Coming soon! #PretendFreinds
BTS Pretend Friends
Here are a few of the fabulous behind the scenes photos for our upcoming short film, taken by photographer Anthony Lycett.
Watch this space!
Pretend Friends - Short Film
This week i’ve been directing a short film, which I wrote in collaboration with a few very talented artists over lockdown! Here’s a glimpse of the world that we’ve created below:
Watch this space!
Social Distancing Part 2 - Damien Frost/Harmony Halo
Last month I had the pleasure of completing a social distancing project with photographer Damien Frost (Harmony Halo). We collaborated during lockdown, where he took portraits of various drag and cabaret artists over Skype. Here we have recreated the shoot which featured on Dazed Online, but in real life (at a safe distance!).
Prangsta Costumier's Look Book
Here are a few select stills from a recent shoot with Prangsta Costumier’s for their upcoming look book. Photography by the very talented George Hobson:
'Carrie' Stills
If you haven’t had a chance to watch PREP’s new music video yet, you can find a few of my favourite stills below:
'Carrie' Behind the Scenes
Here are a few of the behind the scenes shots taken on set for PREP’s new release, Carrie.
PREP - Carrie
I recently had the pleasure of working with director Em Cole and PREP band on their new music video ‘Carrie.’ It premiered this week on Wonderland.
Watch it here: https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/10/08/premiere-prep-carrie/
Commercial Shoot - The Ivy
I recently shot a commercial for The Ivy at their Tower Bridge location. It's full of wine drinking, water slinging and opera singing! Here are a few stills from the shoot:
Full commercial can be found of their social media (instagram and facebook)
'1814 Frost Fair' screening in Toronto!
Tonight at 8pm (EST) ‘1814 Frost Fair’ will screen at the Female Feedback Festival in Toronto!
Screening Details:
https://femalefilmfestival.com/2020/06/28/short-film-1814-frost-fair-4min-uk-drama/?fbclid=IwAR3WgBW8LFgisJ5KCGo3AP9eaaXk_T54mdD_KND9KKoPvnlrDyTmKcRWeGY
Update:
Audience feedback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIvcsYwqxY0&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3EyEr26Bvj9iPTUcMvdphsZgqAgMtx-TI2NtFrJVC0SWnw9KxHjNGky0I
Social Distanced Photoshoot!
This week I popped in to Anthony Lycett’s studio to do a shoot for his ‘Self-Styled’ project. The project documents performers, artists and makers in flamboyant costumes and outfits. Here a few shots from the shoot:
Wig: Faridagh Wedar
Latex Bodysuit: William Wilde
Cape: Sebby Sews (borrowed from The People Pile Official)
Shoes: Philly and Emily (re bedazzled by me!)
Hand Painted Backdrop: Keelertornero
'1814 Frost Fair' Festival Circuit Schedule
I can be seen in '1814 Frost Fair' as part of both the Female Feedback Film Festival and Queen Palm International Film Festival on 14th July at 8pm (EST) at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square and 18-20th September in Palm Springs, California. Below are various awards and official selections that our short film has won and/or been screened at:
More press for 'Looking Out From Within' with JFB
This week the portrait Julia took of me appeared in both the Metro (UK), New Statesman (UK) and HLN (Belgium), alongside more portraits of singer Sophie Ellis Bexter and actors Kevin McNally and Phyllis Logan.
American Photography’s Pro PhotoDaily: https://www.ai-ap.com/publications/article/26789/pandemic-projects-julia-fullerton-battens-refle.html?fbclid=IwAR1u3z-B7ant04NQhQUzT_uAc0tzCcevjINQ8Y3jMvXqpQBngIcomxTLAV0
Metro: https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/28/photos-taken-windows-capture-boredom-stuck-lockdown-12768121/?ito=article.desktop.share.bottom.facebook&fbclid=IwAR1s-Mtwr_ZR4QuFEJgVykNNR3VB9WTTilGb7wz0DGex0Vz3n4szmX17r54
HLN:: https://www.hln.be/nina/vrije-tijd/fotograaf-maakt-prachtige-lockdownportretten-vanop-straat~ac484d70/?fbclid=IwAR0_4txH4I6jFGXOG5-gbjeQnAZGa34St0-57rXAeaZOP3GLZ0CG7agjIYs&referer=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F
New Statesman: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/art-design/2020/06/looking-out-within-Julia-Fullerton-Batten-lockdown-photo-series?fbclid=IwAR0azc2Xknkpl0ydqQNzanbPrCH737mqwpfFMCzUyaX-kVKcZleOIxEAPBI
Stuttgarter Zeitung: https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.beeindruckende-bilder-aus-der-britischen-hauptstadt-lockdown-in-london.dd032b99-b923-43bf-be14-e9eab89b55be.html?fbclid=IwAR03N4C6GRJJ_KdVea6ZKEQkb3AjUOr5GHE2cDe7hOyGR_BS3J19UDafYEs
Enter The Prism
This week marks the launch of Les Enfant Terriblest new immersive show ‘The Prism’. Opening (online!) June 14th. Sign up now! It’s free!
Details: https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/les-enfants-terribles-announce-immersive-theatre-experience-prism/
What is real?
#WhatIsReal
www.enter-the-prism.com
Female Photographers on BBC News!
This week a portrait Julia Fullerton-Batten took of me from her ‘Looking out from within series’ appeared on the BBC news website and instagram.
Full article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-52708777
Dazed Magazine (online!)
A portrait photographer Damien Frost took of me at the beginning of our UK lockdown has been featured alongside an article about the project on Dazed Digital.
Article: https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/49162/1/damien-frosts-portraits-of-lgbtq-people-in-isolation-are-works-of-art?fbclid=IwAR3A5hvig41I0xk4rabdvUkLZkLnl4jkUcnuO-pz9LoDCBgN9XYlKdZEb5U
The PRISM
Excited to be a part of Les Enfants Terribles new online immersive show! We are busy creating interactive content straight from our own homes… keep an eye out on their social media channels for more details!
Artistic Director Oliver Lansley said
“In light of these unprecedented times we’re all being forced to look at the world through a different prism. One of the many industries that is being heavily affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic is the creative industry, as so much of what we do (and who we are as people) is about connection. We plan to use our expertise in immersive theatre to create our very first online immersive experience”
Source:https://www.mrcarlwoodward.com/theatre-news-2/we-need-you-for-a-brand-new-online-immersive-theatre-experience/
Julia Fullerton-Batten Isolation Portrait Series
During the extended phase of lockdown I was lucky enough to collaborate with Vogue Italia’s fine art photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten on a portrait for her isolation series. No contact is made and the model is shot from inside their home through their window.
Image Title: Chloe, Lockdown Day 19
'Flack' Series 2
This week Chloe can be found playing the character of ‘Instagram Queen’ in ‘Flack’ on W, Virgin and Sky. Here are a few fun stills from this weeks episode:
Catch it Mondays at 10pm!
Damien Frost 'virtual portrait' series
This week I participated in photographer Damien Frost’s online portrait series. He is capturing a series of performers/artists via skype and facetime and sharing them worldwide with said artists personal statement about what isolation in the current climate means to them. These will be accompanied by a sister shoot later in the year, where the performers will gather in a studio to create a hi-res image of the same look.
Here are a few of the images we created together:
More of his work can be found on:
https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/drag-community-social-distance-damien-frost/?fbclid=IwAR0AR-V_89SdROLvSlt_gflslv9S8YiQ5M8Aoz-q17WbNlKxnoj453sylCM
http://www.damienfrost.com/