Unable to afford proper menstrual products, Chloe is constantly faced with anxiety and humiliation; this is not the first time this has happened and it won’t be the last.

'Absent' is based on multiple true stories and made in association with Freedom4girls. It aims to raise awareness around period poverty in the UK. Read more here: https://dazd.co/33n3Cl5

Short film for the charity, Freedom4girls @freedom4girls

Freedom4Girls: https://www.freedom4girls.co.uk/

PRODUCTION COMPANY - DOG EAT DOG
@dogeatdogproductions

Dog eat Dog Prod.: https://dedpro.co/

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CAST:

IMOGEN KING as CHLOE @imogentking

LUCY THACKERAY as MUM

KAINE ZAJAZ as JOSH @kainezajaz

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SUPPORTING CAST:

BRANDON HOWARD
DANIEL PHELAN
MUHITH SYED
ROSELLA CODARDO
LUCA ALVES
LEANNE FALLOWS

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CREW :

DIRECTOR - LIBBY BURKE WILDE @libbyburkewilde
WRITER - LUCY MACCARTHY @lucy_mac________
PRODUCER - HARVEY ASCOTT @harvs31
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - MARK O’SULLIVAN

CINEMATOGRAPHER - MOLLY MANNING WALKER @maamw
EDITOR - SARAH PECZEK @sarah_peczek
ART DIRECTOR - JAMES JANNA BARTLETT @jannabartlett
PRODUCTION MANAGER - GABY CODARDO @gabyinproduction
LOCATION MANAGER - HAL O’SULLIVAN @hal.work

1ST AD - BEN KESWICK
GAFFER - ERIC COOPER
SOUND RECORDIST - JONATHAN MITCHELL

STYLIST - NINA SOBERS @ninasobers
MAKEUP ARTIST - ROBYN ROWAN @robynrowan_hairmakeup
COLOURIST - JAX HARNEY @jaxharney
GRADE HOUSE - CHEAT

CASTING DIRECTOR - EMMA GARRETT @garrettcasting

1st AC - VLASSIS SKOULIS
1st AC - CALVIN DAY
2nd AC - LUCY BRADLEY
DATA WRANGLER - LEWIS ABOTT
2ND AD - JOSEY JACOBS
RUNNER - HARRY CULVERHOUSE
RUNNER - JACK FREEMAN-BELL
RUNNER - LUCINE CANEL
RUNNER - SAM BARNHAM
MEDIC - PAUL MORTIMER
MEDIC - SOPHIE TRENT
BTS STILLS - HANNAH RHODES
MUSIC & AUDIO POST - MCASSO @mcassomusic
COMPOSER - MIKE MACLENNAN
AUDIO POST - TOM MARTIN
POST HOUSE - UNIT
ONLINE - ROB ELLIS
CAMERA & GRIP EQUIPMENT - PANAVISION
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - PRO LIGHT LONDON

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