A woman loses her husband, and finds a potted plant.

'Fern' is a short film commissioned by Channel 4, and produced by Nexus Studios, starring Monica Dolan.

This black comedy charts the complicated and intense love that grows between a woman and a plant. It’s situated entirely inside one woman's apartment, in the weeks following her husband’s death.

Cast:
Monica Dolan as the woman
Frank Bourke as the man
Helena Jinx Jones as the old woman

Writer / Director: Johnny Kelly
Produced By: Greet Kallikorm
Executive Producers: Isobel Conroy, Christopher O'Reilly, Charlotte Bavasso
Development Producer: Claire Cook
Production Manager: Caroline Milsom
Production Company: Nexus Studios
Director of Photography: Matthew Day
Editor: Charlie Fawcett

Production Design: The Joy of Sets
Art Directors: Jess Linares, Alex Grant Said
1st Assistant Director: George Cassavetti
Gaffer: Max Halstead
Focus Puller: Toby Goodyear
Puppet Maker: Rose Popham
Puppeteer: Kim Scopes
Costume Designer: Nat Turner
Hair and Make Up: Siobhan Harper Ryan
Horticulturist at Worm: Terri Chandler
Title Design: Simon Sweeney
Runner: Iris Abols
Catering: Floyd's Catering
Lighting and Camera Equipment: Clapham Road Studios

Sound Post Production Services: Factory
Supervising Sound Designer: Jon Clarke
Sound Design Assistant: James Utting
Audio Producer: Lou Allen
Original Music: Antfood
On Set Sound Recordist: Filipe Pinheiro
Colour Grade: Time Based Arts
Colourist: Simone Grattarola
Post Production: Nexus Studios
Digital Compositing Supervisor: Ken Hau
Additional Digital Animation: Bin Liu
Offline Editor: Dave Slade

Thanks To:
Jennifer Chan, Elizabeth Day, Daniel-Konrad Cooper, Jo Bierton, Fernanda Garcia Lopez, Julio Bonet, Judy Hill, Elliott Kajdan, Lucy Mitchell, Richard Taylor, Work, The Kelly family