Black Out
Starring:Gary Kitching, Andrew Hughes and Emma Davey
A young man wakes up in the middle of the woods, to discover the dead battered body of a girl. To his surprise, she is the same girl he and his friend offered a lift to earlier, but that is all he can remember.
Using a high contrast, grainy, black and white stock, we managed to create a very dramatic and claustrophobic atmosphere for a quite disturbing premise. It was the first time I had not produced myself, allowing me much more freedom to concentrate on directing, which I think was a huge factor in it's success. Despite being condemned at the time by a feminist tutor as 'misogynistic', it was praised by many, contributed to my acceptance into the National Film & Television School and is still one of my favourites.
B/W ⁄ 16 mm ⁄ 5:4 ⁄ Duration 10”00’ ⁄ © UNN/Delfilm 1996
•Official Selection British Short Film Festival 1996
