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MUM–PRESSPACKAshortfilmwrittenanddirectedbyAnne-MarieO’Connor
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SYNOPSIS
Mumisafilmwithatranscharacterattheheartofit,tellingauniversalstory.WhenKategoesbacktoseehermotherafterafewyearsawaysherealisesthat,farfrombeingreadyforadayout,hermumisgravelyill.Andnoonethoughttotellher.Soshetakesmattersintoherownhandsandalthoughshedoesn’tgetthedayshewanted,shegetsthedaysheneeded.
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TRANS-POSITIVE&TRANS-LED
MUMisatrulyuniversalstoryofamotheranddaughterrelationshipbutwithatransgendercharacterattheheartofit.DirectorAnne-MarieO'Connorandtransgenderactorandactivist,KateO'Donnellwerebothtiredofseeingtranspeoplecastassexworkersorhand-wringingaboutneverfindinglove,orfortheirstoriestofocusonthetransition.Theywantedtomovethetransnarrativeon,toseeatranscharacterinastorythatisrelatabletoeveryone.SothisishowMUMcameabout.
Throughthecastingprocesswewantedtobetrans-ledandtrans-positivesowecastthreetransactorstoplaytheleadcharacter,Kateatthreedifferentstagesinherlife.TheseactorsareKateO’Donnell,AshPalmiscianoandtenyearoldJosephPearson.
MUMSMAKEFILMSNotonlyisMUMdirectedandwrittenbyawoman,butofacrewof22,18werewomen,alotofwhomweremotherstoyoungchildren.Inanindustrythattalksalotaboutwomenbeingbetterrepresentedweshowedthatitcouldbedone!Weevenranacrècheonset.
FILMFESTIVALS&AWARDSPremiere-BFIFlareMarchLondonIndependentFilmFestival–WinnerbestLGBTQfilmLeedsQueerFilmFestivalGlobalShorts–Winner,AwardofExcellenceEdinburghInternationalFilmFestival–SelectedandincompetitionGalwayFilmFleadh-SelectedandincompetitionLeedsInternationalFilmFestival
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CASTBIOGRAPHIES
KateO’Donnell
LeeBoardman
KateO’Donnellisanaward-winningtransgenderperformer.SheistheArtisticDirectorofTransCreative,theonlyArtsCouncil-backed,nationaltrans-theatrecompany.Katecreatesentertaining,humorous,politicalperformances,whichcelebratetheatricalityandexudeprideandstrengthinbeingatransgenderwoman.Herpreviousautobiographicalworkincludestheaward-winningBigGirl’sBlouseandseveralrapturouslyreceivedcabaretperformancesincludingHayleyandMe,AShortHistoryofMyTitsandNoPride.
Kate’ssecondlarge-scalesoloshowYou’veChangedisbeingdevelopedwithContact,ManchesterandwilltourinAutumn2017.Othercreditsinclude:BoyMeetsGirl(BBC),Hush(LiftFestival/TheRoyalExchange)andanacclaimedturnasFesteinTwelfthNightatTheRoyalExchange.Kate’sawardsinclude:BeProudSpecialAchievementAward,BrightonFringeLGBTQAward,LGBTFoundationHeroAward(all2015).
ManchesteractorLeeBoardmanisbestknownforRome,DaVinci’sDemonsandCoronationStreet.
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KennethColley
MargotLeicester
KennethColleyisaBritishactorrecongnisableforhisrolesinTheEmpireStrikesBack,ReturnoftheJedi,LifeofBrianandPeakyBlinders.
AlsofromManchester,MargotLeicesterrecentlyplayedCamillaParkerBowlesinMikeBarlett’sTonyAwardwinningKingCharlesIII,bothonBroadwayandonBBC2.ShewasnominatedforanOlivierAwardforherroleinBrokenGlass.NotableTVworkincludesTheTakeandFiveDay.
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AshPalmisciano
JosephPearson
AshPalmiscianoisanactorandtransactivist.HisworkincludesBBC2’sBoyMeetsGirlandtheRSC’s2016productionofKingLear.HeiscurrentlyappearinginSummerinLondonattheTheatreRoyalinStratford.
JosephPearsonisatenyear-oldtransactor.AndrewinMUMishisfirstfilmrole.
