A COMEDY DRAMA CENTRING ON LOU - A SLIGHTLY DERANGED 40 SOMETHING DESPERATE TO ENGAGE LOCAL TEENAGERS WITH HER YOUTH CLUB.
YOUTH CLUB WAS COMMISSIONED BY EXETER PHOENIX IN MAY 2025 AND WILL BE PREMIERED AT THE TWO SHORT NIGHTS FESTIVAL IN MARCH 2026.
THIS FILM IS INTENDED AS A WHOLE COMMUNITY PROJECT, AND A WAY TO MEET THE YOUNG ACTORS OF EXETER.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL SHOOT - GREAT PERFORMANCES FROM OUR LEAD CHARLOTTA BRISTOW AS WELL AS OUR TALENTED YOUNG CAST, BEAUTIFUL IMAGES FROM DP STEVE ATKINS, AND SOME WONDERFUL SERENDIPITOUS MOMENTS…
… BUT IT IS ‘TRICKY’ TO SHOOT OUTDOORS. WE ALSO HAD DOWN POURING RAIN, BUILDING WORKS, NOISY NEARBY DENTISTS’ HEATING SYSTEMS, AND DISRUPTED EQUIPMENT)…..
YOUTH CLUB IS AN EXTREMELY AMBITIOUS PROJECT. WE HAVE INVOLVED 14 YOUNG ACTORS,TEN (MAINLY OUTDOORS) LOCATIONS, AND AN UNTRAINED LEAD ACTRESS.
THIS ALL TAKES TIME, WHICH MEANS MONEY!
WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO RECEIVE IN-KIND SPONSORSHIP FROM EXETER’S HOTEL MONTROUGE BY SUNDAY.
BUT WE DO NEED
MORE HELP!
ON TOP OF ITS COMEDY MOMENTS, YOUTH CLUB ALSO FEATURES SOME OF THE BEST OF EXETER’S BEAUTY SPOTS
Rougemont Gardens
Queen Street
Rougemont Castle Wall