Yellow Grass

2017, 20 minutes

Dystopian refugee-crisis short thriller

Sam Zwolinksi’s ‘Yellow Grass’ is a twisting psychological thriller about the price we are willing to pay for a better life. The film is set in a not-so-distant dystopian England. It follows Robin, a resilient and resourceful young refugee, running from the demons of her past. Her journey leads her to Joseph Scarlett and a derelict warehouse that holds a life-changing secret… As Robin is swept up into Scarlett’s word of hope and salvation, she discovers that all is not quite what it seems and that something hideous is hiding in the basement. Drawing on film-noir and science fiction ‘Yellow Grass’ looks at what happens when technology gets into the wrong hands.

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