Film Event
Summer Scars + Gone Fishing
Friday 3 July – Wednesday 8 July
Film-makers Q&A on 8 July only
The National Media Museum is delighted to present two outstanding examples of ‘micro-budget’ film-making and the chance to quiz director Julian Richards (Summer Scars, Darklands, The Last Horror Movie) and Chris Jones (the award-winning short Gone Fishing).
Both Chris and Julian will be present after the screening on Wednesday 8 July to present a Q&A boot camp on micro-budget film-making at its best.
Summer Scars
GB, 2009, 68 mins (15) Digital. Dir. Julian Richards.
Six friends bunk off school to spend the day in the woods. Armed with a few beers and some inadequate barbeque skills, they spend the day hanging out. Two of the gang collide with a lone adult, who gains their trust by joining in their games. But then his behaviour begins to change.
Summer Scars, designed to give new cast and crew their first opportunity in the film industry, uses similar techniques to those used by Lars Von Trier in his Dogma films (single location, hand held camera, available light). Unsigned hip-hop artists D-Tox, 2Planets and Formidable Foe were sourced from MySpace to work with composer Simon Lambros to create the score.
The film has participated in forty five international film festivals and won several accolades including two BAFTA Cymru awards for Best Newcomer (screenplay) and Best Titles 2008. Turning the ‘hoodie’ stereotype on its head, there are no easy answers as the kids are forced to confront and question themselves in the most extreme circumstance.
Gone Fishing
GB, 2008, 13 mins (TBC rating) Digital. Dir. Chris Jones
The touching story of a boy and old man coming to terms with bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught.
