About the Movie
Perfect strangers. Inmates. The mad and the murderer. Each seeking to win British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer's 'get out of jail' early-release deal.
And so, it's time to face up to their darkest and dumbest crimes, in group therapy.
Directed by Chris Barfoot
Chris Barfoot is a highly gifted writer and director. He produced a plethora of films and gained international acclaim before attending university and graduating with a BA (Hons) and MA in Film Production at the age of 50.
Much of Chris’s early work originated on 35mm or S16mm film. These were complex mini-features set in multiple locations, with exceptional production values. Chris brokered deals with broadcasters such as ITV, NBC Universal Sci-Fi Channel, and Sky Movies.
He has, thus far, picked up eleven international awards, including recognition from Los Angeles and Nice, and has been nominated 23 times at prestigious festivals for his expertly crafted multi-genre films and screenplays.
Chris won Sky Movies Top Ten Shorts of All Time for The Reckoning and was rewarded by NBC Universal Sci-Fi Channel for achieving the highest audience figures of all time.
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Gritty
Here, we delve into the darkest, dankest depths of a person’s psyche… especially in the case of the character “Shithead”. His was a world of utter inhuman misery, a world devoid of the simplest luxury, and he was demonically compensated with debauchery, depression, anxiety, and the sad desire to exit this otherwise paradisal planet.
We explore, or at least touch upon, sensitivities we would normally shy away from. But because this is a fictional character - one who may embody aspects of real lives - we are able to see the scars, confront them, and perhaps, thankfully, anticipate some sense of healing.
We must all face our most painful moments, so that we may continue, to grow, to live, to be.
Passionate
Some of our stories relate to a need to evoke change - not merely on a personal level but explosively, as a universal and global enterprise.
Blade wanted to stop the fighting. Unite the gangs. Form a coalition, perhaps even a political entity. He wanted to cease hostilities within the villainous structure of gang life and protect the lives of others. Sometimes one experiences a selfless need to do good, even while drowning in a sea of bad.
These are the characters, the legends, the new guard. Driven heroes are not made - they are born, and they are nurtured.
Our experiences help shape our personalities. We may not end this life as the people we once were, but generally, hopefully, it is for the better… for the betterment of those around us, and the positive furtherance of humanity.
Be passionate, be strong, tread on the cracks in the pavement if you must, but do not stamp upon the lives of others. Even ants have the right to live.
Thought Provoking
Here we witness the mad - and the murderer.
Some souls we condemn to hell, and others we save, at great cost to ourselves.
Lydia murdered the man she loved… but she will learn to love again. Is that fair? Is that even right? Does mental cruelty justify vengeance that extinguishes another life?
Princess acted in self-defence. Her “crime” was being pretty, and she paid a heavy price. If we could strip away anger and greed from the dark motivations of human beings, would we still need prisons?
Falling into prison is all too easy. But what dark secrets would you confess… to get out?
