Trinity (2021)
Patel’s new film Trinity, continues his exploration of language and physical communication, centring on the discovery of a martial language that once united humanity. Interspersed with visual references from his life – both his artistic practice and his Indian cultural heritage, the film features two women – a young British Indian woman (played by Vidya Patel) and a young Deaf garage worker (played by Raffie Julien) – engaging in a fight, creating a unique physical language weaving together martial arts and sign language. A coming of age story intermingled with supernatural references, Trinity transforms traditional Indian practices with a recognisably Hollywood approach, employing an epic soundtrack and fight choreography. The film explores the representation of the British Indian experience on screen, emphasising the female voice, intergenerational conflict and the truth that our bodies hold beyond language, foregrounding a strong sense of hope.
Director: Hetain Patel
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Vidya Patel as Mina |
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Raffie Julien as Amy |
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Sudha Bhuchar as Samanya |
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Saju Hari as Ancestor |
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Iris Chan as Ancestor |
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Melanie Ingram as Ancestor |
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Jaki Wilford as Ancestor |
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Nirmal Chohan as Roshan |
| Directing | Hetain Patel | Director |
| Writing | Hetain Patel | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cosima Crowley-Roth | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Lorena Pagés | Director of Photography |
| Writing | In-sook Chappell | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Mercadé | Costume Designer |
| Art | Bobbie Cousins | Production Design |
| Sound | Jack Cook | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Chirag Lukha | Choreographer |
| Sound | Amy May | Music |
| Editing | Oliver Parker | Editor |
| Production | Sophie Neave | Producer |
| Writing | Louise Stern | Story Consultant |
| Production | Carmen De Witt | Production Manager |
| Production | Anna Argiros | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Sunjna Mullick | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Joe Salkey | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ellie C. Bright | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Riaz Ahmed | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Chris Steel | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Zarife Sevin | Floor Runner |
| Crew | Amy Madden | Floor Runner |
| Directing | Carlotta Beck Peccoz | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Eva Martinez | Casting |
| Crew | Gwennaelle Counson | Floor Runner |
| Camera | Rushil Choudhary | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | James Paul Thomas | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Sofia Sacomani | Art Direction |
| Sound | Matt Whittington | Music |
| Lighting | Krunal Saadrani | Gaffer |
| Art | Phin Shaughnessy-Symons | Art Department Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Luthwood-Graham | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Sound | Martin Schulz | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Daniel Jaramillo | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Matt Whittington | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Suzy Robinson | Musician |
| Camera | Gabriel Tineo | BTS Videographer |
| Camera | Shayne Thomas-Gordon | Camera Trainee |
| Art | Jasper Levine | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Charlie Brown | Musician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anisha Fields | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Jack McGinity | Colorist |
| Camera | Gabriel Tineo | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Gabriel Tineo | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Tim Mellam | VFX Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amber Hoskins | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Sound | Sebastian Vasquez Garzon | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Leela Patel | Musician |
| Camera | Jake Phillips | Camera Trainee |
| Lighting | Dimitrios Mavrogiannis | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Alexander Aguilar Castro | Foley Recordist |
| Lighting | John-Joe Besagni | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Maria Sacomani | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Hugo Harris | Art Department Assistant |
| Sound | Juan Pablo Saldarriaga Alaguna | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Ben Trigg | Musician |
| Sound | Amy May | Musician |
| Sound | Verity Quade | Musician |
| Sound | David Crane | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Daniel Jaramillo Gutierrez | Foley Supervisor |
| Lighting | Rob Gifford | Lighting Technician |