BRICKS – GHOSTED – LOCK IN
A trio of shorts directed by Neville Pierce
Worldwide Vimeo Premiere February 5
Featuring Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels), Blake Ritson (RockNRolla, Indian Summers), Alice Lowe (Prevenge, Sightseers), Christien Anholt (Flyboys, Relic Hunter), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill, MI-5), Nicholas Pinnock (Captain America: The First Avenger, Counterpart – 2018 series)
BRICKS (10 mins)
“Beautiful. Deliberate and creepy as hell.” – Scott Frank on Bricks
In this adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask Of Amontillado, stockbroker William (Blake Ritson) hires builder Clive (Jason Flemyng) to renovate his wine cellar. The two men couldn’t be more different, but in the shadowy cellar they find common ground… at first.
Official selection: Fantasia Film Festival, FrightFest, Aesthetica
Winner: Méliès d’Argent – Abertoir Film Festival
GHOSTED (10 mins)
“Tense, darkly funny, beautifully shot. Especially enjoyed Ghosted…” – Anna Smith, President of the Critics’ Circle
Widowed artist Rebecca (Alice Lowe) is looking for new love. But her dinner dates are disrupted by the ghost of her cheating dead husband Nigel (Christien Anholt). Can Rebecca exorcise Nigel’s ghost? Or will his restless spirit eternally interfere in her love life?
Official selection: London Short Film Festival, Loco Comedy Film Festival, Encounters Film Festival. Nominated for the Hitchcock d’Or at the 2017 Dinard Film Festival
LOCK IN (11 mins)
Respected landlord Richard (Tim McInnerny) is closing up his pub with pregnant daughter Lucy (Lucy Boynton) when a stranger barges in. The menacing Jimmy (Nicholas Pinnock) seems like he wants money, but really he’s after the truth…
Official selection: Vancouver International Film Festival, East End Film Festival, Aesthetica
