The importance of laughter during times of loss is often undervalued. With her feature directorial debut, Janis Pugh showcases the significance of friendship and humor when grief strikes. A musical rom-com drama, “Chuck Chuck Baby” underscores the power of female companionship through the ups and downs of life.
Premiering as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s LGBTQ Stories section and also headed to Toronto Film Festival, “Chuck Chuck Baby” follows the life of Helen (Louise Brealey), a chicken factory worker in a small industrial town in northern Wales, whose life is mired in quotidian details, packaging chickens and caring for her ailing mother-figure Gwen. Helen’s life is turned upside down, however, with the unexpected arrival of her former high school love Joanne (Annabel Scholey), who inspires a renewed appreciation in Helen of her hometown, her life and herself. Yet, the couple’s reunion is quickly muddled. The...
Premiering as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s LGBTQ Stories section and also headed to Toronto Film Festival, “Chuck Chuck Baby” follows the life of Helen (Louise Brealey), a chicken factory worker in a small industrial town in northern Wales, whose life is mired in quotidian details, packaging chickens and caring for her ailing mother-figure Gwen. Helen’s life is turned upside down, however, with the unexpected arrival of her former high school love Joanne (Annabel Scholey), who inspires a renewed appreciation in Helen of her hometown, her life and herself. Yet, the couple’s reunion is quickly muddled. The...
- 8/17/2023
- by Shayeza Walid
- Variety Film + TV
Prano Bailey-Bond’s feature debut stars Bafta nominee Niamh Algar.
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor from Protagonist Pictures and is planning a theatrical release when cinemas reopen.
The UK psychological horror received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it opened the Midnight section, and played in Panorama at the Berlinale last month. Vertigo is planning a theatrical-only release on July 2, when cinemas across the UK and Ireland are anticipated to have re-opened post-lockdown.
The film marks the feature debut of Bailey-Bond and stars Niamh Algar, known for her roles...
Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor from Protagonist Pictures and is planning a theatrical release when cinemas reopen.
The UK psychological horror received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it opened the Midnight section, and played in Panorama at the Berlinale last month. Vertigo is planning a theatrical-only release on July 2, when cinemas across the UK and Ireland are anticipated to have re-opened post-lockdown.
The film marks the feature debut of Bailey-Bond and stars Niamh Algar, known for her roles...
- 4/1/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Magnolia Pictures has acquired the North American rights to “Censor,” a horror film that premiered in the Midnight Section of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Director Prano Bailey-Bond film, which stars Niamh Algar (“Raised by Wolves”) will next play at the Berlinale Panorama section in March. Magnolia is planning to release “Censor” on June 11.
“Censor” stars Algar as a film censor who discovers an eerie horror movie that speaks directly to her sister’s mysterious disappearance. She resolves to unravel the puzzle behind the film and its enigmatic director — a quest that will blur the lines between fiction and reality in terrifying ways.
“Prano Bailey-Bond has delivered a frightening, incredibly original film,” Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles said in a statement. “It is a rare work that has a lot on its mind as well as being genuinely terrifying.”
“Magnolia Pictures champion exactly the unique, powerful cinema that I love,...
Director Prano Bailey-Bond film, which stars Niamh Algar (“Raised by Wolves”) will next play at the Berlinale Panorama section in March. Magnolia is planning to release “Censor” on June 11.
“Censor” stars Algar as a film censor who discovers an eerie horror movie that speaks directly to her sister’s mysterious disappearance. She resolves to unravel the puzzle behind the film and its enigmatic director — a quest that will blur the lines between fiction and reality in terrifying ways.
“Prano Bailey-Bond has delivered a frightening, incredibly original film,” Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles said in a statement. “It is a rare work that has a lot on its mind as well as being genuinely terrifying.”
“Magnolia Pictures champion exactly the unique, powerful cinema that I love,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Censor,” which had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival opening the Midnight Section, and will also be part of the Berlinale Panorama section in March. Protagonist is handling world sales.
