A film by Joji Koyama
Cast Hisae Mizutani & Silvia Mercuriali
Producers O’Reilly & Bavasso
Line Producers Isobel Conroy & Aya Kobayashi
Director of Photography Philipp Blaubach
Sound and Music Isambard Khroustaliov

A solitary figure emerges out of seclusion to learn an ice-skating dance sequence.

A solitary figure emerges out of seclusion to learn an ice-skating dance sequence. Set in a disorientating arena of shifting boundaries, the lessons are not going well.

A solitary figure emerges out of seclusion to learn an ice-skating dance sequence. Set in a disorientating arena of shifting boundaries, the lessons are not going well. From Nose to Mouth portrays a character trying to grapple with the demands of a strangely disjointed and fragmented world.

Mixed media including 3D CGI, live action, compositing and puppetry.

A film by Joji Koyama
Cast Hisae Mizutani & Silvia Mercuriali
Director of Photography Philipp Blaubach
Sound and Music Isambard Khroustaliov
Costume Designer Emma MacFarlane
Make-Up Dorita Nissen
Hair Yuki Sato
First Assistant Director Paul Murphy
Focus Puller Paul Mackay
Clapper Loaders Chris Kane & Angharad Richards
Key Grip Dan Garlick
Sound Recordist Oli Cohen
Boom Op Robin Galam
Art Director Vikki King
Unit Drivers Masaaki Furukawa & Alex Dunbar-Whittaker
Location Manager Lisa Hopkins
Runners Anthony Clinton, Patrick Chadwick, Wyndham Richardson, Matthew Grant
Animation Stuart Doig, Michael Greenwood, Jerome Haupert
Puppeteer Kwok Fung Lam
Compositing Woof Wan-Bau & Dean Koonjul
Telecine Simone Grattarola

'Dis-patch Interlude'
Written and Performed by Icarus

'The Vague Terrain'
Written and Performed by Lothar Ohlmeier and Isambard Khroustaliov

Producers O’Reilly & Bavasso
Line Producers Isobel Conroy & Aya Kobayashi

Thanks to Jeremy Sassen at ARRI Media, Barnaby Laws at AFM Lighting, Paul Hardcastle at Trim, Josh King and Simone Grattarola at Rushes, Lisa Hopkins, Bram Paton, Simone Rosamond, John Banson, Mo Clarke and Victoria Coldwell at New River Village (St James Homes), Melanie Smith and Norris Royal at Romford Ice Arena, Dick Arnall, Jacqui Davies, Gary Thomas, Isambard Khroustaliov and Not Applicable, Lina Brocchieri, The Moles, Alex Smith, Aya Kobayashi, Isobel Conroy and everyone at Nexus Production.

Philipp Blaubach was born in Hamburg 1972 and studied film at the London International Film School 1995-1998. After wining the Kodak Student Commercial Award 1998 he was invited to the Kodak cinematography masterclass, Budapest, under laszlo Kovacs ASC and Billy Williams BSC. He was invited to the Berlinale talent campus, 2004. Philipp Blaubach has photographed numerous short films that have been shown at international festivals, including Cannes, the Berlinale, Sundance, Raindance and Camerimage. Get the Picture was shown in the Trick of the Light outstanding cinematography programme at the ICA. Veronique won the Orange FilmFour Awards for best short film. Funeral Etiquette won the Berlinale talent movie award. The feature film Little White Lies received a BAFTA Cymru nomination for best cinematography.