Pre-Production 'The Acqitted'

I'm in Pre-Production on my next project. This idea was originally conceived November 2007. After a few more developments it's now at the stage where it's ready to move forward. Looking to obtain funding within the next 4-8 weeks and aiming for shooting November time. Details are still sketchy but stay tuned for more info as it happens.


Title: The Acquitted
Genre: Drama
Format: tbc
Aspect Ratio: tbc
Running Time: 10 min approx
Release Date: tbc

Synopsis:
JOHN TAYLOR works as a medical doctor at an unnamed prison. His job is to weed down the prison population by administering a lethal injection to selected inmates: only the prisoners don’t know – in fact, on the contrary, they think they are being released. When prisoner STEPHEN PRITCHARD comes in for an examination a sequence of past events are triggered. It soon transpires that John Taylor is more than just an average prison Doctor.

THEMES
- GOVERMENTAL / CORPORATE CONTROL
- RISING CRIME
- EUTHANASIA
- UTILITARIANISM


Full cast and crew for 'The Acquitted':

CREW
Writer: Ashley Wing & Jason Gaskell
Director: Ashley Wing
Producer: tbc
Assistant Director: tbc
Director of Photography: tbc
1st CA: tbc
2nd CA: tbc
Editor: tbc
Sound Recordist: tbc
Original Score: tbc

Associate Producer: tbc
Audio Mix and FX: tbc
Stills Photographer: tbc

CAST
John Taylor: tbc
Stephen Pritchard: tbc