The Freak
Contemporary slapstick about Goth girl Nellie’s crush on Nick, the cool leader of a gang of skaters – who hate Goths. When she gives Nick a gory Valentines Card, just as he’s playing a trick on the mysterious & bungling Chemistry Teacher Professor Boggle she unwittingly sets off a chain of events which ultimately force Nick to decide whether to follow his mates, or his heart…
writer:
Yr 9 Trailblazers, Cape Cornwall Schoolproducer:
Denzil Monkdirector:
James Lucasexhibition/distribution:
Winner of Best Silent Film at the 2004 First Light Awards where two of the YP were given the opportunity to attend the awards ceremony at the Odeon West End, Leicester Square.
Broadcast on BBC 2 as part of the BBC BLAST programme.
Shortlisted for the National Young Film Makers Award at the Leeds Children and Young People's Film Festival.
Shown at many UK Film Festivals including the prestigious Halloween Short Film Festival 2005 ICA, London.
Included in Cornwall Media Resource Screenings around Cornwall.
Available for view in the festival Videotheque at the 2004 Celtic Film & TV Festival in Dundee.
Archived at The South West Film & Television Archive.
completion date:
2006funded by:
Creative Partnerships Cornwall, supported by the Lottery through the Film Council’s First Light initiative