Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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After mum's most recent psychotic episode a dysfunctional family of three tries their hardest to holiday together.
Joss (26) gets naked at the poolside in front of an old guy, Pat (19) ditches breakfast to masturbate and Isabelle (50) wanders the hotel grounds late at night. Failing to save each other, the three women are left with little else to do but sit in uncertainty together.
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// Credits //
CAST
Isabelle: Lucy Akhurst
Joss: Anna Tolstoy
Pat: Eloise Thomas
CREW
Director & Writer: Chanelle Eidenbenz
Producer: Bethany Cornelius
Co-Writer: Alfie Flewitt
Editor: Yiwei Pu
Cinematographer: Jake Duncan
Production Designer: Matthieu Levy
Production Sound Mixer: Harry King
Sound Designer & Mixer: Alex Lunney
Composers: Charli Mackie, Tarek Schmidt
Costume: Claudia Roth
1st AD: Mireia González Dalmau
Production Manager: Helena Hunt
2nd AD: Will Mayhew
Production Assistant / Set Angel: Bea Auty Luque
Gaffer: Sudiardi Bin Sudyono
Sparks: José Antonio, Jessica Rosell
Boom Operator: Mark Brin
Focus Puller: O R Mills
2nd AC / DIT: Charlie Hudson
Colourist: Mara Ciorba
Dialogue Editor: Miles Sullivan
Production Coordinator: Jade Way
Drivers: Sharifa Sheikh, Paolo Maria Pedulla, Carl Mason
Intimacy Coordinator: Eden Barrell-Kane
Lifeguard: Lucia Benitezz
SUPPORTING CAST
Old Guy: Steven George Fithian
Bar Woman: Jessica Dee Simpson
Cigarette Woman: Jennifer Jordan
Hotel Staff / Crying Girl / Drunk Girl: Alannah Leigh Innes Bedford
Boy In Pool: Sander Morales Van Hees
National Film and Television School
#shortfilm #sisters #motherdaughter #drama
Watch the full short film ⏯️ youtu.be/BPYaGQ09p-o
After mum's most recent psychotic episode a dysfunctional family of three tries their hardest to holiday together.
Joss (26) gets naked at the poolside in front of an old guy, Pat (19) ditches breakfast to masturbate and Isabelle (50) wanders the hotel grounds late at night. Failing to save each other, the three women are left with little else to do but sit in uncertainty together.
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🎥 Want to see your film here? Submit your work to Directors Notes: directorsnotes.com/submit
🎙️ Dive deeper into the making of Resort with our exclusive interview with writer/director Chanelle Eidenbenz
directorsnotes.com/2026/05/28/chanelle-eidenbenz-resort
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// Credits //
CAST
Isabelle: Lucy Akhurst
Joss: Anna Tolstoy
Pat: Eloise Thomas
CREW
Director & Writer: Chanelle Eidenbenz
Producer: Bethany Cornelius
Co-Writer: Alfie Flewitt
Editor: Yiwei Pu
Cinematographer: Jake Duncan
Production Designer: Matthieu Levy
Production Sound Mixer: Harry King
Sound Designer & Mixer: Alex Lunney
Composers: Charli Mackie, Tarek Schmidt
Costume: Claudia Roth
1st AD: Mireia González Dalmau
Production Manager: Helena Hunt
2nd AD: Will Mayhew
Production Assistant / Set Angel: Bea Auty Luque
Gaffer: Sudiardi Bin Sudyono
Sparks: José Antonio, Jessica Rosell
Boom Operator: Mark Brin
Focus Puller: O R Mills
2nd AC / DIT: Charlie Hudson
Colourist: Mara Ciorba
Dialogue Editor: Miles Sullivan
Production Coordinator: Jade Way
Drivers: Sharifa Sheikh, Paolo Maria Pedulla, Carl Mason
Intimacy Coordinator: Eden Barrell-Kane
Lifeguard: Lucia Benitezz
SUPPORTING CAST
Old Guy: Steven George Fithian
Bar Woman: Jessica Dee Simpson
Cigarette Woman: Jennifer Jordan
Hotel Staff / Crying Girl / Drunk Girl: Alannah Leigh Innes Bedford
Boy In Pool: Sander Morales Van Hees
National Film and Television School
#shortfilm #sisters #motherdaughter #drama
