Project Detail

Brian and Charles

Synopsis

The story of an unlikely friendship forged in isolation. After a particularly harsh winter Brian goes into a deep depression; completely isolated and with no one to talk to, Brian does what any sane person would do when faced with such a melancholic situation, he builds a robot. Charles is that robot.
While life is pretty rosy for a while, tensions begin to rise between the pair. Partly due to the fact that Charles has the cognitive ability of a 4-year-old child and completely due to the fact that he keeps eating Brian's cabbages. Things soon come to a head and Brian is forced to make a decision he may soon come to regret.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2018 - Narrative Shorts Competition - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins 3secs
Format
digital 2K
Director
Jim Archer
Producer
Rupert Majendie
Executive Producer
Hughie Philips
Editor
Jim Archer
Screenwriter
David Earl, Chris Hayward
Director of Photography
Toby Goodger
Sound
Sound Designer: James Torrence
Composer
Peter Silberman
Principal cast
David Earl, Chris Hayward

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Production Status

Production Company

Mr Box

Mindseye

Sales Company

c/o Rupert Majendie

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