Two years ago I travelled to LA for the world premiere of @tickershortfilm at the brilliant @hollyshorts festival @chinesetheatres . What a journey it has been since then. Very grateful and extremely proud of team Ticker.
It was a very big screen.
2025. (In no particular order). Ran a bit including a marathon. Anaesthetised a bit. Disposed of asbestos. Made a film. Did a play again. Took clothes off quickly. Kept a dog alive. Reunited with med school pals. Went on a party bus around London.
Tonight was the 10 year anniversary of my very first professional acting job @donmarwarehouse in Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
And tonight I got to share the stage with the brilliant Twelfth Night company @barbicancentre@thersc .
It’s been a ride, involving a lot of hair pieces stuck to me and a two year period at drama school @lamdadrama which remains a strange fever dream.
Onwards. I think.
1. Major-domo, Les Liaisons Dangereuses 📷 @perssonphotography
2. Small dressing room in the above.
3. Dressed up for the above.
4. At the beautiful Oldham Coliseum with @reddingface . 📷 Joel Chester Fildes
5. Pound of flesh. 📷 Robert Day
6. Hair stuck to face, Mary Queen of Scots movie (don’t blink).
7. Drama school restoration (about 5 days before lockdown).
8. Drama school playing grumpy northerner (no acting required).
9. Nasty Ratcliffe in Richard III @thersc . 📷 @elliekurttzphoto
10. Curio in Twelfth Night @thersc@barbicancentre . 📷 @helenmurraypix
The Slick Films Fund 2025 Live Pitch 🎬
This Friday, 3rd October at 2:20PM, the nominees take the stage at the Bolton Film Festival for a high-stakes live pitch. Five film teams will go head-to-head in front of a panel of industry experts, competing for £10,000 in funding and a full support package.
Main Fund Nominees:
Baller - Sophie McVeigh
Churched - Charlotte Hamblin
Hide - Thom Petty
Pupa - Lily Howkins
The Score - Jonny Wright
Experience the excitement, the bold ideas, and the drive of these filmmakers as one project takes the grand prize.
Link in bio to grab your tickets!
#slickfilms #livepitch #shortfilmfunding #filmindustry #boltonfilmfestival
Early days on two film projects but excited to share.
Team includes the brilliant producers that are @milobeyts and @aresaefilms .
HIDE (short, 14 mins):
A YOUNG BIRDWATCHER HAS A SPONTANEOUS INTIMATE ENCOUNTER IN THE WOODS WITH ANOTHER MAN, BUT AFTER THE SITUATION GOES VERY WRONG HE HAS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO SEEK HELP OR COVER HIS TRACKS.
SLAUGHTER ON SUSPICION (feature):
AS A NEW VARIANT OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS RIPS THROUGH THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE, A STAFFORDSHIRE FARMER FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL AS THE COMMUNITY TURNS VIOLENTLY AGAINST HER.
(With support from @bfinetwork@networkfhm )
@lost_northerner
