Back of the Net (Still)

Screening Date & Time

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 • 7:00pm

Screening Venue

Classic Cinemas Elk Grove XQ
1050 Elk Grove Town Center
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Category
Short Narrative

Country of Origin
United Kingdom

Runtime
15 minutes

Genres
Drama

Language
English

Competition
Shorts

Synopsis

Maya, a passionate aspiring young footballer, is torn between her final shot at going professional and caring for the person who first inspired her pursuit of this dream, her grandmother Maggie. Although Maggie was once a skilled footballer of her day, that part of Maggie’s memory is fracturing, due to her dementia. Meanwhile, Maya’s commitment to training pulls her further away from her grandmother, until she is forced to make one final decision that could risk it all.

Production Credits

Director

Klara Kaliger

Writer

Ella Dorman-Gajic

Producer

Athanasia Bartzoka, Ola Andrzejewska

Cinematographer

Et Ng

Production Design

Han Sohn

Editor

Emma Blackman

Sound

Chiara Meadows, Jed Milton

Music

Dominic Roocroft

Key Cast

Ella Dorman-Gajic, Maureen Casey, Lucy Jane Rae, Muki Zubis, Tom Goodman-Hill, Gabriel Fogarty-Graveson, Dolly Webb, Ilaria Rosselli del Turco