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Left Alone 
(Pollyanna Harrison, 2026)


DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT


I have always been absolutely in awe of one-shot cinema, particularly in Adolescence and Boiling Point. Taking inspiration from these with Left Alone., I wanted to explore how the one-shot form can immerse both actor and spectator within the same continuous emotional experience. By refusing cuts and spatial relief, combining principles of both film and theatre, Left Alone. aims to prioritise psychological presence over constructed cinematic manipulation.

The film forces actor and spectator to endure an emotional trajectory in real time, using uninterrupted duration to create an experience where both must inhabit Nina’s world rather than passively observe it.

This film is produced as part of my practice-based dissertation project.



SYNOPSIS

Told entirely in one continuous shot, Left Alone. traps the audience inside Nina’s unraveling mind in real time. Following the death of her sister, Nina is brought into a police interrogation room to recount the events of the previous night. Calm at first, she faces increasingly probing questions from an ambiguous interrogator as cracks begin to form in her story. The camerawork, absence of editorial relief, and escalating expressionist lighting visualises Nina’s internal collapse, allowing the environment itself to reflect her unraveling psyche. Eventually, Nina confesses that a confrontation with her sister turned fatal after discovering she had known about years of abuse from their father. Though she never intended to kill her, Nina admits she chose to leave her sister to die - leaving us with the question: What if doing nothing was the most violent choice?

CAST
Nina
Maria Goodman
Interrogator
Sebastian Fandiño Fernandez
CREW

Director and Writer
Pollyanna Harrison
Producer
Samuel Sultana
Assistant Director
Yolly Tung
Director of Photography, Editor, Colorist, VFX Artist, Poster Photography: Samuel Poon
Script Supervisor Sebastian Fandino Fernandez
Camera Operator Alexander Arnaud
Key Gaffer
James Samuel
Spark
Ivan Yip
Lighting Operator
Will Back
Lighting Operator
Lucy Scott
Lighting Operator, Key Grip, Health and Safety Officer Vaugh Hollingsworth
Lighting Operator
Lily Graf
Sound Designer Roshan Adve
Sound Recordist, Production Designer Basmalah Mahmoud
Boom Operator Lauren Smith
Production Design Assistant Amy Barlow
Unit Stills Photographer Orfhlaith Molloy
Production Assistant
Maya Rivera
Production Assistant
Millie Stephens
Production Assistant
Anna Szabo
Location Manager
Jasper Rushen

BTS

Crew List
Director and Writer: Pollyanna Harrison
Producer: Samuel Sultana
Assistant Director: Yolly Tung
Script Supervisor: Sebastian Fandino Fernandez
Director of Photography, Editor, Colorist, VFX Artist, Poster Photography:
Samuel Poon
Camera Operator: Alexander Arnaud
Key Gaffer: James Samuel
Spark: Ivan Yip
Lighting Operator: Will Back
Lighting Operator: Lucy Scott
Lighting Operator, Key Grip, Health and Safety Officer: Vaugh Hollingsworth
Lighting Operator: Lily Graf
Sound Recordist, Production Designer: Basmalah Mahmoud
Boom Operator: Lauren Smith
Boom Operator: Neill Maxwell
Production Design Assistant: Amy Barlow
Carpenter: Simon Attwood
Assistant Carpenter: Samuel Scott
Unit Stills Photographer: Orfhlaith Molloy
Production Assistant: Maya Rivera
Production Assistant: Millie Stephens
Production Assistant: Anna Szabo
Sound Designer: Roshan Adve
Location Manager: Jasper Rushen

Special Thanks
Mark Bentele
Simon Attwood
Maryam Ghorbankarimi
Deniz Johns

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