being no more than an extended commercial masquerading as a mini-movie and some, as is the case with this peculiar number from Superprime/Merman director Yorgos Lanthimos, being more festival fodder than revenue generator.
Based on an idea from Droga5 CCO David Kolbusz and produced through Rekorder Berlin, NIMIC is a gorgeously shot, fantastically surreal 12-minute short in which Oscar-nominated actor Matt Dillon and Daphne Patakia (Winner of the EFP’s Rising Star in 2016) weave a merry dance through a circular narrative about identity and relationships. To say any more would be to give away the film's enjoyably compelling narrative, but suffice to say it's not your normal 'boy meets girl' story.
“I was glad to be given the opportunity to work on a shorter format that can be sometimes challenging but quite rewarding," said Lanthimos about the process. "We developed a script starting from a very intriguing initial idea and concept, and enjoyed great creative freedom during the realisation of the film. It is always very exciting to be invited to think outside the box and wrestle with stimulating ideas.”
The film premiered on August 9th, 2019 at the Locarno Film Festival and we'll keep you updated as to its activity as soon as it's finished the festival circuit.
