It’s always a pleasure to see low-budget indie films getting
the attention they deserve, and one such film that I’ve been championing for a
while received a special premiere screening this week in the town where it was
filmed, Crosby, Merseyside.
Teaser trailer:
Teaser trailer:
With Following the
Wicca Man, auteur in the making Jacqueline Kirkham (I’m not kidding – she wrote,
financed, produced, directed and acted in the film) has created an intriguing horror
film which draws its influence from real-life witchcraft and history. Jackie
herself dabbles in the art, as well as being a full-time photographer.
I reviewed the film for STARBURST
MAGAZINE a while ago, and the DVD will be available to buy on Amazon soon, having
successfully raised the money needed to put the film through the BBFC to get an
official certificate. It ended up being rated 15 (for strong sex…) although
there’s nothing really too extreme on screen.
The film went down really well with the Crosby audience, who
packed into the lovely art deco community cinema The Plaza. A couple of the
actors were in attendance, including some from the ‘risqué’ coven scene
(including Claire Kanika Murphy who was brave enough to do the nudity, and Kelly
Traynor, who told me in the pub get-together afterwards that she was pregnant
and showing when they filmed the scene, so had to keep her robes on and only be
filmed from chest height!)
It was a fabulous night which gained extensive publicity for
the film in the local Merseyside press, which will hopefully be replicated when
the film is finally released. When it
is, do buy it and support indie artists.
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