MUM Press Pack - Mum - the film – PRESS PACK A short film written and directed by Anne-Marie O’Connor 6 CREW EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS GAIL EGAN, ANDREA CALDERWOOD, SEAN O’CONNOR PRODUCERS

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SYNOPSIS

Mumisafilmwithatranscharacterattheheartofit,tellingauniversalstory.WhenKategoesbacktoseehermotherafterafewyearsawaysherealisesthat,farfrombeingreadyforadayout,hermumisgravelyill.Andnoonethoughttotellher.Soshetakesmattersintoherownhandsandalthoughshedoesn’tgetthedayshewanted,shegetsthedaysheneeded.

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TRANS-POSITIVE&TRANS-LED

MUMisatrulyuniversalstoryofamotheranddaughterrelationshipbutwithatransgendercharacterattheheartofit.DirectorAnne-MarieO'Connorandtransgenderactorandactivist,KateO'Donnellwerebothtiredofseeingtranspeoplecastassexworkersorhand-wringingaboutneverfindinglove,orfortheirstoriestofocusonthetransition.Theywantedtomovethetransnarrativeon,toseeatranscharacterinastorythatisrelatabletoeveryone.SothisishowMUMcameabout.

Throughthecastingprocesswewantedtobetrans-ledandtrans-positivesowecastthreetransactorstoplaytheleadcharacter,Kateatthreedifferentstagesinherlife.TheseactorsareKateO’Donnell,AshPalmiscianoandtenyearoldJosephPearson.

MUMSMAKEFILMSNotonlyisMUMdirectedandwrittenbyawoman,butofacrewof22,18werewomen,alotofwhomweremotherstoyoungchildren.Inanindustrythattalksalotaboutwomenbeingbetterrepresentedweshowedthatitcouldbedone!Weevenranacrècheonset.

FILMFESTIVALS&AWARDSPremiere-BFIFlareMarchLondonIndependentFilmFestival–WinnerbestLGBTQfilmLeedsQueerFilmFestivalGlobalShorts–Winner,AwardofExcellenceEdinburghInternationalFilmFestival–SelectedandincompetitionGalwayFilmFleadh-SelectedandincompetitionLeedsInternationalFilmFestival

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CASTBIOGRAPHIES

KateO’Donnell

LeeBoardman

KateO’Donnellisanaward-winningtransgenderperformer.SheistheArtisticDirectorofTransCreative,theonlyArtsCouncil-backed,nationaltrans-theatrecompany.Katecreatesentertaining,humorous,politicalperformances,whichcelebratetheatricalityandexudeprideandstrengthinbeingatransgenderwoman.Herpreviousautobiographicalworkincludestheaward-winningBigGirl’sBlouseandseveralrapturouslyreceivedcabaretperformancesincludingHayleyandMe,AShortHistoryofMyTitsandNoPride.

Kate’ssecondlarge-scalesoloshowYou’veChangedisbeingdevelopedwithContact,ManchesterandwilltourinAutumn2017.Othercreditsinclude:BoyMeetsGirl(BBC),Hush(LiftFestival/TheRoyalExchange)andanacclaimedturnasFesteinTwelfthNightatTheRoyalExchange.Kate’sawardsinclude:BeProudSpecialAchievementAward,BrightonFringeLGBTQAward,LGBTFoundationHeroAward(all2015).

ManchesteractorLeeBoardmanisbestknownforRome,DaVinci’sDemonsandCoronationStreet.

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KennethColley

MargotLeicester

KennethColleyisaBritishactorrecongnisableforhisrolesinTheEmpireStrikesBack,ReturnoftheJedi,LifeofBrianandPeakyBlinders.

AlsofromManchester,MargotLeicesterrecentlyplayedCamillaParkerBowlesinMikeBarlett’sTonyAwardwinningKingCharlesIII,bothonBroadwayandonBBC2.ShewasnominatedforanOlivierAwardforherroleinBrokenGlass.NotableTVworkincludesTheTakeandFiveDay.

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AshPalmisciano

JosephPearson

AshPalmiscianoisanactorandtransactivist.HisworkincludesBBC2’sBoyMeetsGirlandtheRSC’s2016productionofKingLear.HeiscurrentlyappearinginSummerinLondonattheTheatreRoyalinStratford.

JosephPearsonisatenyear-oldtransactor.AndrewinMUMishisfirstfilmrole.

