I really love the grain, medium contrast, and retained detail inside shadows.

I feel like Tri-X is way too clean and contrasty, and way too dark in the shadows, even when pulled a stop.

I feel like Fomapan is not quite contrasty enough, while still also somehow going too dark in the shadows too quickly, and somehow also seeming a tad too milky in the examples I've seen (never shot with it tho).

I am a fairly experienced director, an intermediate with digital cinematography, a novice at grading, a novice at 35mm stills, a beginner at developing, and a total newbie with 16mm motion picture.

This is for my final student film, something both grim and sad with lots of indoor darkly exposed subjects backlit by bright natural light.

Figured this group might have some cool suggestions! Thanks!