Adeel Akhtar at the BAFTAS
When Chris Morris’s name was announced as winner of the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut last night, who was it but Adeel Akhtar, along with his Four Lions co-star Nigel Lindsay, who accepted the award on his behalf. Click here to see a backstage video interview with Adeel and Nigel Lindsay: www.bit.ly/4LionsBaftaBackstage
Sound on Sight Interview
The film blog, Sound On Sight, interviewed the two of us just before the Slamdance Awards. They also seemed to be very interested in how we work as a couple! Click here to read the full interview.
Slamdance Win!
We’re so pleased to announce that Stranger Things has won the Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival! The award ceremony took place last night at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City in the main screening room. We were awarded a “Sparky” — Slamdance’s bronze dog-shaped award. Best documentary went to Bhopali by […]
“Stranger Things”: An Absolute Must See
Gordon and the Whale, the movie blog, has reviewed Stranger Things and has some incredibly glowing things to say about the film. The reviewer, Joshua Brunstein, wasn’t entirely satisfied by the ending, but on the other hand, calls the film “an absolute must see feature” and particularly praises the lead performances. [Oona is] played wonderfully […]
Variety Review for “Stranger Things”
We are excited to announce that Stranger Things has received a great review from Variety. Adeel Akhtar and Bridget Collins receive praise for their intelligent performances and the film is called delicate, dignified and soulful. Here’s an extract: Shot on the English seaside and with a Dreyer-esque instinct for the complexity and frankness of the […]
Salt Lake Tribune Filmmaker Profile
The Salt Lake Tribune has posted an interview with us about the the making of Stranger Things and… erm…. about making films as a married couple. Click here to check it out.
First Day in Park City
We’ve arrived in frosty Park City, Utah and are busy getting everything ready for Slamdance. We checked in at Filmmaker Registration this morning and put up our posters at the Treasure Mountain Inn a.k.a Slamdance HQ. We were there early and so were able to nab a great spot. Lindsay MacKay, our production manager on […]
Help us get buzz at Slamdance
Even if you’re not sure if you can make it, please help get our film noticed at the Slamdance Film Festival. There are two simple ways you can help us: 1) The boldest and best way you can help us is to join b-side (just click here to register) and then, as a b-side member, […]
Happy New Year and Happy New Newsletter
A huge THANK YOU to our supporters, fans, cast and crew for your support over the last year. It’s been a very exciting period for us with the film and we’re looking forward to continuing the adventure in the new year. There’s much more to come. Our first act of 2011 is to improve our […]
Slamdance here we come
Great news! Stranger Things will be screening in competition at the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival. You may remember that our short Ruth & Maggie (which also starred Bridget Collins and Victoria Jeffrey) premiered at Slamdance in 2006. We had an amazing time there and are delighted to return with our feature. The festival takes place […]