Lockdown Anthology
5 Directors, 5 Films. Drawing from multiple writers of varied backgrounds and perspectives, Lockdown Anthology was created to capture the temporary reality of worldwide quarantine. By using the very tool that is keeping us connected, video call software, this series gives audiences a poignant and relatable representation of this time. A series produced by Faded Neon Films.
I Guess This Is The End | dir. Charlotte Lang (2020)
The first film in the Lockdown Anthology series is by playwright Charlotte Lang. An absurdist comedy, throwing two characters from polar opposite ends of the US corporate structure into an awkward exchange about their new pandemic realities in the middle of a virtual spiritual healing session.
Writer/Director: Charlotte Lang
Producers: Toby Anthonisz & Charli Whatley
CAST
Esmerelda: Ramona Tim Kee
Derek: David Andrew Laws
Janice: Megan Greener
Edit, Music, Sound Design: Charli Whatley
Motion Graphics: Toby Anthonisz
A Faded Neon Films production.
Saturday Roast | dir. Charli Whatley (2020)
Our second film in the series comes from Writer/Director Charli Whatley. In Saturday Roast a family chat with vibrancy and passion about vaginas and hearsay news, but struggle to find the words to express their emotional pain caused by the pandemic. Charli’s film captures the energy of a close, open and loving family, with nuanced layers of differing generations of women and the queer experience.
Writer/Director: Charli Whatley
Producer: Toby Anthonisz
Starring:
Amelia Hindle
Kacey Ainsworth
Lauren Corah
Justine Midda
Casting: Claire Bleasdale
Original Songs: Ciitten
Additional Camera Person: Sarah Whatley
Editor + Sound Designer: Charli Whatley
Motion Graphics: Toby Anthonisz
A Faded Neon Films Production
Verdict | dir. Mohsin Zaidi (2020)
Third in the series is Verdict from criminal barrister and author Mohsin Zaidi. A fictionalised telling of a verdict being delivered within a virtual court, the film confronts the threats that loom in a not too distant dystopia future of the U.K. courts, whilst also forcing us to swallow the present day failings of the justice system.
Writer/Director: Mohsin Zaidi
Producers: Toby Anthonisz + Charli Whatley
*Starring*
Helena Cullinan
Joshua Griffin
Andrew Macbean
Nick Pearse
Casting: Jacob Sparrow
Camera Consultant: Alasdair Boyce
Additional Camera Person: Sarah Whatley
Technical Assistant: Minnie Court
Editor + Motion Graphics: Toby Anthonisz
Sound Designer + Composer: Charli Whatley
A Faded Neon Films production.
Three Sisters | dir. Melissa-Kelly Franklin (2020)
Fourth in the series is Three Sisters from writer/director Melissa-Kelly Franklin. Three sisters gather for a life changing moment that’s been forced online due to the pandemic. As to be expected from Melissa-Kelly the film tackles a weighted emotional moment with a tenderness and beauty that washes over every inch of you. A gentle film that will warm you from the inside out.
Writer/Director: Melissa-Kelly Franklin
Producers: Toby Anthonisz + Charli Whatley
*Starring*
Kitty Archer
Emma Campbell-Jones
Helen Millar
Lizzie Muncey
Production Design: Emily Durtnall
Camera Consultants: Emma Miranda Moore
Additional Camera Person: Sarah Whatley
Original Song: Meggie Morris
Editor + Motion Graphics: Toby Anthonisz
Sound Designer: Charli Whatley
A Faded Neon Films and Bluestocking Pictures production.
Silver Lining | dir. Toby Anthonisz (2020)
Fifth film in the series SILVER LINING comes from producer Toby Anthonisz. As Rebecca tackles the many falling dominoes tipped by the pandemic, her parents enjoy a rare moment of furlough freedom and cook up a questionable scheme. Silver Lining perfectly flips the parent child scales with a dry humour, whilst subtly highlighting the raw difference between the freelance and employed, and the rented and mortgaged.
Writer/Director: Toby Anthonisz
Producer: Charli Whatley
*Starring*
Naomi Nightingale
Nicola Gardner
Philippe Smolikowski
Editor: Toby Anthonisz
Sound Designer: Charli Whatley