Project Detail

A Brixton Tale

Synopsis

Wealthy YouTuber Leah chooses shy youth Benji as the subject of her Brixton documentary. They fall for each other, but the desire for edgy footage leads them down a violent path.
Official Selection Glasgow Film Festival - European Premiere

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Features
Running time
76 min
Format
DCP
Director
Darragh Carey, Bertrand Desrochers 1st Feature
Producer
Rupert Baynham, Beau Rambaut
Co-Producer
Greer Ellison, Sam Marriott, Bertrand Desrochers, Darragh Carey
Executive Producer
Dennis Gyamfi, Jakob Preischl, Philipp Ramhofer, Sebastian Cordes, Jonty Weston
Editor
Derek Holland
Screenwriter
Rupert Baynham, Darragh Carey, Chi Mai
Director of Photography
Kristof Brandl
Production Designer
Shalini Adnani
Composer
Peter Venne
Principal cast
Lily Newmark, Ola Orebiyi, Jaime Winstone

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Damned Crew

in association with:
Paradox House
BWGTBLD (Germany)

Sales Company

ABrixtonTale@gmail.com

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