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PART ONE

ZERO SUM
Directed by Jimmy Hay
Written by James Gillingham and Jimmy Hay
Produced by Ross Bliss

Zero Sum tells the story of Ruth, a young woman who wakes inside a featureless spaceship in orbit around an alien world.

Funded by the BFI and starring Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Slow Horses, Peaky Blinders, Skins) and Phil Davis (so many, many things including Slow Horses with Aimee), Zero Sum was shot in a studio in Portishead (DP was Paul Dudbridge) notable for having very noisy seagulls on its roof that caused the sound department (Rich Simms) a literal and metaphorical headache.

The incredible set was built by Simon Birtwistle and Paula Birtwistle and was repurposed after the shoot as a cosy reading pod for a local primary school.

The score is Andrew Fisher’s first for Long Arm Films. It would not be his last.

The film played in festivals around the world and it’s still available to stream on Amazon Prime. An average of 9 people stream it each month, earning us about 2 pence.


MAKING HIGH TIDE (PART ONE)

Extracts from the daily video diary we kept on set during the making of High Tide. Some people actually watched these.

NOTHING ECHOES HERE
Written and directed by Jimmy Hay
Produced by Ross Bliss

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HIGH TIDE DELETED SCENE - “TEA ROSTRA”

Starring Julie Barclay and Max Parmentier in a scene that was too long to include in the film but remain an absolute favourite of ours.

MOON PETER
Written and directed by James Gillingham and Charlie Mulliner
Produced by James Gillingham and Ross Bliss

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MAKING HIGH TIDE (PART TWO)

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