Scrawl (film)

Scrawl

Official Film Poster
Directed by Peter Hearn
Produced by Annabelle Le Gresley
Peter Hearn
Written by Peter Hearn
Starring Mark Forester Evans
Daisy Ridley
Nathalie Pownall
Elizabeth Boag
Liam Hughes
Joe Daly
Annabelle Le Gresley
Ellie Selwood
Chris Casey
Music by Dan Hall
Cinematography Matty Crawford
Edited by Matty Crawford
Running time
 81 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Scrawl is a 2015 British horror film directed by Peter Hearn and produced by Annabelle Le Gresley and Peter Hearn. It stars Mark Forester Evans, Daisy Ridley, Nathalie Pownall and Elizabeth Boag. In October 2015, Scrawl played a longer cut at the Fright Night Film Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] Subsequent film festivals in 2015 have shown a shorter cut, with more festivals lined up for 2016.[2]

Plot

A boy (Liam Hughes) writes a comic book with his best friend (Joe Daly), and finds situations depicted in the comic book coming to life. After the appearance of a mysterious girl (Daisy Ridley), the boy is forced to face the reality of what he has written, and with the help of a girl from his past (Annabelle Le Gresley), his best friend's dad (Mark Forester Evans) and his best friend's sister (Ellie Selwood), the boy begins a battle to attempt to rewrite death...

Cast

Production

Scrawl's stylistic production harks back to the 70s and 80s horrors Phantasm and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, as well as fantasy films such as Big.[3] Hearn had been teaching film at Andover College, and conceived the project as a hands-on training exercise for his students, influenced by Brian De Palma's Home Movies. Much like that film, Hearn's students were given the responsibility of raising money (via crowdfunding), as well as shooting and editing the film, all under Hearn's supervision. The cast consisted of professional actors, such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens's Daisy Ridley, then unknown, as well as award winning theatre and film actress Elizabeth Boag,[4] Mark Forester Evans and Nathalie Pownall from the horror film Credo. Both Boag and Pownall had worked before with Hearn on his short film 'Motto' as well as a previous feature film. Many of the students involved have subsequently gone into the industry or onto film school.[5]

Reception

Dr Lenera of Horror Cult Films rated the film 8/10 stars and said it is "a very impressive piece of work considering the circumstances of its making, and is certainly very different to much else that is out there at the moment."[6]

Scrawl Director / Producer - Peter Hearn was recently awarded the Phil Tucker Spirit Award by the Zed Fest Film Festival, Burbank, CA. The Phil Tucker Spirit Award is Zed Fest’s special honor. It is bestowed upon a filmmaker who displays determination, perseverance, and innovation. Named after the Director/Producer of the 1953 classic Z-Movie ROBOT MONSTER, Philip J. Tucker. The award was given to 'Scrawl' seeking to acknowledge and support filmmakers like Phil Tucker who strive to bring their movies to life against all odds and obstacles."[7]

Awards

Festival awards
Festival Award
Zed Fest Film Festival Winner Best Director - Peter Hearn; Producer - Annabelle Le Gresley, Peter Hearn; Actor - Mark Forester Evans; Actress - Daisy Ridley; Actress - Nathalie Pownall [8]
Festival Award
Zed Fest Film Festival Phil Tucker Spirit Award - Director/Producer Peter Hearn [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Fright Night Film Festival 2015". Fright Night Film Fest. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Macabre Faire Film Festival 2016 Line up". Macabre Faire Film Fest. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "NEW HORROR FILM ‘SCRAWL’ RELEASES OFFICIAL POSTER, SYNOPSIS AND STILLS!". Horror Cult Films - Movie Reviews of Obscure, Weird, Strange, Horror and Cult Cinema. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "About Elizabeth Boag". Elizabeth Boag Official Website. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Indie Spotlight: From SCRAWL to Screen, Interview with Director Peter Hearn". Daily Dead - Zombies and Horror News, Reviews, Features. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Lenera, Dr (26 August 2015). "[Pre-Festival Review] 'Scrawl (2015)'". Horror Cult Films. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Zed Fest Winners 2015". Zed Fest Film Festival 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Zed Fest Film Festival". Zed Fest Film Festival 2015 Awards. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Zed Fest Film Festival". Zed Fest Film Festival 2015 Awards. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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