Separate We Come, Separate We Go

Separate We Come, Separate We Go (2013)

Separate We Come, Separate We Go is the story of a 10-year-old girl, Thea who escapes her bleak domestic life to find sanctuary in the surreal desert landscape of Dungeness. Roaming around the barren skeletons of boats and abandoned fishing huts, she is increasingly aware of her loneliness and vulnerability. Seemingly out of nowhere a man (David Thewlis) appears; she is so intrigued by him she defies all lessons taught about strangers and approaches him. As they walk and talk she discovers he is a widower and has lost his son; she realises she is not alone in experiencing loss. He notices her sadness and unusual maturity and decides to help lift her out of her melancholy. Through the metaphor of the freedom of flying birds, he shows her that life does have exciting possibilities. This redemptive story shows that in life you should not allow fear to limit your horizons.

Date of release
2013-10-25
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (1)
Runtime
12m
Genres
Drama
Director
Bonnie Wright

Casting

Interesting facts

Separate We Come, Separate We Go is a 2012 British coming-of-age drama short film written and directed by Bonnie Wright. It is Wright's directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner on 21 May 2012 and screened at the BAFTA Graduate on 11 June 2012. It premiered in the United States at Gold Coast International Film Festival on 25 October 2013.

Production

Wright directed and wrote the screenplay for the film as a part of her graduation course at London College of Communication. Wright produced the film by her own production company, Bon Bon Lumiere, along with Rosalind Steven. Funding were also provided by a fish and chip shop located at Dungeness and Romney Marsh, where most of the filming took place, as London College of Communication rules state that films can be funded by voluntary donations o…

Filming took place at sparsely populated areas of Kent and East Sussex, including Dungeness, Romney Marsh, Lydd, Camber Sands, Rye Harbour, Winchelsea Beach and Dymchurch.

Talking about the filming locations Wright said that "I wanted to make something personal and I’ve spent a lot of time in Dungeness, because my parents have a house just down the coast from there, so it has a strong connection to my family. Also, I was always a massive fan of Derek Jarman and he spent his last years there. I just love the strangeness of it, the bleakness.

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