Hello,

We are a new production company called KITA Films. We are creating our first short film titled Mar, and we need your help! We are looking to raise some money to go towards travel, accommodation, equipment, catering and film festival submission expenses.

THE PROJECT

Mar is a 20-25 minute film about how a couple's day at the beach is tarnished by discussions of marriage, relentlessness, religion and feminism.

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The film follows a couple as they spend a day together at the beach, from sunrise to sunset. Their moments of closeness are both stagnated by familiarity and rattled by underlying tensions of their different views on the world. The film explores the issues of projecting personal and romantic anxieties on a partner’s belief system and asks where is the line between expression and animadversion?

THE TEAM

Ruby Rutherston (she/her) – Director, Scriptwriter and Producer at KITA Films.

Ruby is a postgraduate student who spends her free time acting. As well as her first job as a junior creative in a production company, she has been involved in drama and performance throughout school and university and is currently working in three plays at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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Spassia Kazaska (she/her) – Director of Photography, Camera operator, Video editor and Producer at KITA Films.

Spassia is a photographer and videographer based in London and the South Coast. Her experience ranges from shooting product, lifestyle, sports and events such as the ‘London Marathon’, ‘Paris Half Marathon’, and Sussex Medieval Society.

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Matilda Gates (she/her) – Production Manager at KITA Films.

Matilda has recently graduated from Bournemouth University with a degree in Television Production. During her degree, she specialised in Production Management and accessibility and inclusivity within the workplace. She has past experience of working in television, theatre, film and advertisement as a production, location and development assistant.

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Jordan Pace (he/him) – Composer.

Jordan is an award-nominated composer from Bournemouth. He has

experience with more traditional music styles, as well as electronic and

unorthodox instruments to create scores that have a distinctive sound to them. Jordan has created music for a variety of mediums, including short films, feature films, and documentaries as well as producing albums for independent artists.

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SaraBeth Samuels (she/her) – Assistant Director and intimacy coordinator.

SaraBeth Samuels is a director, writer, intimacy coordinator, and occasional performer based in Edinburgh. She studied Writing and Directing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and has worked on numerous short films and theatrical productions in both New York and the UK since graduating in 2022. Notable credits include Spring Awakening (director) with Suwanee Performing Arts , Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams (accent coordinator) with EGTG, and INERTIA (assistant director) at Edinburgh Fringe 2025. Her original play The Woodlands had its premier at the New York Theater Festival in 2023.

If you donate, you will receive a special thank you in the credits! Any donation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!