Seb Gillmore spotlights the dark side of bodybuilding
The director’s stark and intimate short film tells the story of an ex-champion bodybuilder whose pursuit of strength almost shattered him.
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Credits
View on- Director Seb Gillmore
- Color Electric Theatre Collective
- Colorist Connor Coolbear
- Color Producer George Blomiley
- Sound Design Brother Music
- Sound Designer Patrick Lee
- Producer Sophie Christophersen
- Art Director Ollie Gale
- DP Stephen Dunn
- Editor Ned Champain
- VFX Robert Harold
- Composer Paddy Fletcher
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Credits
powered by- Director Seb Gillmore
- Color Electric Theatre Collective
- Colorist Connor Coolbear
- Color Producer George Blomiley
- Sound Design Brother Music
- Sound Designer Patrick Lee
- Producer Sophie Christophersen
- Art Director Ollie Gale
- DP Stephen Dunn
- Editor Ned Champain
- VFX Robert Harold
- Composer Paddy Fletcher
Directed by London-based filmmaker Seb Gillmore, this moving and reflective short documentary, titled UMBRA (The Shadow), paints a raw and honest portrait of ex-champion bodybuilder Dan Avasilcai.
Told through quiet and contemplative vignettes, and Avasilcai’s own words, the documentary sensitively traces how his relentless chase for an unnatural physique, fuelled by steroids and extreme discipline, pushed him to breaking point.
Gilmore reveals how Avasilcai’s hope of becoming a father ultimately helped him break free from destructive habits, with the quiet strength of parenthood piecing him back together.
