THE ART OF DYING

THE ART OF DYING is a fever dream about fatherhood and mortality. A impoverished ronin lies dying as the city of Edo (Tokyo) burns. His daughter wants to stay by his side placing her own life at risk. Both must face their demons. Written by Lisle Turner.

THE ART OF DYING is part of a new anthology of digital shorts from Open Sky entitled MicroPlays: Identity. Five writers were asked the question, “What makes us who we are?” 

Currently on the festival circuit. Stand by for more news…

RELEASES IN 2025. SHORT FILM. 12 MINS.

PRAISE FOR MICROPLAYS: POLARITY

  • “As thought-provoking as they are concise. BEST DRAMA OF THE WEEK, LIVE & ONLINE”

    THE METRO

  • “Ingenuity twinkles throughout a bite-sized box set. A teasing half-hour of stylish snippets. ”

    THE STAGE

  • “MicroPlays tell vastly different stories. Each play is slick, performed well and articulate. If a project is attempting to cross over to a new theatre audience, I’m glad it’s one as fresh and high quality as this.”

    THEATRE WEEKLY *****

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CAST

  • Makoto

    Kino MacDonald

  • Tsuki

    Renka Dove McGill

  • Picture of Kris Rosowsky

    Ken'no/Katsubo/Mou Sou

    Kris Rosowsky

  • Voice of Kenn'no/Katsubo/Mou Sou

    Dai Tabuchi

CREW

WRITER & DIRECTOR Lisle Turner
CULTURAL DIRECTION Haruna Kondo
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Will Humphris
COSTUME & PRODUCTION DESIGNER Ioana Curelea
EDITOR Flaura Atkinson
COMPOSER Will Cookson
PRODUCERS Claire Coaché & Lisle Turner
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Shaun Dawson, Alison King & Charlotte Cunningham

PRODUCTION MANAGER Mina Nakamura
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Niamh Hanns
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Carina Simoes
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Sukhi Turner
DESIGN ASSISTANT Lucie Iredale
FOCUS PULLER  Rich Bertenshaw  & Jack Hayter
2nd ASSISTANT CAMERA Taiya Price-Grieves
GAFFER Will Churchill
SOUND RECORDIST Sam Walker
HAIR AND MAKE-UP Max Van de Banks
DESIGN ASSISTANT Lucie Iredale
STORYBOARD ARTIST  Fiona Oakley
CATERING Richard Flinn & Courtyard Centre of the Arts &
LOCATION CATERING Jemima & Will Cookson
COURTYARD LIGHTING TECHNICIAN James Mackenzie
COURTYARD LIGHTING TECHNICIAN Keiron Thomas
COURTYARD LIGHTING TECHNICIAN Nicholas Acons-Thrane
ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY Kie Cummings
CALIGRAPHY & TRANSLATION Shinji Nakamura
COLOURIST Chris Shaw
SOUND DESIGN Justin Dolby
ADR  Audio Uproar
TITLES AND GRAPHICS Olive Johnson
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR David Jones
ONLINE EDITOR David Jones
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY Kie Cummings
PRODUCTION TRAINEES Hannah Forte, Alex Birring, Joseph McIlroy Hannah Lee, Tabitha Jones & Phil Treadwell
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR David Jones
ONLINE EDITOR David Jones
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT Alan Bowyer

CAMERA & LENSES SUPPLIED BY Total Film Crew

POST PRODUCTION SERVICES BY Homespun

Thanks to
Will, Jemima, Cressie & Poppy Cookson
Ian Archer, David Durant and all the team at the Courtyard Hereford.
Jack Hughes, Darren Williams and Stephen Waldron at Hereford College of Arts
Tamsin Fitzgerald and 2Faced Dance
Creative Pathways & Ledbury Poetry

CROWDFUNDING THANKS TO:
Sue Berridge
Peter Coaché
Jo Henshaw
Julie Hesmondhaulgh
Alison King
Dave L
Erika Poole
Bethan Walters
Marilyn Wilson

Funded by Arts Council England, UK Government.
With financial assistance from The Elmley Foundation.