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Short Contemporary “Western” Seeks Interest and Capital

The Wasteland is an independent film production from Nine Ladies Film, written and directed by Derbyshire filmmaker Stuart Wheeldon. Stuart is co-producing the work with Nick John Whittle, a screenwriter and film producer from Birmingham. The screenplay itself calls upon the experience and inimitable talents of British actors Paul Dewdney (Crossroads (2015), The Inquiry (2016)), Johanna Stanton (Dead Hungry (2009), Nightmare Box (2013)), and Irish actor Bern Deegan (Point of no Return (2016), The Telephone (2017)).

The Wasteland features an original soundtrack to be scored by Michael Walters, founder and director of the bespoke music production company Storm Force Winds. Michael's catalogue of concert music is published globally and his music has been broadcast on BBC radio and television, Sky TV and Fox TV.  

Nine Ladies Film - owned and managed by Stuart - is keen to produce The Wasteland as soon as possible. The screenplay is a modern day mystery thriller which follows Laurence, a loner and a drifter with a hidden past who arrives in a small village on the offer of work from local farmer Frank. Taking the job of rebuilding a stonewall Laurence becomes intrigued with Holly, the enigmatic wife of Frank.  Holly’s own troubles with depression and domestic abuse lead Laurence on a new journey; a journey that he soon wishes he had not begun. For more information, please visit the film’s web page.

The Wasteland is scheduled to be shot in and around the Derbyshire Dales in July 2017. By using the rugged landscape as a backdrop, facets of each character can be brought to bear against a natural and dynamic mise en scène. The cast and crew are now secured for the project; locations are being scouted with some already agreed upon. The producers are seeking funding by generous donors through their LiveTree page or by private arrangement and would like to urge all supporters of independent cinema to promote the concept and grow interest.

Stuart has been meaning to write a contemporary “western” thriller for some time. The Wasteland’s subject matter lends itself perfectly to his home county’s beautiful and sometimes desolate outlook.  Not only has he written a narrative of depth and substance but so too are the pertinent subjects of domestic abuse and mental illness engaged with in a sensitive and powerful way. The producers believe that such a film, with its enigmatic subtext and dark, brooding emotions will strike a chord with today’s audiences.  

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Website: http://www.wastelandshortfilm.com

Director/Producer Stuart Wheeldon – [email protected]

Facebook: @thewastelandshortfilm

Twitter: @wastelandshortf

LiveTree Account: https://secure.livetree.com/#!/project/5920/35

The Wasteland a modern day mystery thriller from Nine Ladies Film, scheduled to be shot in the Derbyshire Dales in July 2017.

The story follows the journey of Laurence, a loner, a man with a hidden past, who arrives in a small village on the offer of work from a local farmer Frank. Taking the job of rebuilding a field boundary stonewall, Laurence becomes intrigued with the mysterious figure of Holly, the wife of Frank, whose own troubles, both with depression and possible mental domestic abuse lead Laurence on a new journey , a journey that after time, he wishes he had not begun.

The film is written and directed by Stuart Wheeldon who is based in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Stuart is joined by Nick John Whittle in the producing role.

The film stars  Paul Dewdney Paul is a British actor born and based in London. In July 2015 Paul won the 'Best Supporting Actor' at the Long Island Film Forum for his role in 'Crossroads' and more recently in 2016 a 'Best Actor' award for the lead role of 'The Inquiry' (2016) at the Burning Reel film festival. He is also up for nomination for Best Actor at the upcoming Nice International Film Festival

Johanna Stanton Johanna has just played the lead in the feature film, Injustice, a hard hitting thriller, where she holds a restaurant full of people hostage. She has also just played Ruth Ellis in the docu/drama, Inside, for Channel 5. Next she will be filming the comedy series 'King Of The Gym'. Johanna won three Best Actress awards for the psychological thriller 'Nightmare Box', Pollygrind, Macabre New York and Long Island. The movie is now set for world wide release in 2017

Bern Deegan .Bern is an Irish actor whose experience spans from feature film, award winning short films and touring theatre. Bern plays the lead role of 'Peter Nash' in Big Ideas Films Feature Film 'POINT OF NO RETURN' which also stars Paul Ronan, Don Wycherley and Steven Berkoff. The film was Directed by Kevin Glynn and is currently in post production. Bern appeared in the films In Limbo and The Telephone (Nine Ladies Film)

Original music is by Michael Walters, Michael is the Founder and Director at Storm Force Winds. Michael's catalogue of concert music is published globally and he has been fortunate to receive three Royal Premieres (Regius Adventum 2006, Centuries 2010, Viginti 2014). His music has also been broadcast on the BBC Radio 3 Concert Series (Zygonic De/regeneration 2012, Seven Minutes of Contrarian Zygonicity 2013). In 2017, Michael joined the emerging talent roster at acclaimed Film and TV composer agency SMA Talent Ltd.