Back of the Net
2025 • Short Narrative • 15 minutes
Runtime • 15 minutes
Competition • Shorts
Country • United Kingdom
Language • English
Genres • Drama, Sports
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
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 Designer
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