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Swindon film-makers launch funding campaign

Swindon film-makers Alex Secker purpose. It stars local actors Max
in association with
and Marcus Starr have launched a Curtis and Daniella Faircloth, as
funding campaign for their debut well as a host of local people in
feature film, Follow The Crows. supporting roles.
The film, produced by Rrats Kram It is the first independent feature
Films and Infinite 8 Productions, film to be shot in Swindon.
as well as Secker’s own 22six “I’ve been making shorts for
Productions, is the first of its kind years,” says Alex Secker, the film’s
in the Swindon area. writer and director, “but, aside
The pair are running the from Silent Assassin, I’ve never
campaign in the hopes of raising really been that successful in
enough money to complete post- having festivals accept them.
production on the project and enter “It’s very competitive, the advent
it into international film festivals. of digital cameras means that
As well as the usual thanks and almost anyone can make a short
gratitudes on social media, the film and enter it into a festival,
film-making duo are offering some it’s harder to get your work seen.
unique perks for benefactors, But there’s a smaller market for
including figurines of the key cast, independent features, a lot of
as well as posters, DVDs and access effort goes into even just getting
to a wealth of behind the scenes the people available, let alone then
content. making the thing.”
Set in a post-apocalyptic Filming finished in May of this
wasteland, which was filmed in and year and post-production has
around the Wiltshire area, using been underway ever since, in order
locally sourced actors and crew. to release it into the world of
Follow The Crows tells the story of international film festivals to find a
a small group of a survivors who distributor.
wander the world, searching for /followthecrowsmovie

Swindon film crew brave Hurricane Matthew
Two film-makers from Swindon- oncoming hurricane as part of their
based Firebird Films have braved shoot rather than shy away from it.
the ravages of Hurricane Matthew Ross said: “As a film company this
in Orlando, Florida to prove they isn’t the first time we’ve dealt with
can overcome a category four natural disasters. We got caught
storm and still deliver. out in Nepal during the devastating
Ross Mackenzie and Hugo earthquake two years ago but this
Beanland have been working for hasn’t stopped us delivering either
US client Freeman and used the project on time.” The duo from Firebird Films at work amidst the chaos of Hurricane Matthew

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