Red Onions

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film music narrative short

Written and Directed by Simon Ryninks
Music by Sami El-Enany
Director of Photography: Dino Dimopoulos
Editor: Hiran Balasuriya

Failed writer Ryan is a man on the edge. Alone and broke, with an estranged wife and mounting debt, he attempts to earn some quick cash by agreeing to pen a short story for a magazine. With the deadline just hours away he heads to a local cafe and, inspired by the young waitress and the customers around him, cooks up a love story tinged with cynicism.

- Winner: Best Drama, Freedom Film Festival, Russia 2015
- Finalist: Grand Jury Prize, Sundance London Short Film Festival, UK 2014
- Official Selection: This is England Film Festival, France 2015
- Official Selection: Cineshift Film Festival, USA 2015
- Official Selection: JumpTheCut Festival 2015
- Official Selection: Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada2015
- Official Selection: Freud’s Film Festival, UK 2014

Written and Directed by Simon Ryninks
Music by Sami El-Enany
Director of Photography: Dino Dimopoulos
Editor: Hiran Balasuriya

Failed writer Ryan is a man on the edge. Alone and broke, with an estranged wife and mounting debt, he attempts to earn some quick cash by agreeing to pen a short story for a magazine. With the deadline just hours away he heads to a local cafe and, inspired by the young waitress and the customers around him, cooks up a love story tinged with cynicism.

- Winner: Best Drama, Freedom Film Festival, Russia 2015
- Finalist: Grand Jury Prize, Sundance London Short Film Festival, UK 2014
- Official Selection: This is England Film Festival, France 2015
- Official Selection: Cineshift Film Festival, USA 2015
- Official Selection: JumpTheCut Festival 2015
- Official Selection: Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada2015
- Official Selection: Freud’s Film Festival, UK 2014