Greedy Waters
Jakob W. Nadalin
“Not everything lost is meant to return.”
Film Title: Greedy Waters
Director: Jakob W. Nadalin
Duration: 11ms19s
Genre: Adventure Fantasy
Logline
A devoted Captain John embarks on a relentless quest for a mythical pearl said to command the sea, but as the journey drags on and his crew begins to die, his obsession forces him toward an unthinkable sacrifice.
Synopsis
Captain John is driven by a singular goal: to recover his lost ship from the ocean’s depths using a magical pearl said to command the sea. However, what begins as a focused voyage slowly unravels into something far more dangerous. As the journey stretches on, the crew weakens under the strain, an illness spreads, morale collapses, and lives are lost. Blind to the growing cost, the Captain presses forward, his devotion hardening into obsession. By the time he reaches The Great Pearl of The Deep, the line between purpose and destruction has already been crossed. In the end, the price of reclaiming what was lost demands more than he is willing to see.
Artist Statement
This film began with a simple absence. I wanted a new pirate story that focused on the emotional constructs of one man. In creating it, Captain John became something more personal: A reflection of the dangers of unchecked obsession. His devotion to his ship and purpose slowly isolates him, blinding him to what he’s losing. I’m drawn to characters who exist in moral gray areas, where passion and destruction overlap. Through atmosphere, sound, and an epic storybook tone, I aimed to create something both intimate and beyond itself in scope. At its core, this film is about
imbalance, and the cost of realizing it’s too late.
Film Stills
Film Credits
Director, writer, producer, editor, Jakob W. Nadalin
Director of Photography, Bon Suzuki
Production Designer + Art Director, Tongxing (Tommy) Peng
Cast
Captain John, Stephen Huddlestone
Firstmate Sean, Brayden Fraser
Charlotte, Ella Yarwood
Caspian Braveheart, Alex Minty
Voice of The Pearl, Ella Yarwood
The Lookout, Ronan Sagar
Pirate Crew, Mika Banafsheh, Tommy Peng, Tomás Herrera, Eden Coté-Foster, Larasati
Maranda, Poppy Suro, Ryan Nguyen, Arielle Sites
Production
Assistant Director, Izzy Seow
Script Supervisors, Anton Koltunov, Adrian Hoz
Assistant Producer, Arielle Sites
Camera
Camera Operator, Bon Suzuki
Camera Operator, Thomas Farstad
1st AC, Bobby Pan
2nd AC, Kevin Shou
Lighting/Grip
Gaffer, Christopher Yuen
Key Grip, Ryan Nguyen
Art/PA
Char Gemmil, Arielle Sites, Emerson Cleary, Larasati Maranda, Izzy Seow, Tia Selinger
Wardrobe, Mika Banafsheh
Makeup, Brianna Logan, Mirphy Olsen
Sound/Data
Sound Mixer + Boom Op, Gustavo Dias Vieria
DIT, Brayden Fraser
Post Production
Jakob W. Nadalin
VFX, Ryan Steadman, Jacob Frisbie
