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Birdlime

Having spent the past few years in prison, Liam was arrested as a boy and released as a man. Without even having the chance to adjust, his past catches up with him when his brother is taken hostage. Over the next 12 hours, he scrambles to find his brother without losing himself in the process.

  • Charles Grenu
    Director
  • Simeon Jarrett
    Director
  • Lewis Brown
    Director
  • Simeon Jarrett
    Writer
  • Victor Grenu
    Producer
  • Charles Humphreys
    Key Cast
    "Liam"
  • Philip Bedwell
    Key Cast
    "Paul"
  • Ezekiel Martin
    Key Cast
    "Kieran"
  • Georgia Beechey
    Key Cast
    "Beth"
  • Damian Pajak
    Key Cast
    "Dave"
  • Rushma Thapa
    Key Cast
    "Tasha"
  • Sidique Koroma
    Key Cast
    "Sid"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    35 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 16, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    2,600 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Charles Grenu, Simeon Jarrett, Lewis Brown

With themes of isolation, rehabilitation and complicated relationships, this project started off as two creatives who wanted to tell a story without deadlines, guidelines or client feedback. Charles and Lewis explored a few potential directions, but after taking a liking to the cockney phrase ‘Birdlime’, meaning ‘hard time’, they settled on exploring the immediate aftermath of someone being released from prison. They soon bought a third mate and creative, Simeon, who helped to write and expand the story with plot and characters.

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Director Statement


Across two years and the Covid pandemic, Birdlime was written, produced, shot and edited without any external funding, just with help of a cast and crew who were sold on the idea and wanted to bring it to life.