 |
|
 |
FORTUNATE SONS
Based on the Sundance short In The Morning and screened at 50 film festivals worldwide, Fortunate Sons is a thriller set in London that follows a first generation Turkish teenager whose life gets turned upside down when he's ordered to kill his twin sister after she has dishonoured the family by being the victim of a rape which leaves her pregnant. The film portrays a gritty realism of the devastating practice known as ‘honour killings', which claim 5,000 victims a year. Cast attachments include: Academy Award Nominee Emily Watson (Hilary and Jackie, Breaking the Waves), Ray Panthaki (Kidulthood, City Rats), Olly Alexander (Great Expectations), Guven Kirac (Lovelorn, In The Edge of Heaven), Atossa Leoni (The Kite Runner). Written and to be directed by Danielle Lurie (In The Morning) Co-producer Katie Mustard (The Greatest, The Son Of No One), Turkish co-producer Mevlut Akkaya (A Jazz Story, Comedy Went To School), casting director Manuel Puro (Layer Cake, Moon), production designer, Hugo Luczyc Wyhowsk i (Dirty Pretty Things, Mrs Henderson Presents) Budget: £1m Fortunate Sons is shooting in April 2012 in London. Marie Claire - "An
American Honor Killing" For More Information See www.fortunatesonsfilm.com © Danielle Lurie 2011 |
| ................................................................................................................................................................................................... | |
 |
INDEBTED
A sparkling and action packed teen black comedy written by Sophie Berenice Scott and Alex Campbell. Budget: £650k Indebted is UK qualifying and intends to shoot in the Summer of 2012. © Fahrenheit Films 2009 |
| ................................................................................................................................................................................................... | |
 |
FRIEND REQUEST
Friend Request is a facebook whodunit/ horror movie written by Joe Chun about Joy Classen and her group of old high school friends who no sooner accept a new friend request, than are murdered. Further investigations reveal the sender is none other than their former ridiculed classmate Maxine Mansa ... but she's been dead for the past 4 years! With the help of her boyfriend police cop Aaron Myles, will Joy discover the identity of the murderer before her entire year are killed off. Cast attachments - Kelly Lynch (Charlies Angels) is attached to play Maxine's mother and Kiowa Gordon (Eclipse ) is attached to play Blake. Juno Temple (tbc) is reading for Joy and Max Irons (tbc) for Aaron. Directed by cutting edge commercials director Maguy Cohen (The All American Rejects, Land Rover) Co-producer Joram Moreka (Ghostly Revenge, Hurley Antics: 101), Associate Producer Henrik Larsson (The Utah Murder Project, Only In LA), Creative Executive Jade Moser (Into The Darkness) Friend Request is fully financed through private equity and tax credits cashflowed by Sakonnet Capital.. Seven Arts Pictures are selling the movie. Shooting in January 2012. Budget: $3.7m |
| ................................................................................................................................................................................................... | |
 |
WHERE YOU ARE
A supernatural drama by Sophie Berenice Scott Mimi Wallis is a beautiful effervescent lady with a seemingly perfect family. But when she dies prematurely of cancer at 50, life will never be the same again. Once so close, the family begin to crumble when her two daughters discover that Mimi was holding a deep secret. Soon after her death, her husband, Richard, unable to cope alone turns his back on his family. Whilst their teenage daughter Kiki drops out of school, abandoning her dream of becoming an actress, their eldest daughter Rachel, turns to religion, leaving her husband in the process and moving to a kibbutz in Israel. Can Mimi reconcile her estranged family and lead them back to their true paths? Where You Are will take you on an epic journey about how much you can affect life from the other side and the different ways that people process grief. © Screenplay by Sophie Berenice Scott July 2009 |
| ................................................................................................................................................................................................... | |
 |
SIR DONALD SINDEN AT THE GARRICK CLUB
The Garrick Club, a prestigious members only club was founded in 1831 in honour of the eminent actor David Garrick whose acting and management at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane represented a golden age of British drama. Its revered membership would go on to include actors such as: Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, writers - Charles Dickens and AA Milne and painters such as John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti . To this can be added numerous Barons, Counts, Dukes, Earls and Lords, soldiers, parliamentarians and judges. Today the Club has around 1,300 members who continue to be drawn from across the same varied spectrum. Within The Garrick's walls, there are over 1000 paintings, drawings and sculptures and thousands of prints and photographs. In this riveting documentary, the distinguished actor Sir Donald Sinden takes us behind the rich tapestry of the Garrick Club, recounting stories of its' colourful members through to its' remarkable collection of art works representing the history of British theatre. Sir Donald Sinden At The Garrick Club A feature length documentary narrated by Sir Donald Sinden to promote the Garrick Club's rich history to its' members, directed by Robert Young (Splitting Heirs, Eichmann), produced by Vikki Scott (Fahrenheit Films) and DoP'd by Clive Tickner (Spice World). Sponsored by The Garrick Club Status: Completed, screened in May 2010 and circulated to its members. © Fahrenheit Films 2009 |
| ................................................................................................................................................................................................... | |
