Magpie world premiere
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 18:41
Review quotes
"Moving, funny, well-paced, just an exceptional film" - Nikki Baughan, Editor, Moviescope magazine
"A stunningly shot, emotional roller coaster" - Sam Clements, Picturehouse Podcast
"A masterpiece with stunning performances" - Pablo Brown-Jennett, BFI Future Film
"A streak of bleak wit" - EMPIRE
"A beautiful example of film making" - Jack Sparling, CULTsoup
"An astonishingly brave, dark, beautifully performed and incredibly human movie which I can't recommend highly enough" - JinxMedia
MAGPIE
Marc Price’s recently completed 2nd feature MAGPIE is to receive its World Premiere at the Bradford International Film Festival this April.
Known for directing of the £45/$70 zombie film COLIN, Price’s new feature is a dark relationship drama with significantly higher production value.
Financed by Emmerdale actor Dominic Brunt, it tells the tragic story of a negligent young father who returns home for his 9-year-old, shark-obsessed son’s funeral. An unwelcome guest, he steals the coffin and finds himself on the road with the child’s mother and two friends.
Shot on location in London, Cornwall and Price’s native Swansea without a script, Price instead opted to workshop scenes with the actors based on a carefully designed structure. What follows is a journey with no destination, just a desperate desire not to return.
MAGPIE will be screening on Thursday 18th April at 13.10 and Saturday 20th April at 13.00. The Saturday screening will be attended by director Marc Price, producers Justin Hayles & Helen Grace along with cast members Craig Russell, Phil Deguara and Alastair Kirton for a Q&A.
Tickets & information: http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Films/BIFF/2013/M/Magpie.aspx
About Marc Price (Writer/Director)
“His first film has an energy that takes the zombie idea to another level” - Martin Scorsese, Director
"Price will go on to make some very interesting films" - Mark Kermode, Radio 5 Live
“Marc Price has become a bit of an industry legend” - Pete Bradshaw, The Guardian
"Price's debut is one of the more striking genre entries of recent years, one hell of a calling card" - Sight & Sound
“Price has a definite future in Hollywood” - Yahoo UK