Monday, January 08, 2007

"Snatching Time" - Watch it now!





Yes, it was shown at the Cannes Film Festival last year, and screened at the Zone Horror Frightfest 2006 . Now, you can watch this, the Director's Cut of "Snatching Time" in the comfort of your own home, thanks to YouTube.



"Snatching Time" is a short Horror/Comedy film - produced, directed, co-written (with Rob Wickings) & edited by Clive Ashenden ("Gunplay"; "The '80s: A Sick Puppy Film") of Sick Puppy Films Ltd.


The Story:

A psychopath forces two victims to compete against each other in his own private gameshow. The loser receives a gruesome death, but what does the winner get? Who will survive - and who or what is Anthea?


The Cast:

Laura Metcalfe – Laura is an accomplished actress, having worked in the theatre and has recently completed work on Patrick Malone's sci-fi short “8%”. Laura also works as a Post Production Producer for M2.

Scott Hinds – a black-belt in numerous marshal arts, Scott started as a stunt performer before moving into acting. His most recent film credits are “Star Wars Episode III – The Revenge Of The Sith”, “Batman Begins” and the short film “Innocent Victim”.

Hugo Myatt – a veteran theatre actor, Hugo received rave notices for his role as in Dr. Frank Bryant in Willy Russell’s “Educating Rita”. His most recent film credit was in Bernard Rose's "Snuff-Movie". He is best known in the UK for his role as Treguard the Dungeonmaster in the long-running cult children’s TV series “Knightmare”.

And keep an eye out for special cameos from Sick Puppies Clive Ashenden and Rob Wickings.


Production History:

"Snatching Time" was originally produced as a competition entry for the Halloween 48 hour film challenge 2005 - where it was short listed as one of the top twenty films. The film was then subsequently re-edited, re-scored and re-mixed, with extra material added to create: "Snatching Time - The Director's Cut". The Director's Cut was accepted into the Cannes Film Festival 2006 and was showcased in the Cannes Short Film Corner. "Snatching Time" was also screened at the Zone Horror Frightfest 2006, to enthusiastic audience reaction.



Find Out More:

See pictures: pics1, pics2, pics3

Read about the making of "Snatching Time": Diaries pt.1, Diaries pt.2

3 comments:

Rob said...

You missed out the two most important members of the cast, Clive...

Clive said...

But surely that would spoil the surprise?

Clive said...

Okay - I've amended the post without adding spoilers.