The film is the debut feature by Prano Bailey-Bond (read Variety’s interview with her here), who was recently named as one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch,” and stars Niamh Algar. Magnolia is targeting June 11 as the release date.
The movie centers on film censor Enid (Algar), who discovers an eerie horror that speaks directly to her sister’s mysterious disappearance. She resolves to unravel the puzzle behind the film and its enigmatic director – a quest that will blur the lines between fiction and reality in terrifying ways.
Vanity Fair included “Censor” as one of the best films of Sundance; The Playlist called it “an impressive, visually stunning, deeply disturbing...
The film is the debut feature by Prano Bailey-Bond (read Variety’s interview with her here), who was recently named as one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch,” and stars Niamh Algar. Magnolia is targeting June 11 as the release date.
The movie centers on film censor Enid (Algar), who discovers an eerie horror that speaks directly to her sister’s mysterious disappearance. She resolves to unravel the puzzle behind the film and its enigmatic director – a quest that will blur the lines between fiction and reality in terrifying ways.
Vanity Fair included “Censor” as one of the best films of Sundance; The Playlist called it “an impressive, visually stunning, deeply disturbing...
- 2/23/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Both Algar and Bailey-Bond were Screen Stars Of Tomorrow in 2018.
Irish actress Niamh Algar has signed to star in Prano Bailey-Bond’s debut feature Censor which has begun shooting in Leeds.
Both Algar, who recently co-starred alongside Stephen Graham in Shane Meadows’ Channel 4 drama The Virtues, and Bailey-Bond, were Screen Stars Of Tomorrow in 2018.
The film is about a censor who starts to lose her grasp on reality after watching a 1980s video nasty. It is produced by London-based Silver Salt Films, which was set up by Helen Jones and Naomi Wright in 2015.
Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide sales.
Irish actress Niamh Algar has signed to star in Prano Bailey-Bond’s debut feature Censor which has begun shooting in Leeds.
Both Algar, who recently co-starred alongside Stephen Graham in Shane Meadows’ Channel 4 drama The Virtues, and Bailey-Bond, were Screen Stars Of Tomorrow in 2018.
The film is about a censor who starts to lose her grasp on reality after watching a 1980s video nasty. It is produced by London-based Silver Salt Films, which was set up by Helen Jones and Naomi Wright in 2015.
Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide sales.
- 9/24/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Projects include a new feature from the director of The Passing and Hinterland.
Ffilm Cymru Wales, the Welsh film agency, has backed four feature projects through its development fund.
They include a second feature from Gareth Bryn – director of The Passing (2015) and TV series Hinterland – whose new project The Promise is a psychological period horror set in Wales in 1890.
Two of the five projects are in the Welsh language. Further details are below.
Ffilm Cymru Wales’ head of creative business Kimberley Warner commented: “Ffilm Cymru Wales is proud to attract some of the most exciting and original filmmaking talent in Wales. We’ve seen a 300% increase in the amount of projects in development converting into production over the last three years, which is in no small part due to our Magnifier system of support for talent, as well as our commitment to an inclusive film culture.”
Full project details:
Information provided by Ffilm Cymru Wales
Hijra
A colourful...
Ffilm Cymru Wales, the Welsh film agency, has backed four feature projects through its development fund.
They include a second feature from Gareth Bryn – director of The Passing (2015) and TV series Hinterland – whose new project The Promise is a psychological period horror set in Wales in 1890.
Two of the five projects are in the Welsh language. Further details are below.
Ffilm Cymru Wales’ head of creative business Kimberley Warner commented: “Ffilm Cymru Wales is proud to attract some of the most exciting and original filmmaking talent in Wales. We’ve seen a 300% increase in the amount of projects in development converting into production over the last three years, which is in no small part due to our Magnifier system of support for talent, as well as our commitment to an inclusive film culture.”
Full project details:
Information provided by Ffilm Cymru Wales
Hijra
A colourful...
- 2/7/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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