SYNOPSIS
International rock star Nigel Wrathbone had everything: money and fame, unbridled hedonism, creative freedom. Then he died and went to Hell. Part horror-comedy, part mockumentary, part visual album, Wrathbone features five original songs, with writer/director/songwriter Steve Flavin performing as both Nigel and his evil pop idol nemesis, Frankie Ecco.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
My previous film, Thirst Trap, was the kind of project you dream about and dread at the same time. Incredible cast, talented team, bigger budget, but also more red tape, more oversight, more stress. The result was a film I’m proud of, but a process that burned me out.
I walked away realizing that growth doesn’t just mean scaling up. Sometimes it means getting back to why you love making things in the first place. That’s what led me to Wrathbone.
Nigel Wrathbone is a character I played in YouTube sketches over a decade ago, a washed-up, egomaniacal rocker who thinks he’s a legend. At first, I thought revisiting him would be a scrappy palette cleanser between bigger projects. Instead, it snowballed into the most ambitious thing I’ve ever attempted: a full concept album, five music videos, and a 29-minute narrative film that tripled the scope of my last short. It was chaotic, exhausting, and occasionally ridiculous.
It’s also the most fun I’ve ever had.
At its heart, Wrathbone is about a frontman who discovers that the real magic wasn’t the fame or the spectacle, but the people he created with. That’s my experience, too. My cast, crew, and collaborators are the reason this rock-opera-from-Hell came to fruition. It’s unhinged, it’s excessive—and it’s f***ing metal.
– Steve Flavin, Writer/Director/Star
CAST & CREW
Cast
Nigel Wrathbone / Frankie Ecco — Steve Flavin
Viper / Grim — Rohan Padmakumar
Jasper Collins — Blake Bagby
Barnaby Jones — Derek Faraji
Tricky Z — Seth Keller
Crew
Written, Directed and Edited by — Steve Flavin
Producers — Alex Mallonee, Madison Hollan, Steve Flavin
Directors of Photography — Harrison Wong, Gavin V. Murray
Hair, Makeup and Wardrobe — Dakota Payne
Songwriters — Steve Flavin, Nathan Meckel, Becca Schack
Story by — Steve Flavin, Sean Catlett
Music Producer / Original Score — Nathan Meckel
Sound Engineering / Music Mixing — Nathan Meckel
Still Photographer — Juanita Hong
