Brief Somebodies

While rehearsing a sexual assault scene, a pair of actors form a connection they’ll be forced to reconfigure once filming begins.

drama, 14 mins

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synopsis

Joel is a filmmaker-actor making a semi-autobiographical feature. Calvin is an actor hired to sexually assault him on screen. During rehearsals, the two form a connection they’ll be forced to reconfigure once filming begins in this meta exploration of the spaces artists create between artificial and real — and what it’s like to briefly live within them.

WINNER - redbreast unhidden award, sxsw

official selection

sxsw film & tv festival, 2025

deadCenter film festival, 2025

palm springs international shortfest, 2025

nashville film festival, 2025

montreal festival du nouveau cinema, 2025

newfest, 2025

"I am honoured to award Director Andy Reid for his film, Brief Somebodies. What I loved about this film is how, in a very short space of time, it drew a particular tone to a story that we don't often see explored on screen. It's incredibly personal but also confident, witty, with a beautiful aesthetic. The director managed to make a very particular experience very accessible and intriguing. But as somebody who's spent time on film sets, I thought it was very authentic. The director made it interesting and managed to capture the experience in a way that was true to life. I'm very excited to see what Andy does next." - Andrew Scott

Press

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written and directed by Andy Reid
produced by Alessandra Sconza
starring Aldrin Bundoc and Matt O’Connor

director of photography - Colin Cameron
production designer - Candice Silver
editor - Arielle Skolnik
casting by - Steven Mann and Sarah Sheps, CDC
cast - Aldrin Bundoc, Matt O’Connor, Noor Dhanda, Karim Butt, Andy Reid

production manager - Emily Stranges
first assistant director - Matt Moreland

script supervisor - Julia Beney

intimacy coordinator - Krystle Ferdinand

set dresser - Diego Pereira
art assistants - Aidan Wright, Justin Cook, Austin Nufer, Marco Sconza

hair and makeup artist - Ashley Vieira

1st ac - Elfred Salcedo
2nd ac - Owen McMenemy Brown

production sound mixer - Jake Moss

gaffer - Stuart Croll
key grip - Max Khodzko
swings - Brad Logan, Christian Bunea, Andre Apperley

vfx artist - Filip Vukcevic

assistant production manager - Matt Levin-Gold
production assistants - Cameron Stewart, Rynn Floors

stills photographer - Kam Sylvestre

digital colourist - Scott Hannigan

re-recording mixer & sound designer - Lucas Prokaziuk

adr looping - Emily Stranges, Wayne Burns

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.