Project Detail

RAY AND LIZ

Synopsis

On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society, the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break cultural taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control.
Turner Prize-nominated and Deutsche Börse Prize-winning artist, Richard Billingham, returns to the striking photographs of his family during Thatcher-era Britain. The film is based on Billingham’s memories, focussing on his parents Ray and Liz, their relationship, and its impact on Richard and his younger brother Jason.
At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humour, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2018 - International Competition - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018
Official Selection New York Film Festival 2018
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019

Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Features
Running time: 108 mins
Director: Richard Billingham 1st Feature
Producer: Jacqui Davies
Executive Producer: Adam Partridge, Ed Talfan
Editor: Tracy Granger
Screenwriter: Richard Billingham
Director of Photography: Daniel Landin
Production Designer: Beck Rainford
Sound: Joakim Sundström
Principal cast: Ella Smith, Justin Salinger, Patrick Romer, Deirdre Kelly, Tony Way, Sam Gittins, Joshua Millard-Lloyd
Film Title Format Note: Film title should read RAY & LIZ

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Primitive Film production in association with Rapid Eye Movies. Financed by the BFI and Ffilm Cymru Wales with National Lottery funding, in association with Severn Screen. Developed with support from agnès b and BFI

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Sales Company

Luxbox

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Hédi Zardi
6 rue Jean Pierre Timbaud
75011 Paris
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