Burning Men (movie)

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Burning Men
Directed by Jeremy Wooding
Written by Jeremy Wooding
Neil Spencer
Produced by
  • Jeremy Wooding
  • Fiona Graham
  • Michael Vine
  • Mark Melvin
  • Phil Redding
  • Martin Hawthorn
  • John Drage
Starring
CinematographyJono Smith
Edited byKant Pan
Production
company
Lightbulb Film Distribution Ltd
  • 1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish [2]


Burning Men is a 2019 film directed by Jeremy Wooding and written by both Neil Spencer and Wooding. It stars Edward Hayter as Ray, Aki Omoshaybi as Don, Elinor Crawley as Susie and Katie Collins as Gemma. The film was filmed in London, Norfolk and in the East Coast. It was inspired by vinyl record collecting. [3]

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Plot

Young musicians Ray and Don travel together in a 1970 Volvo Amazon after leaving their apartment, they decide to try selling vinyl records, but Ray steals a satanic Black Metal record and leaves to go travel with Don. In a music venue, they meet Susie and Gemma, who decide to join them on their trip. Gemma leaves shortly afterward, and the three others continue their road trip. They are also stalked by dark forces during trip, caused by the stolen vinyl recording.

Cast

Production

Development

Wooding had the idea when he ran a record and CD stall in Camden Market. He stated, "I thought it would be nice to concoct a story set in this world" and has said that the Fens in Norfolk helped create a "dark eerie ambience". [3] Lightbulb co-founders Peter Thompson and Matthew Kreuze said they were thrilled that they could be part of Burning Men. They wanted to be part of this feature since the beginning and said that Jeremy Wooding has a unique way of making films. [4]

Filming

The location of the film, in particular the east coast of England, helped make the road movie as it is seen, by the director, as an "atmospheric" location. [3] Jeremy Wooding stated "Some kids in Yarmouth thought it was fantastic the town was going to be in a film. [3] The film was primarily intended for moviegoers in their 20s and it was important for Wooding to create the correct dialogue. The actors helped him so the film could be seen with a younger sensibility. [3] The film was made into a person camera point of view, the actors have a forward-pointing camera mounted on a helmet so viewers see through the actor's eye's as if they were there themselves. [5] One scene was shot at Circular Sound music shop on St Benedicts Street in Norwich as well as in Yarmouth. [3]

Release

The movie premiered in London. [3] The trailer as well as the poster were released on January 2019. [6] The film was released on 1 March 2019. Lightbulb gave it a limited theatrical run in February 2019, in collaboration with marketing and distribution agency Munro Films. [4] The director Jeremy Wooding as well as Edward Hayter and Elinor Crawley appeared live on TV on London Live on September 28, 2019.

Reception

Critical responses

Lightbulb co-founders Peter Thompson and Matthew Kreuzer stated "Burning Men is a British road-movie with a beating heart and a banging soundtrack”. [4] The reviewer of Screenanarchy stated "Burning Men is a bravura piece of film-making – a rare portrait of today’s England – from the urban hustle of London, to the eerie East Anglian fens and the desolate Northumbrian moors." [6]

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  2. ↑ "movie Burning Men". tv apple. March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Burning Men: Road movie evokes 'atmospheric landscapes". BBC News. 3 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "New UK Film Distributor Lightbulb Sets Early Slate With UK Pics, Cannes Drama & Medieval Action Film". Deadline. 14 January 2019.
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