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Film Productions:

THE BARN​

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The Barn
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Time Line

Pre-Production

September 2023 - March 2024

Production / Film Shoot

April 2024

Post-Production

Music

Sound Effects

Visual Effects

Editing

Test Screenings

May - July 2024

Additional

Photography

June 2024

Final Proof Edit

1st August 2024

Premiere

4th August 2024

Festivals Season

August 2024 - August 2025

General Release

August 2025

Storyline

A girl dressed in 14th century garb is discovered lifeless in a darkened farm barn. Adopted by the farmer and his family, the girl begins to notice something strange. She doesn't appear to age.  Upon the death of her adopted parents, she is accused of witchery and chased from the village. Some years later she is discovered again, lifeless.  Her back punctured and covered with dried blood. She is awoken by voices from a distant past and the reminder of something mysterious that she has held close all this time.  She doesn't remember her life before, but her path ahead becomes suddenly clear when a message from the King of The Vikings is revealed.

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Background & Beginnings...

The Barn is a community led, zero-budget, production with a professional industry cast and crew supported by local skills and talent.  Short film format (20 minutes run time) and first screened at its Premiere on 4th August and again during the Chichester International Film Festival

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Filming of The Barn took place at The Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester,  Ford (near Arundel) and West Ashling, all in West Sussex, UK, during April and June 2024, with post-production from May to August 2024 also undertaken in Chichester, West Sussex, UK.

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More details will emerge here and on the Festivals page as The Barn progresses through the film festivals during 2024/25.

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Film Release

The film of The Barn will become available after the film festival season in May 2025, on general release and streaming.

Meanwhile, the Behind The Scenes page showcases photos, interviews and a Q&A with Director and members of the cast. 

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Special Thanks

With Special Thanks for the amazing support given by the many individuals and organisations from across West Sussex, Hampshire, and beyond.   Everyone that has helped, supported, contributed, or been in the thick of this production is provided a mention below. 

We would like to make a very special mention to    

Weald & Downland Museum, Old Chapel Productions,  Let's Make Films,

     NewPark Cinema (Chichester), WildIndie Film Festival,

for their help and support during the making of The Barn, 

with very special thanks to

Kate Winslet

for her valuable support during pre-production

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for giving us the advice and confidence to breathe life in to Chichester Filmmakers

and to pushing forward with The Barn

Film Freeway: The Barn

Ellen                                    Jasmine Thomas

Old Man Odin                    Mark Chapman

Father Eiren                        Callum Madill

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14th Century

Father Eiren                        Callum Madill

Farmer William                   Peter McCohon

Farmer's Wife, Cecilia        Meg Birley

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16th Century

Alice                                    Lucy Mabbitt

Jake                                    Bradley Hart

Farmer Thomas                 Christopher Beaumont

Farmer's Wife Mary           Lena Richardson

Father Richard                   Mike Dodds

Catherine                           Hazel Stock

Agnes                                 Angela Elise-Munnoch

George                               Simon Willshire

Girl #1                                 Leila Berry

Woman #1                          Kelly Berry

Girl #2                                 Melis Welch

Acting Consultant              Mark Burgess

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1950's

Farmer Gerry                      Stewart Barham

Michael (Estate Agent)      Paul Welch

Barbara (Nurse)                  Cassandra Monteiro

WITH SPECIAL THANKS

Kate Winslet

Weald & Downlands Museum, Chichester  (WDM)

Saint Andrew's, Ford, Arundel

Peter Nuttall - Land Rover 

GoFundMe Page: Fund Raiser

Director 

Producer

Story and Script 

Script & Production Consultant

Director of Photography

1st Assistant Director 

2nd Assistant Director

Storyboard Artist 

Script Supervisor 

Gaffer 

Grip & Rigging

1st Assistant Camera

2nd Assistant Ccamera

2nd Unit Camera

2nd Unit Assistant Camera

Drone Pilot & Camera

Sound Recording

Sound Boom Operator 

DIT & Data Wrangler

Art Director

Wardrobe & Costume Design

MakeUp Artist, Hair & SFX

Production Designer

Assistant Producer 

Assistant Producer

Location Manager (WDM)

Runner  / Driver

Runner / 2nd Sound Boom Op.

Runner

Runner / Camera Dept.

Runner

Preproduction Consultant - Cinematography

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Behind The Scenes

Stills Photographer & Video

Stills Photographer 2 

BTS Editor

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Jonathan Brooker

Petrina Rodwell

Jonathan Brooker

Gavin Saville

Ian Coulson

Mira El Bacha

Harry Norton

Matt Goddard

Bradley Hart

Jazz Halstead

Ryan Lackenby

Oliver Davies

Gabbi Wolfe

Matt Goddard

Issie Collier

Jakub Bors

Paul Burton

Cassandra Monteiro

Josh Ilsters

Nikita Dare

Isabel Saunders

Louise Becker

Nikita Dare

Matt Goddard

Ryan Lackenby

Georgia Hockey

John Frost

Eloise Rouse

Gillian Fischer

Charlie Andrews

Fiona Metcalfe

Ivana Raicivic

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Jakub Bors

Issie Collier

Matt Goddard

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Old Chapel Productions, Chichester

Glad Rag Costumes, Brighton

Raindbow FX & Makeup

Chichester Festival Theatre

Chichester Community Development Trust

Clever Photography, Chichester

Shouting Sound & Motion Productions, Chichester

Coulson Media, Brighton

The Subterranean Light Company

Graded Films, Arundel

DJI Drones, Chichester & USA

Neewer Lighting, UK

Lottery Heritage Fund, UK

Brandon Hire Station (Bognor Regis)

Let's Make Films, London

Chichester Cinema, NewPark

Chichester NewPark Center

Raindance Film Festival, UK

Envato

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Editor 

Associate Editor 

Assistant Editor  

Grading

Colourist 

​Projectionist

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Film Score & Music

Composer

Additional Composer

Sound / Mix Engineer

Lead Vocals

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Production Marketing

Press & Media

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Paul Burton

Grace Couzins

Josh Ilsters

Theodore Swaddling

River Robinson

Mark Hoare

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Jonathan Brooker

Matt Summerfield

Paul Burton

Katie Brown

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Rachel Gilbert

Matt Goddard

Interviews

Camera

Stills Photography

​Projectionist​​​​

Lewis Shipgood

Frederick Flemming

John Casey

Paul Gainford

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Screened & Premiered

at

Chichester International Film Festival, August 2024

The Barn's Film Festival landscape poster, based on behind the scenes photo by Issie Collier, featuring Jasmine Thomas (Ellen)

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Family Finder

In Development

Storyline

Following the sudden death of their parents, a brother and his sister continue with their own lives, but with time grow apart from from each other. One an architect, the other a renowned historian & archaeologist.  They go about their busy lives not realising that their one remaining relative is desparate to find them before time runs out and before their secret legacy is lost forever.

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Short film format, with public screenings anticipated for early 2026, including film festivals, with a view to raising additional public funding for a full feature film production in 2027/28. Production shooting will be taking place in Chichester, West Sussex, UK in Autumn 2024.  Schedule to be confirmed.

In My Head

Awaiting Development Funding

Copyright © 2024 Chichester Filmmakers

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