This is a narrative short film that I wrote, produced and directed. It is a surreal horror fantasy set in a parallel and frightening world.
Completed in 2018 it was shown in December at The Horse Hospital as part of Exploding Cinema.
Directors like Susanna White should be helming major franchises like James Bond.
Flares, Jags, jugs (Google it), geezers, guns, boozers; The Long Good Friday is all a bit 70s Sweeney at the same time moving into the Thatcher years of the 80s with Concord, yachts and money men.
A gang of young eastern European men and boys hang around the Gare du Nord in Paris looking for marks; seemingly acting as prostitutes there is more to their designs on the clients than getting a few euros for sex. Daniel (Olivier Rabourdin) is a lonely businessman who takes a shine to Marek (Kirill Emelyanov) but his initial plan gets twisted and it has life changing consequences for them both.
Dave (Frederick Schmidt) is a small time criminal living in London who is trying to move up in the family business. A job he does for his psychopathic uncle Jimmy (Martin Askew) goes horribly wrong due to Dave’s ambitions outweighing his intellect and understanding of the rules of the underworld game. Continue reading
Andrew Hulme director of Snow in Paradise, his debut feature, took some time out from work in LA to answer some of my questions. Continue reading
Lila (Eliza Rycembel) is a schoolgirl in love; but her boyfriend Janek (Mateusz Wieclawek) has betrayed her with another girl. Seeking revenge Lila puts in motion a chain of events that cannot be stopped leading to terrifying consequences. Continue reading
This box set of the 1st 3 seasons of the US version of The Killing is an interesting mixed bag, I mean box…whatever.
If like me you have seen the Danish version (Forbrydelsen) then you too will have fallen in love with Sarah Lund, her jumpers and her unapologetic obsessions with winning at all costs. Continue reading
Amat Escalante the writer and director of Heli (released May 23rd) managed to find some time in his hectic promotion schedule to speak to me about his latest project.
Amat, since you finished the film (Heli) how many times have you watched it?
Completely from beginning to end, maybe 2 or 3 times
Are there any scenes you find difficult to watch?
For me it is very personal why I wouldn’t like to watch a scene; usually because it doesn’t come out how I wanted, maybe I wasn’t able to achieve something or I saw some defect. Continue reading
Why it has taken 5 years to reach us on DVD is a mystery as I have seen far worse offerings get distribution in a more timely fashion. This is a tale of 2 childhood friends Brian Reilly and Paulie McDougan who are more like brothers, who through difficult circumstances turn to a life of crime and grow up Goodfellas style into hoods for the local crime boss. Continue reading
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