EXCLUSIVE: Pleased Valley star Siobhan Finneran is starring in a Black Mirror-esque British LGBTQ+ sci-fi film about loss of life within the web age, with cameras rolling this week.
Chatlines follows Jordan, a 30-something with terminal most cancers in 2027 who spends his remaining days drifting between morphine desires and digital distractions. On a whim he makes use of an outdated Chatroulette-style app and on the display screen seems Danny, a sarcastic, vibrant man, additionally terminally unwell, who swears it’s 2005. As days go, the 2 males type a deep bond, opening up about their regrets, desires and the loneliness of going through loss of life too quickly.
The Black Mirror-type film stars Lloyd Eyre-Morgan (Departures) as lead, who additionally co-directs, together with Nico Mirallegro (My Mad Fats Diary), who performs Danny. Finneran, a BAFTA nominee for her function as Clare in Pleased Valley, additionally stars alongside Faye Mckeever (Adolescence), Laura Aikman (This Metropolis is Ours) and Hannah Jones (What it Appears like for a Woman).
Cameras roll on Chatlines this week.
The pic is being produced and financed by Punk Spirit Movies, which beforehand made soon-to-launch BFI Flare premier Departures. That pic is a northern comedy drama that dissects a poisonous relationship from all angles.
Neil Ely (Departures) directs Chatlines and Eyre-Morgan co-directs, writes and stars. Paul Mortlock (Sons of Ecstasy) produces and is DoP. Casting was by Lucy Allen and Tom Payne.
