I WANTED TO IMAGINE WHAT FRED AND ROSE WEST’S FIRST DATE WOULD BE LIKE. HOW DO TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE REJECTED HUMANITY CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER?
I TALKED TONY PITTS (RIDING TRILOGY, FUNNY COW, GIRI/HAJI) into playing Fred and found newcomer Rachel Salisbury (WHO BLEW ME AWAY) FOR ROSE.
I WANTED TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF DANGER AND DREAD AND SEX AND POSSESSION. I WANTED TO SEE FRED CRY. I WANTED TO RECREATE AN OLD MAN’S PUB IN GLOUCESTER. FOR A TWO DAY SHOOT IT WAS A BIG ASK. BUT I LEARNT A LOT. .
WEST
With
Rose West – Rachel Salisbury
Fred West – Tony Pitts
Man in toilet – Steve Jones
Barman – Alan Prile
Punters – Daniel Osgood, Pamela Linden, Cengiz Hasim
Creative producer – Amy Baty
Producer – Josh Baker Mendoza
Director of Photography – Martine Wolff
Production Designer – May Davies
Editor – Harry Crossman
Costume Supervisor - Hayley-Sara Willis
1st Camera Assistant – Niki Melis
2nd Camera Assistant – Isabel Palma
Gaffer – Nicola Galbusera
Music Composer – Tom Mott
Colour Grader – Mark Smith
VFX – Josh Baker Mendoza
Sound Designer Adriano Mantova
Hair and Make up – Lisa Otterburn
Assistant Director – Liza Samoriz
Production Assistants – Penny Antorkas, Sara Annovi Stuart
Written and directed by Tiana Linden
Special thanks to
Effra Social
Paul Myles
Zoe Jewell
