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 in Chichester on 4th August 2024 and again during the Chichester International Film Festival.   The story and initial screenplay of The Barn was written by Jonathan Brooker, with subsequent collaboration and editing from the production team, and during the final script table reads, and production editing team. 

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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.   Filming was done with Zeiss primes on Sony Burano, FX3, Canon, and DJI drones, at 4k / 25fps, with editing completed with Blackmagic Resolve and Dolby Atmos 7.1.2, with an original soundtrack created in ​​5.1 surround.

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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 and will also have cast & crew interviews available during November.  A special Q&A with Director and members of the cast can also be found on the Watch page. 

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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,

     Chichester Cinema NewPark, 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