EDWARD HEREDIA
DIRECTOR & FILMMAKER
PAPERCUT
Release: TBA at BBC iPlayer 2022
Log-Line: A juvenile offender on bails attempts to reconnect with his alcoholic mother.
Synopsis: Juvenile offender Carter is released on bail. After an argument with his alcoholic mother, Christine, their distance grows. Carter decides to run away from home and as he atones for his actions, their turbulent relationship unfolds with a gripping combination of rage and tenderness.
Background: PAPERCUT began as a therapeutical writing process during the first UK Covid-19 lockdown with the aim of escaping and understanding the chaos outside and within. Inspired by the idea of escapism and examining the hardships of young vulnerable people, PAPERCUT functions as research in the form of spectacle by exploring the struggles the youth face living in modern England through a poetic exploration of broken family dynamics, violence and criminality. PAPERCUT aims to open up a conversation about the available governmental support and counselling for vulnerable communities, especially that of young vulnerable people.
FESTIVALS & DISTRIBUTION:
NEW RENAISSANCE FILM FESTIVAL '21 (Official Selection, Best Social Drama Nominee, Emerging Talent Award Nominee)
UNDERWIRE FILM FESTIVAL '22 (Official Selection, Best Composing Nominee)
SUFFOLK SHORTS '22 (Official Selection)
Credits:
Writer/Director: Edward Heredia
Producer: Jonathan Blagrove & Evangeline Williams
Executive Producer: Maddy Allen
1st AD: Emma Louise Smith
Reece Wells as Carter
Agnes Lillis as Christine
Cinematographer: Simona Susnea
1st AC: Julian Lalinde
2nd AC: Paige Fisher
Gaffer: Luke Witcomb
Spark: James Plested
Production Designer: Matt Nunn
Costume Designer: Harriet Waterhouse
Makeup Artist: Chloe Winslade
Sound Recordist: Johnny Blagrove
Editor: Michal Zak
Colourist: Chris Bell
Colour House: Creep
Music Composer: Tony & Fran Fisher
For Screen South & BBC
Screen South Network Support: Stephanie Adamou & Darrienne Price
Production Coordinator: Barbara Welch
Production Manager: Steve Lennon
Programme Producer: Jo Nolan
Commissioner for the BBC: Lamia Dabboussy