NISHANE - HOLD ME CLOSER

HOLD ME CLOSER A short film by Demitri Zujew Presented by NISHANE Shot in Japan, between Nara and the foothills of Mount Fuji, Hold Me Closer moves NISHANE’s olfactive storytelling into cinema, accompanying the eponymous creation by perfumer Alexandre Helwani that completes the Second Verse of the Rumi Collection. Moss on the trunks of an ancient forest, a river nearby, the scent of rain that has not yet fallen. A paper fortune folded away from his eyes, and a deer that looks back. In a quiet house, a shared life passes inside one still frame while the light slowly darkens. Only her perfume brings her back to him, each note opening a door onto a room she has already left. The film asks one question. Can you hold on to a feeling? Full Credits Presented by: NISHANE Written and directed by: Demitri Zujew Creative agency & production: HearHere Creative director: Karolina Volbin Producer: Andrea Artamonova Executive producers: Mert Güzel, Murat Katran, Inès Guendouz, Alessia Lomma 1st AD: Nagisa Kodama Casting director: Ruriko Takahashi Male lead: Soji Arai Female lead: Ichie Female Voice - Sam Yeow Male Voice - Uduak Inyang Text: Alexandre Helwani DOP: Yukihiro Miyakawa 1st AC: Erjol Muarem 2nd AC: Mario Elfadi Camera B: Anthony Somelier Gaffer: Fumitaka Yamashita Steadycam: Ryo Kishimoto DIT: Earl Louis Equipment rental: Capsule Production designer: Kohki Nawa Props stylist: Anastasiia Hamaguchi Costume assistance: Toraiza , Jolie Maz Production man