Welcome to Curiosity
| Welcome to Curiosity | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ben Pickering |
| Produced by |
Ben Pickering Darren Ripley |
| Written by | Darren Ripley |
| Starring |
Amrita Acharia Jack Ashton Richard Blackwood Kacey Clarke Lili Bordán Stephen Marcus Finn Corney |
| Music by |
Luke Corradine Stewart Dugdale |
| Cinematography | Bruce Melhuish |
| Edited by | Ricky Milling |
Production company |
Shooting Tiger Pictures in association with Taffy Boy Films |
Release date |
25 May 2018 (US and Canada) 8 June 2018 (UK) |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Welcome to Curiosity is a British crime thriller starring Amrita Acharia, Jack Ashton, Richard Blackwood, Kacey Clarke, Lili Bordán, Stephen Marcus and Finn Corney. It is the second feature of British director Ben Pickering and is the world’s first film to have raised its entire production budget through equity crowdfunding[1].
Cast
- Amrita Acharia as Zoe
- Jack Ashton as Sean
- Richard Blackwood as Fordy
- Kacey Clarke as Martine
- Brian Croucher as Stubbs
- Gary Grant as Tim
- Cristian Solimeno as Dexter
- Terry Sweeney as Lewis
- Eke Chukwu as Al
- O’Ar Pali as DS Binon
- Darren Ripley as DI Jackson
- Monty Burgess as Topic
- Lara Heller as Duffy
- Finn Corney as Elliott
- Lily Joseph as Holly
- Christopher Rithin as Thomas
- Lili Bordán as Dr Jones
- Stephen Marcus as Max
- Danny Howard as OZ
- Eloise Dale as Julie
- Nigel Billing as Nigel
- Jon Campling as Sid
- Duncan Casey as Derrick
- Sean Cronin as Nikolai
Production
Principal photography began on 29 April 2014 and concluded on 31 October 2014. Filmed on location in Cornwall,[2] Kent and London. Prominent locations included Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station on Cornwall’s Lizard peninsula, Mimi's Vintage Diner in Bugle and Fort Borstal outside Rochester, Kent.
The film’s £200,000 ($240,000) budget was raised in three rounds of equity crowdfunding by producers Ben Pickering and Darren Ripley.[3]
References
- ↑ "Salt Film Releasing Announce the June Release of Ben Pickering's Psychological Thriller WELCOME TO CURIOSITY". The Fan Carpet. The Fan Carpet. April 30, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Locations around Cornwall (and the Isles of Scilly) that have been used in the making of films".
- ↑ "Crowd-funding campaign page on Seedrs.com for Welcome to Curiosity".