TUMMYACHE 

narrative feature film, 2021

Misha is a recently-sober former child star living in London. Theodore is the youngest son of Italian prince Santino Marquestino. After auditioning for an experimental theatre production of the Bacchae, the two boys fall in love.

written & directed by Sasha A. Dulerayn

produced by Ishan Sanjay Deshpande & Sasha A. Dulerayn

cinematography by Magda Kowalczyk & Richard Osborne

edited by Tatjana Rhodes

starring Reza Diako, Ethan Hockley-Webster, Megan Morvan, Laura Joy Pieters, Arthur Sylense, Ilia Pappa, Andreas Halkas, Luka Lipert, Megan Sharpe, Gabrielle Quaye, Angelique Joan and Ian Macnaughton

aspect ratio: 2.39:1

synopsis: Misha is a recently-sober former child star living in London. Theodore is the youngest son of Italian prince Santino Marquestino. After auditioning for an experimental theatre production of the Bacchae, the two boys fall in love.

awards & nominations: best feature film and best drama at hollywood verge film awards 2023 (burbank, california); best director, best production in a feature film, best drama feature, best cinematography, best editing, best sound design, best team performance, and the special award at south film and arts academy festival, november 2022 (rancagua, chile); best narrative feature at beyond the curve international film festival sept-oct 2022 (paris, france); best feature film and best actor at top indie film awards summer 2022 (tokyo, japan), with nominations for best editing, best music, and best writing; best feature film at 1st monthly film festival season 2 (belgrade, serbia), with jury comment: “the story is so eloquently delivered in every aspect, through acting, cinematography, director’s vision and style”; best director at around international film awards 2022 (paris, france); best director at rieti and sabina festival 2022 (rome, italy); best editing at vesuvius international film festival august 2022 (salerno, italy); best actor, best editing, and outstanding achievement award at virgin springs cinefest 57th season (kolkata, india); best female lead at north europe international film festival - london edition 2022, with nominations for seven awards including best film, best director, and best original screenplay; outstanding achievement award for a feature film at cult critic movie awards 56th season (kolkata, india); special mention award for best screenplay at gulf of naples independent film festival - 2023 (naples, italy); best cinematography and best director at take unico festival (umba, brasil); and best first time filmmaker at american golden picture international film festival.