Project Detail

The Bower

Synopsis

In 1991, Seb takes friend Terri to Dungeness to witness Derek Jarman's jubilant canonisation by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Thirty years later, Terri takes her young employee Jude on a surprise day trip to the same spot as he faces a tough, pivotal moment in his young life.
Official Selection Outfest LA Film Festival 2022 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2022
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 18 min 22 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Marco Alessi
Producer: Ksenia Harwood, Lily Slydel
Executive Producer: Josic Cadoret, Kirsty Bell, Nick Sadler, Jessica Lazar, Tom Ford
Editor: Joanna Lewandowska
Screenwriter: Marco Alessi
Director of Photography: Tim Sidell
Production Designer: Bobbie Cousins
Sound: Ollie Drummond
Music: Tom Foskett-Barnes
Principal cast: Sharon D Clarke, Paul Hilton, Jade Anouka, Arian Nik, Stuart Thompson, Henry Felix, Willy Hudson, Pete MacHale, Jack Mosedale, Jack Sears

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Fire Heart Films

Lily Slydel

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