Mirrors

Mirrors will be Cottage Industry Films latest project and we are now looking for a producer to come on board with the aim of forging a collaborative relationship that can extend into feature productions. We see Mirrors as providing an ideal testing ground for this relationship and want to find someone who is not only passionate about this film but wants to continue the journey with us into larger projects.

Ideally we need someone who already has contacts in the industry, to add to the contacts we have made ourselves, particularly when it comes to raising funding for our feature projects. We need someone who will share our passion for the films we want to make, but also provide advice and guidance where necessary.

If you are interested or require more information please send contact us at info@cottageindustryfilms.co.uk. Script available upon request.

Synopsis

Lisa and Ian sit down for dinner, Ian trying to engage in polite conversation, Lisa more interested in shoving her foot in Ian's crotch. In the bedroom Lisa continues her seduction, tearing open Ian's shirt and biting his chest. The drama is shattered when Lisa demands that filming be stopped. Now Lisa becomes Sarah and Ian becomes Neil.

We are thrust out of the reality of the story and into the reality of the film, and an erotic drama becomes a sinister documentary as Sarah is pressured to resume 'filming', which she reluctantly agrees to do. As filming recommences Sarah and Lisa become indistinguishable and the pressures they both face become amplified as they struggle to deal with the stories they are being forced to tell.

‘Mirrors (working title) examines the nature of the media. If you point a camera at something, does it automatically become a piece of fiction? Does the act of filming an event turn it from a reflection of reality to an interpretation of reality? Conversely, can a piece of fiction become ‘real’ if the existence of the camera is acknowledged?

Running Time

10 minutes aprox

Style

The style of the film will reflect the duality of the fictional vs the real, employing a, cinematic steadiness contrasted with the raw handheld unpredictability and loose framing of reality TV.

Target Audience

Fans of experimental cinema, exploitation films.