Sebastién, a gay acrobat lives for the thrill of the circus. Now the oldest acrobat in the troupe, he knows this show could be his last.
Stretch (2018)
WINNER – BEST SHORT FILM – WALES INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
His whole adult life, Sebastién, a gay acrobat, has lived for the thrill of the circus and wanted for little else. Now older than the rest of the troupe, he struggles to face up to the impending demise of his career. With no other bookings in the diary, this trip to Puglia, in the heat of the Italian summer, could be his last. His doting mothers in Paris feel his angst, while fearing for his every fall. The thrill is as great as ever. But an uncertain future awaits. Jay Bedwani’s beautifully languid documentary catches the final leap of a long, idyllic youth.
World Premiere: Edinburgh International Film Festival, June 2018
International Sales – Feelsales, Madrid
Festival Distribution – Scottish Documentary Institute
Available in 5.1.
French subtitled version available.
English subtitled version available.
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FFILM CYMRU WALES, SCOTTISH DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE & BFI NETWORK present
in association with BRIDGING THE GAP, DRAGON DIGITAL & HOOT STUDIOS
a TRUTH DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION
a film by JAY BEDWANI
s t r e t c h
Cinematographer JAY BEDWANI
Sound Recordists TOMMASO RICCHIUTI, HADRIEN BAYARD
Editor ALICE POWELL
Original Music TOM RAYBOULD
Colourist PAUL J. WRIGHT
Sound Design & Mix NICHOLAS DAVIES
Sound Editing & Foley RHYS YOUNG
Post-Production Co-ordinator MYLÈNE BRADFIELD
Distribution Manager FINLAY PRETSELL
Festivals Coordinator EVE KORZEC
International Sales FEELSALES
Festivals Distributor SCOTTISH DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE
Bridging the Gap Series Producer FLORE COSQUER
Executive Producers NOÉ MENDELLE & SONJA HENRICI, KIMBERLEY WARNER, TRACY SPOTTISWOODE
Cinematographer & Director JAY BEDWANI
Producer DEWI GREGORY
Official Selection:
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Encounters
Inverness Film Festival
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival
Wales International Documentary Festival
This is England British Short Film Festival, Rouen
