MORRISON'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Officially selected for the 2010 Film And Video Festival
Wins Best Short Film Genre Award
Played
Sunday 28th February in Los Angeles
Next show
New York in June 2010
Morrison's Birthday Party
screened at BAFTA!
LA and now New York
Morrison's Birthday Party, produced and directed by Frame On Frame's Trevor Hughes, enjoyed its debut screening at BAFTA on 21st May 2009. The evening was a huge success and the film received very positive feedback - a great start to its world festival tour.
Inspired by Alexander Sokurov's one-shot feature 'Russian Ark', this ambitious and adventurous experimental film was shot in less than 100 minutes, in only one take. The film merges the styles of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. Twenty-four actors took part, and although they worked to a plot, the dialogue was improvised, with no rehearsals beforehand. Only lead actor Morrison was made aware of the final scene before the shoot. 
Wealthy tea merchant Morrison is turning 69. He decides to celebrate in style and throws a lavish garden party for his friends and family on a balmy midsummer night. What should be a happy occasion rapidly deteriorates into a night of unresolved conflict and shocking revelations. Details can be viewed here.
Premiere screening at BAFTA on 21st May 2009, prior to a World Festival Tour.
Now Showing in LA on the 28th February 2010 and later in New York in June 2010
It is wealthy Morrison’s 69th Birthday and a party has been arranged; but will the event run as smoothly as everyone expects?
The latest film by Frame on Frame was made in the style of Mike Leigh and Alexander Sokurov.
It is an exceptional piece of experimental film-making and was shot from beginning to end in less than 100 minutes, using 6 cameras strategically placed in a large private garden in Hammersmith. The lead actors in the triangle of relationships are Morrison Thomas, Claire Barker and Philip Hughes. Twenty-four actors took part and although they worked to a plot, all the dialogue was improvised during the shoot with no rehearsals beforehand. Only Morrison was made aware of the final scene before the shoot.
The Film was directed by Trevor Hughes and he shows a great deal of tenacity in attempting such a difficult task in shooting a feature-type film in less than 2 hours.
The original idea was to shoot a full length feature rather than this 30 minute length film and, when considering that the only break in filming was for 10 minutes to change the film, it shows the true determination of Trevor to try this new approach.
Previous films ‘Babbage’ and Nocturne,by Frame on Frame also features a number of the actors in Morrison’s Birthday Party, have been short-listed and Finalist in Haydenfilms and Hollyshorts Film Festival Hollywood USA 2009.
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