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A Curious Tale

An old fashioned ghost story sees an ageing musician taking time out to do some archeology in which he seeks the hiding place along the Sussex coast of a lost fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion.

  • Leigh Tarrant
    Director
    Adam Ant - Dirk Live At The Apollo, Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits.
  • Leigh Tarrant
    Writer
  • Leigh Tarrant
    Producer
  • Bill Johnson
    Key Cast
    "Doctor Blackman"
    The Burger Van at the end of the Gig
  • Pete Tindall
    Key Cast
    "Pete Rattlebone"
    The Burger van at the end of the Gig
  • Peter Richardson
    Key Cast
    "Arnold"
  • Ian Kier
    Key Cast
    "William Hagar"
  • Neill McKenzie
    Key Cast
    "Antique dealer"
  • Amanda Dann
    Key Cast
    "Farm Girl"
  • Ian Skelton
    Key Cast
    "Farm hand"
  • Simon Mallin
    Key Cast
    "Vicar"
  • Paul Brandis
    Key Cast
    "Archeologist"
  • Jeff Crampton
    music
  • PJ Herber
    DOP
    The Cherokees - The Burger Van at the end of the Gig
  • Leigh Tarrant
    Editor
    Dirk Live at the Apollo
  • Leigh Tarrant
    Cameras
  • Tony Sims
    Cameras
    Dirk Live at the Apollo
  • Jack White
    Cameras
  • Stevie Jo
    Sound
    Dirk Live at the Apollo
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Ghost story, Mystery, Thriller, suspense
  • Runtime:
    53 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 24, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    75,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hailsham Pavilion
    Hailsham
    United Kingdom
    November 27, 2021
    Hailsham Pavilion
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards

    United States
    December 15, 2021
    Best Concept (Won)
Distribution Information
  • Skooch Media
    Distributor
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Leigh Tarrant

Leigh was born in North London and attended comprehensive schooling in Southgate, North London. He went on to study at Mountview Theatre school. From there he became a full time musician playing bass guitar for some London based bands such as GBH, The Unexplained and finally Prime Cut. Eventually a career in advertising yielded an insight into TV advertisement editing and an understanding of corporate filming. After many successful years being based out of some of London's leading advertising agencies (AMV.BBDO & Grey London respectively) he went on to set up his own production company (Skooch Media) based in the south of England. He still plays, writes and records music, as well as staying active in film production and the corporate side of video production. He has three daughters from his first marriage. He resides in the south east of England.

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Director Statement

It's a great privilege to at last work on my first feature film, whereby I can produce and direct and be as creative as possible in the genre of telling a ghost story. Most of my work is for the corporate sector, either documentary or music films, so this is a refreshing avenue for me to work on. I now can only hope that I've managed to capture some mystery and suspense for the audience to enjoy.