My high-concept dystopian black comedy short film “Freedom Pass” has won an award at the London Film Awards and has been selected and is in competition at the London International Cinema Festival, which will be decided upon ion the 16th of this month, I understand. I still don’t know what I won for the London Film Award, as they don’t notify you and I only saw about it when I checked my submissions on Film Freeway. Sent them an email and waiting to hear.
“Freedom Pass” was workshopped with professional actors and a director at DYSPLA in September last year and went down really well with all and sundry. The story is based on a short story by Juan Negreiro and is about a 65-year-old man, Norman, who lives in a dystopian world where all relationships and lives are “scripted” - everyone lives in a kind of metal box by night, receives a letter every morning under the door which tells them which “role” in society they will play that day and then they have to act it out. Any semblance of real life has been erradicated, however upon retirement our protagonist undergoes a rude awakening and attempts to rediscover a part of his lost life - with surprising consequences…