Very Proud to find out today that Being Billy has been awarded the Grand Jury Prize - UK Drama at the amazing @folkestonefilmfest
A massive Thank You from everyone involved with Being Billy, genuinely means so much. A fantastic festival that does an amazing job offering a global platform to Independent films and filmmakers.. x
Being Billy Short Film
William (Billy) Livesey is a Falklands Veteran with dementia, living in a care home.
A brief connection with new carer Lisa stirs memories in Billy, taking him back to the closing stages of the Falklands War in 1982 and a life changing incident that took place for him, his close friend (and fellow Para) Stu and Argentinian soldier Pablo.
Memories from the past help guide Billy through the fog of dementia and re-connect him to the present.
Some Wars Never End....
Billy: Con O'Neill
Stu: George Osborne @georgeosbornee
Lisa: Becky Bowe @beckybowe
Glenys: Lisa Whiteside @lisawhitesidemee
Terry/Pablo: Trevor Dwyer-Lynch @the_lynch01
Directed By Ian Puleston-Davies
Written by Paul Ludden
Produced by Paul Ludden
Exec-Producer Lee Child
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#mancmadeproductions
I owe everything to Elsie ...I was 15 I wanted to be an actor and I simply didn't know how. I had no connections, no knowledge , no belief in myself. It was just a dream I was told, do something else. Then I met Elsie. The insanely witty, beautiful, bold Elsie. It wasn't about her talent as a teacher, mentor, director, actor...though she was wonderful at all those. It was her immeasurable belief in me/us/young creatives . In a world filled with 'No' she was an emphatic 'Yes'.
I'm not nearly as gracious or as nurturing but I try to pass on her love and positivity. As legacies go that's no bad thing....I'm truly honoured to have known you . A magnificent life well lived and my heart is breaking. Geoff, Chris I'll see you soon xxx
#legend #theatre #art #mentor #love
@theproducerslondon is just perfection @realrichardkind is a total legend .... I was a fan but now I'm obsessed. @marcantolin is simply magnificent and @allomrmorrison is insanely brilliant. A chaotic powerhouse of a show. Anarchy reigns supreme. #springtimeforhitler #musicaltheater #theatregold
Being Billy Short Film
William (Billy) Livesey is a Falklands Veteran with dementia, living in a care home.
A brief connection with new carer Lisa stirs memories in Billy, taking him back to the closing stages of the Falklands War in 1982 and a life changing incident that took place for him, his close friend (and fellow Para) Stu and Argentinian soldier Pablo.
Memories from the past help guide Billy through the fog of dementia and re-connect him, albeit briefly, to the present.
Some Wars Never End....
Billy: Con O'Neill @oneill.con
Stu: George Osborne @georgeosbornee
Lisa: Becky Bowe @beckybowe
Glenys: Lisa Whiteside @lisawhitesidemee
Terry/Pablo: Trevor Dwyer-Lynch @the_lynch01
Directed By Ian Puleston-Davies @pulestondavies
Written by Paul Ludden
Produced by Paul Ludden
Exec-Producer Lee Child
1st AD: Heather Carroll @hc_thecreative
DOP: Jenni Suitiala @jennisuitiala_dop
Focus: Sandra Coulson @sandraemmaco
2nd AC: Mojan Balak @mojanbalak
Sound:
Adam Shatwell @adam_agsaudio
Martyn Ellis @ellisaudio
DIT: Steven Day @stevenday.dit
Gaffer: Tom McGoldrick @tom_mcgoldrick
Spark: Morgan Shackleton @morgan_shack.film
HMU: Alexandra Blythe Jackson
BTS: Shay Rowan @shayster57
Runners:
Matilda Mutchell @favouredpersona
Will Bolton
Dylan Browning @dylan.browning.0303
Jessica Pell @jessicajpell
Alexander Ludden
Gabriel Ludden
Beau Ludden
Location: THG Studios @thgstudios
Edited by Jonny Moongate @jonny_m75_
Music by Helen Lyon @helenlyonmusic
Sound Design by Dylan Cabanis @dcsound__
Grade by @motionyork@ben.h.price
Thanks to..
@matthew_moulding@theartistspartnership@curtisbrowntalent
This is a joy .... the score is gorgeous and the performances ...oh my. Jenna Russell is simply magnificent ....she rips your heart out. Mark Addy is also sublime ..a wonderful supporting cast. Grab a ticket before it closes @haroldfrymusical@theatreroyalhaymarket
FINAL HOURS! 🧀🎂 Join Con & Samba for a chaotic cheesecake adventure tomorrow! Our first round of Meet & Greets already sold out, but we've just added some more! shopstands.com
Join us March 14th for this iconic, delicious and most definitely chaoticly unhinged baking class. All for an excellent cause! And to spread piratey goodness to all. Can’t wait!❤️🔥🏴☠️ Link in bio!
#OurFlagMeansDeath #ofmd #heatedrivalry #baking