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Directed by IAN ARYEH Directed by IAN ARYEH Directed by IAN ARYEH Composer PETE BLYTH Composer RUPERT CROSS Composer MARCOS DÕCRUZE

A British Western, following an ex-mining family - A thriller set in Brazil where the botched robbery of A pregnant woman on the run from a pandemic is now bandits – as they seek revenge by kidnapping the a young British ex-soldier by two desperate teenagers forced to raise her half beast daughter in wilderness. daughter of their wrongdoer. spirals them all into deadly conflict with corrupt cops Can maternal love run out? and favela gangsters. LAWRENCE PUMFREY has been working in CLAIRE TAILYOUR was born in Johannesburg the UK film industry for nearly 10 years, as a Having always loved storytelling, DOM FLINT but grew up in the UK and USA. She has an freelance script consultant and editor for the BFI, recently had his debut novel published and is MFA from USC and directs television including

Icon UK, Kudos and DMC. Balancing film and now working to realise his ambition to write for Jimmy McGovern’s Moving On. Flint Dominic TV development work with a life as a singer- film and television. Dom has a particular interest Whilst starting out in LA, Claire wrote web songwriter in indie band Beach Baby. Having left in crime and thrillers. Although drawn to dark series and assisted screenwriter Mark Goffman the music industry behind him, he’s now decided themes, he has also written lighter material. (West Wing, Law and Order, Sleepy Hollow). to stop just advising other writers and to have a From early years in Ghana, Dom grew up Her first script Turnpike was a semi-finalist in go himself. Peakland - a grim British-Western - is mostly in Essex and , and now lives the Sundance Script Lab and the Academy his first feature-length script. on the South Coast. Married to a Brazilian, Nicholl Fellowship. he spent time living in Brazil and is fascinated Claire has written short films including Sundance by other cultures. London/Langham’s Ruby’s Skin starring Olivia Cooke and Directors UK/Arri’s Belittled starring Kiran Sonia Sawar (nominated Best Writer, Underwire ‘19). Claire Tailyour Claire

CAST FOR ALL THREE PIECES 2020 SHORTLISTED WRITERS Director Actor BEN COHEN Ability IAN ARYEH TARA FITZGERALD JANET MOORE My DecisionÕs Made Dench Arnold United Agents MATT HEALEY Her MajestyÕs Rat-catcher Actor Actor CHARLES ENTSIE No StringÕs Attached NAOMI ACKIE IAN HART KAIYA STONE Grim Hamilton Hodell ARG talent ISLA URE The Tides Actor Actor ALEX BEATTIE Poker Dollface JONATHAN AJAYI TOHEEB JIMOH Markham, Froggatt and Irwin Troika All writers can be contacted via [email protected] Actor Actor FRANK BLAKE LUCIAN MSAMATI Curtis Brown Diamond Management Actor Actor BRENDAN COYLE JACK OÕCONNELL The ArtistÕs Partnership Conway van Gelder Grant