Project Detail

Beverley

Synopsis

Set in 1980 in the midlands during the much-loved two-tone sub-culture era, in a world of brief, violent encounters and racial tensions.
Beverley explores British identity through the perspective of a mixed-race teenager (Laya Lewis) seeking respect within a gang of male skinhead youths on a white suburban estate.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
24 mins 52 secs
Format
HD
Director
Alexander Thomas
Producer
Cass Pennant
Co-Producer
Ian Stuttard
Executive Producer
John Wraith, Neil Primett, Tony Curran, Andy Carder
Editor
Kristoff Deak
Screenwriter
Alexander Thomas
Director of Photography
Paul Ozgar
Production Designer
Paulina Rzeszowska
Sound
Erik Moore
Composer
Rael Jones
Principal cast
Laya Lewis, Vicky McClure, Keiran Hardcastle, Sennia Nanua, Winston Ellis
1st Assistant Director
Hans Lucus
2nd Assistant Director
Rhys Davis
Associate Producer
Beverley Thompson
Production Assistant
Scott Findley
Production Assistant
Victoria Kirk
Locations Manager
Matt Betteridge
Art Director
Kate Unwin
Assistant
Jess Sandell
Set Decorator buyer
Rachel Robertson
Hair & Make-up
Rebecca Yeates, Nicola Richardson
Make-up Assistant
Raquel Braham, Brook Palmer
Costume Designer
Towelah Phiri, Alice Phiri
Costume Supervisor
Neil Primett
Fight & Stunt coordinator
Dean Williams
Armourer
Lou Lewis
Camera Assistant
Michael Hobdell
Camera Assistant
Imogen Forbes
Camera Assistant
Mustafa ‘Bulman’ Arsehit
Steadicam Operator
Adam Peddar
Sound Recordist
Patrick Durdy, Emanuale Gabbi
DIT
Kieran Hayhow
Stills photographer
, Les Topham-Brown
EPK
Lee Cogswell
Gaffer
Hugh Donnelly
Best Boy
Andy Gregory
Caterer
Frank Gill
Set Security
Barrington Patterson,Riaz Khan,Ibrahim Kasuji
Transport driver
Clive Driscoll, Roy Braham, Nick Sarjeant, Ann Lewis
Colour Grader
Jason Moffat
VFX
Christiant D'Alberto
VFX
Miguel Dominingo Redondo
Post Production Consultant
Witek Wilczynski

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