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CREWEXECUTIVEPRODUCERS GAILEGAN,ANDREACALDERWOOD,SEAN

O’CONNORPRODUCERS KATELARKING,ANNE-MARIEO’CONNORDIRECTOR/WRITER ANNE-MARIEO’CONNORD.O.P COLMWHELANEDITOR CHRISWYATTPRODUCTIONDESIGNER KATYTUXFORDCOMPOSER PETERGREGSON1stASSISTANTDIRECTOR MELHESELTINELIGHTINGGAFFER ALICEWOOLRIDGESTEVENSCOSTUMEDESIGNER DANIELLAPEARMANMAKEUPDESIGNER FIONALOBO-CRANSTONSOUNDRECORDIST ELOISEWHITMORESCRIPTEDITOR/2ndASSISTANTDIRECTOR KATHERINEBEACONDESIGNASSISTANT CHARLYFELDMANFOCUSPULLER(5thJuly) ROSSONIONS,JANKOBLANSKI,ROBFINCHSCRIPTSUPERVISOR LAURENBROWNCOSTUMESUPERVISOR LYNNEGIBSONONLINEEDITOR MIKEMYSHKOCAMERATRAINEE ABIGAYLEBLACOWCOSTUMETRAINEE SONNYBOOGAARDDIT/EDITTRAINEE HASANABDULLAADTRAINEE NATASCHIAMATTOCKSLIGHTINGTRAINEE LEWISBURTONSCRIPTSUPERVISORTRAINEE LERECESTUARTMAKEUPTRAINEE KERRIANNECLARKESOUNDTRAINEE REBECCACHARLTONPRODUCTIONTRAINEE BECCANORBURYWKFILMINSURANCE DAVIDJOHNSTONESTILLSPHOTOGRAPHER OLIVERBROADBENTDRIVER DOUGIEDERBYSHIREPOST-PRODUCTIONHOUSE MOLINARE

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Anne-MarieO’Connor–Writer/Director

KateLarking–Producer

ChrisWyatt–Editor

ChrisWyatthaseditednumerousfeaturefilms,TVandshortsincludingGod’sOwnCountry(MichaelPowellAwardwinner,EIFF2017),WhiteBoyRick,‘71,ThisisEngland,DeadMan’sShoes,DancingontheEdgeandClosetotheEnemy.

Bradford-bornAnne-Mariebeganwritingfortheatrebeforecreatingthebest-sellingIrishnovelEveryone’sGotaBonoStory.Shethenturnedherattentiontoscreenwriting,startingoutonBBC1’sWaterlooRoadandgoingontoco-createSky1’slongrunningcomedyTrollied.SheisworkingonbothreturningdramasandcomediesintheUKandintheUSandhasjustwrittenherfirstfeaturefilm,whichsheisalsotodirect.SheiscurrentlydevelopingprojectswithBigTalk,WarpFilmsand20thCenturyFox.Anne-MarieisreppedbytheArtist’sPartnershipin

KateLarkingisaManchester-basedProducer/LineProducer/ProductionManagerinshortfilms,featurefilmsandtelevision.CreditsincludetheBafta-nominatedRocket’sIsland(CBBC/Lime),TheCity&TheCity(MammothScreen),Utopia2forKudos/Channel4,theBAFTA-winningThisisEngland88,BenWheatley’shighlyacclaimedfeatureKillListandtheBAFTA-winningdocumentaryMakeBradfordBritish.

ShealsoteachesproducingattheNorthernFilmSchool,LeedsBeckettUniversityandtheUniversityofYork.

Priortofreelancing,KatewasProductionSupervisorthenHeadofDistributionandMarketingatWarpFilms,managingthereleasesofShaneMeadows’LeDonk&Scor-zay-zee,JonathanCaouette’sAllTomorrow’sPartiesandHarmonyKorine’sTrashHumpers.

Kateiscurrentlyline-producingthedocumentaryfeaturefilmIrene’sGhost,nowinpost-production.

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ColmWhelan–DirectorofPhotography

PeterGregson–ComposerPeterGregsonisacellistandcomposer“workingattheforefrontofthenew-musicscene”(TheNewYorker)Asacellist,PeterGregsonhasworkedwithartistsincludingJóhannJóhannsson,MaxRichter,andGabrielProkofiev.Morecommercially,heisindemandinthefilmandpopworlds;recentcreditsincludesoloelectriccellistonWONDERWOMAN,THELEGENDOFTARZAN,andHACKSHAWRIDGEforRupertGregson-Williams,TERMINATORGENYSIS,13HOURS,andCHURCHILLforLorneBalfe,SHERLOCKforDavidArnoldandMichaelPrice,andthesolocellistandconductoronEdSheeran’srecord-breakingalbum,Divide.Asacomposer,hisworkhasbeencommissionedandperformedinternationallyforballet,film,andcomputergames,includingAlanRickman’sALITTLECHAOS,forwhichhewasnominatedattheWorldSoundtrackAwards,andBOUNDLESSforSonyPlaystation.Hislatestrelease,QUARTETS:ONE,isanEPofstringsquartetsrecordedinaformerchurchinNorthLondonanddebutedat#1intheUKandBelgiumintheclassicalchart,andTop10inAmerica,Germany,andItaly.

SOCIALMEDIA

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Colmisanaward-winningDirectorofPhotographywhosecreditsincludeworkforNationalGeographic,DiscoveryandBBCamongstothers.HehasrecentlyreturnedfromseveralyearsworkinginAsiatocollaborateonTraders,afeaturefilmstarringJohnBradley,WreckingtheRising,adramaseriesforIrishTVwithOwenMcDonnellandshortfilmsMumandRabbitPunch.HehasjustwrappedonAssassinsforTV3andiscurrentlyinpreptoshootadramaseriesforNationalGeographicinSingaporeinAugust.