Saturday, October 30, 2021

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS! : GERRY .. BURTON FOX FILMS .. UK .. 2018 ..


 BURTON FOX FILMS

Presents

GERRY

Starring

JOAN COLLINS as Hilda

STEPHEN GREIF as Royston

OLIVER FORD DAVIES as Frank

LYNNE VERRALL as Gerry

SHENINE RAJAKARUNANAYAKE as Waitress

Produced by Hester Rouff

Director of Photography  Jaime Ackroyd

Music by Andrew Allen King

Written by Paul Agar  Victoria Hollup

Directed by Paul Agar  Victoria Hollup

(c) 2018 .. 16mins .. UK .. B/W

Facing twilight years of loneliness and isolation, Hilda, whilst clearing out her deceased husband's belongings, unearths a long-buried secret. The find forces her to confront her past and break free from her solitude with an attempt to live the life that she always denied herself....


This award winning short is a big departure as regards image for Joan as she plays a lonely widow who discovers a secret whilst sorting out her late husbands things.. Joan got great recognition for her role as Hilda and she won Best Actress at the LA Shorts Film Festival, while 'Gerry' won Best Film at The Manchester Film Festival. 

Joan with Oliver Ford Davies

'Gerry' is not available on dvd but you can rent or buy from Amazon Prime presented by Shortz at the following links!

BUY OR RENT GERRY FROM AMAZON PRIME UK

BUY OR RENT GERRY FROM AMAZON PRIME USA HERE



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