With Friends Like These
Kathy sits at her computer to compose an email to her estranged husband but is soon overcome by the dubious counsel of the voices of her liquor bottles.
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Ryan BennettDirectorRepo-Regenerations, Straight White Man
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Ryan BennettWriterRepo-Regenerations, Straight White Man, Cash Up, Take Me To The Waves, The Blow Job, Five for Christmas, The Waiting Game
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Clara ButlerProducerHere Be Dragons, Lockerbilly, Minor Plight, Wale, Our Little Haven
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Joanne HeywoodKey CastAre You Being Served? Again!, Coronation Street, First Of The Summer Wine, Gone, Emmerdale, EastEnders, Kiss Me Kate, My Hero
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Sally DaveyKey CastiBoy, Polly, Article 50
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Rocco WrightKey CastSchool Of Rock
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Martin GalliganKey CastRepo-Regenerations, Red Rock, The Nymph
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Matthew McCallionKey CastLord Dismiss Us
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Javier CáberizKey CastRepo-Regenerations, Holby City, Blood and Bones, Our Little Haven, Prawn, Straight White Man
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Ernest GromovKey CastBrothers in Suits, An Adventure In Space And Time, Valerie, Revolution: New Art For A New World, Nannaku Prematho
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Surreal, Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:8 minutes 45 seconds
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Completion Date:June 28, 2017
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Production Budget:500 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital HD 25p
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Ryan Bennett is a New Zealand born Writer/Director/Actor who relocated to the UK in late 2014.
He trained as an actor at Actors Centre Australia in Sydney before furthering his training at Guildford School of Acting with a Master of Arts.
Ryan has written many short films ("The Blow Job", "Take Me To The Waves", "Cash Up", "Repo-Regenerations") and was the showrunner for the web series "Straight White Man"
This marks Ryan's second outing in the director's chair on a short film of his design.
"With Friends Like These" is funny, surreal and quirky, but ultimately ends up being a dramatic think piece. My taste is for character driven narratives that have an idea or issue at the heart of them. This film is no exception.