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CREWEXECUTIVEPRODUCERS GAILEGAN,ANDREACALDERWOOD,SEAN
O’CONNORPRODUCERS KATELARKING,ANNE-MARIEO’CONNORDIRECTOR/WRITER ANNE-MARIEO’CONNORD.O.P COLMWHELANEDITOR CHRISWYATTPRODUCTIONDESIGNER KATYTUXFORDCOMPOSER PETERGREGSON1stASSISTANTDIRECTOR MELHESELTINELIGHTINGGAFFER ALICEWOOLRIDGESTEVENSCOSTUMEDESIGNER DANIELLAPEARMANMAKEUPDESIGNER FIONALOBO-CRANSTONSOUNDRECORDIST ELOISEWHITMORESCRIPTEDITOR/2ndASSISTANTDIRECTOR KATHERINEBEACONDESIGNASSISTANT CHARLYFELDMANFOCUSPULLER(5thJuly) ROSSONIONS,JANKOBLANSKI,ROBFINCHSCRIPTSUPERVISOR LAURENBROWNCOSTUMESUPERVISOR LYNNEGIBSONONLINEEDITOR MIKEMYSHKOCAMERATRAINEE ABIGAYLEBLACOWCOSTUMETRAINEE SONNYBOOGAARDDIT/EDITTRAINEE HASANABDULLAADTRAINEE NATASCHIAMATTOCKSLIGHTINGTRAINEE LEWISBURTONSCRIPTSUPERVISORTRAINEE LERECESTUARTMAKEUPTRAINEE KERRIANNECLARKESOUNDTRAINEE REBECCACHARLTONPRODUCTIONTRAINEE BECCANORBURYWKFILMINSURANCE DAVIDJOHNSTONESTILLSPHOTOGRAPHER OLIVERBROADBENTDRIVER DOUGIEDERBYSHIREPOST-PRODUCTIONHOUSE MOLINARE
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Anne-MarieO’Connor–Writer/Director
KateLarking–Producer
ChrisWyatt–Editor
ChrisWyatthaseditednumerousfeaturefilms,TVandshortsincludingGod’sOwnCountry(MichaelPowellAwardwinner,EIFF2017),WhiteBoyRick,‘71,ThisisEngland,DeadMan’sShoes,DancingontheEdgeandClosetotheEnemy.
Bradford-bornAnne-Mariebeganwritingfortheatrebeforecreatingthebest-sellingIrishnovelEveryone’sGotaBonoStory.Shethenturnedherattentiontoscreenwriting,startingoutonBBC1’sWaterlooRoadandgoingontoco-createSky1’slongrunningcomedyTrollied.SheisworkingonbothreturningdramasandcomediesintheUKandintheUSandhasjustwrittenherfirstfeaturefilm,whichsheisalsotodirect.SheiscurrentlydevelopingprojectswithBigTalk,WarpFilmsand20thCenturyFox.Anne-MarieisreppedbytheArtist’sPartnershipin
KateLarkingisaManchester-basedProducer/LineProducer/ProductionManagerinshortfilms,featurefilmsandtelevision.CreditsincludetheBafta-nominatedRocket’sIsland(CBBC/Lime),TheCity&TheCity(MammothScreen),Utopia2forKudos/Channel4,theBAFTA-winningThisisEngland88,BenWheatley’shighlyacclaimedfeatureKillListandtheBAFTA-winningdocumentaryMakeBradfordBritish.
ShealsoteachesproducingattheNorthernFilmSchool,LeedsBeckettUniversityandtheUniversityofYork.
Priortofreelancing,KatewasProductionSupervisorthenHeadofDistributionandMarketingatWarpFilms,managingthereleasesofShaneMeadows’LeDonk&Scor-zay-zee,JonathanCaouette’sAllTomorrow’sPartiesandHarmonyKorine’sTrashHumpers.
Kateiscurrentlyline-producingthedocumentaryfeaturefilmIrene’sGhost,nowinpost-production.
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ColmWhelan–DirectorofPhotography
PeterGregson–ComposerPeterGregsonisacellistandcomposer“workingattheforefrontofthenew-musicscene”(TheNewYorker)Asacellist,PeterGregsonhasworkedwithartistsincludingJóhannJóhannsson,MaxRichter,andGabrielProkofiev.Morecommercially,heisindemandinthefilmandpopworlds;recentcreditsincludesoloelectriccellistonWONDERWOMAN,THELEGENDOFTARZAN,andHACKSHAWRIDGEforRupertGregson-Williams,TERMINATORGENYSIS,13HOURS,andCHURCHILLforLorneBalfe,SHERLOCKforDavidArnoldandMichaelPrice,andthesolocellistandconductoronEdSheeran’srecord-breakingalbum,Divide.Asacomposer,hisworkhasbeencommissionedandperformedinternationallyforballet,film,andcomputergames,includingAlanRickman’sALITTLECHAOS,forwhichhewasnominatedattheWorldSoundtrackAwards,andBOUNDLESSforSonyPlaystation.Hislatestrelease,QUARTETS:ONE,isanEPofstringsquartetsrecordedinaformerchurchinNorthLondonanddebutedat#1intheUKandBelgiumintheclassicalchart,andTop10inAmerica,Germany,andItaly.
SOCIALMEDIA
WEBSITE: http://www.mumthefilm.co.uk/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/mumthefilm/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mumthefilm/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mum_filmIMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6213932/
Colmisanaward-winningDirectorofPhotographywhosecreditsincludeworkforNationalGeographic,DiscoveryandBBCamongstothers.HehasrecentlyreturnedfromseveralyearsworkinginAsiatocollaborateonTraders,afeaturefilmstarringJohnBradley,WreckingtheRising,adramaseriesforIrishTVwithOwenMcDonnellandshortfilmsMumandRabbitPunch.HehasjustwrappedonAssassinsforTV3andiscurrentlyinpreptoshootadramaseriesforNationalGeographicinSingaporeinAugust.