The Long Light

A ninety-second film about arriving somewhere after dark.

Client

Halden Hotels

Client

Halden Hotels

Director

Mara Ellison

Halden wanted a film that sold the feeling of checking in, not the rooms. One traveller, one night, one door left open.

The approach

We shot over two nights on location in light rain, lighting the building from inside so every window became a practical. No dialogue, one score, one long final shot.

What we made

90s hero film
30s / 15s cutdowns
9:16 social edit
Stills

The film

2.39:1

01:30

The Long Light

(02) — Results

12

Markets

4.1M

Views in 30 days

+38%

Direct bookings

(03) — Stills

A guest checks in at a warmly lit hotel reception desk

(04) — Credits

Crew

Producer — Tom Achebe
Director of Photography — Jonas Wirth
Production Design — Ines Carvalho
Editor — Sam Orrell
Colourist — Yuki Brandt
Sound — Field Audio
Music — Odette Lane
Agency — Northfold

Recognition

Ciclope — Best Cinematography (shortlist)
Kinsale Sharks — Silver

A model in an oversized orange coat stands under a single spotlight in haze

Next project

The Long Light

The Long Light

The Long Light

Halden wanted a film that sold the feeling of checking in, not the rooms. One traveller, one night, one door left open.

Halden wanted a film that sold the feeling of checking in, not the rooms. One traveller, one night, one door left open.

Halden wanted a film that sold the feeling of checking in, not the rooms. One traveller, one night, one door left open.

12

12

12

4.1M

4.1M

4.1M

+38%

+38%

+38%

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