Bud
Description :
As we live through a global pandemic, everyones lives have been thrown upside down and our mental health has taken a major hit. Humans don’t take the benefits of nature seriously enough. Now nature is fighting back and helping save their mental health (all aided by the charity nature therapy charity, Mindfood https://www.mindfood.org.uk/) Some men and women can feel bombarded by the pressures of everyday life: work, family, social media…not to mention the worries around Covid, who wouldn’t feel overwhelmed from time to time? It’s normal and sometimes just a little bit of attention to our mental health can help immensely. This idea is a disruptive black comedy that speaks to a young, male audience. Our hero is a twenty something, who feels stuck, physically and mentally. He can’t get a job. Has very few friends and still lives at home with his Grandma. Everything feels flat and empty, until a strange moment occurs. His withering Mindfood plant comes to life and sweet talks our hero into going to Mindfood’s allotments. The plant is streetwise, sassy and on mission to re connect his young friend with nature to help his well being.
Credits :
Joe KEENAN MUNN-FRANCIS
Flower RAPHAEL BUSHAY
Daisy JENNY O'LEARY
Lucy AS HERSELF
MindFooders AS THEMSELVES
Directed by CLAIRE NOROWZIAN
Written by PHIL BALL & CLAIRE NOROWZIAN
Produced by LUWINA LO
Dop BRUCE JACKSON
Music NIGHTINGALE PART 1 & 2 BY COSMO SHELDRAKE
Camera Operator CHRIS STEVENS
Camera Operator ALEX BYNG
1ST AC TOM EAMES
1st AC JOE HALLGATE
2ND AC EDDIE CALDAS
Camera Trainees CURTIS JACKSON, ELLIE BROOKS-SHORLAND
Sound Operator HUGH GRIFFIS
Sound Operator GÉRARD ABEILLE
Art Directors RICHARD WARD, PAULA WEST
Art Department Assistant ALIZE SPEED
Catering VALY NOROWZIAN
Hair & Makeup ANYA MCDEVITT, NICOLA SVENSEN
Wardrobe JENNY SVANTESSON
Runner JUNE JACKSON
Casting Director ANNA KENNEDY
Edit House STITCH
Editor BEN CORFIELD
Post Producer ANGELA HART
Post Assistant MAUD BARRY, LAURA REYES
VFX House GRIZZLE
VFX Supervisor TOM CARPENTER & FREDDIE LITTLEWOOD
VFX Artist CURTIS ‘SUPERSTAR’ HARTLEY
Post House LUCKY CAT
Post Producer LAUREN SKELTON
Online Editor JON MYERS
Post House HALO Post Producer SHANNON TURNER Colourist DUNCAN RUSSELL
In association with Strings & Tins
Sound Design by JOE WILKINSON & WILL COHEN
Audio Post Producer EIMEAR NI GHUAIRE
Foley Artist CAOIMHE DOYLE Foley Recording Mixer CIARA MAHON
Mindfood Director LUCY CLARK
Media Trust MICHAELA LOWE
Media Trust WENDY PEARCE