Private Project

Chokablok

Chase Jenkins just wants to succeed. But why does he feel like he's always falling behind?

Part playful, part neurotic, part existential 'CHOKABLOK' is a surreal exploration of our obsession with achievement and the perpetual anxiety of trying to keep up.

  • Cameron Carver
    Director
    Post-Production, Something Bubbled Something Blue, Give in
  • Cameron Carver
    Writer
    Post-Production, Something Bubbled Something Blue, The Oracle
  • Poppy Pedder
    Producer
  • David Coomber
    Key Cast
    "Chase Jenkins"
    Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Red
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dystopian, Existential, Experimental, Psychological thriller
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    500 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
  • Buzz Vicious Underground Film Festival
    Amazonas
    Brazil
    July 9, 2021
    World Premiere
  • Mirror Mountain Film Festival
    Ottawa
    Canada
    July 24, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Winner-Best Performance (David Coomber)
  • Forest City Film Festival
    London
    Canada
    October 17, 2021
    Ontario Premiere
  • Buffalo International Film Festival
    Buffalo
    United States
    October 7, 2021
    New York Premiere
  • YOFIFest Film Festival
    Yonkers
    United States
    November 6, 2021
  • Richard Harris International Film Festival
    Limmerick
    Ireland
    November 8, 2021
    Ireland
  • Short.Sweet.Film.Fest
    Cleveland, Cohio
    United States
    January 22, 2022
  • Monmouth Film Festival
    Red Bank, New Jersey
    United States
    December 17, 2021
Director Biography - Cameron Carver

I’m an award winning, queer, multidisciplinary artist originally from Canada, currently living in South London. I hold a Masters in theatre directing from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre school and my work spans directing, choreography, movement direction, writing, and filmmaking.

Filmmaking includes: Post-Production (National Theatre School/Art Apart), Chokablok (Flinch Productions), Something Bubbled, Something Blue (National Arts Centre/ Grand Acts of Theatre), We are Change (Musical Stage Co.)

Theatre Making: No Place Like Home (Camden People’s Theatre) Little Mermaid (Theatre Royal Bath- UK Theatre Award 2018), The Addams Family, The Wizard of Oz, Sweet Charity (St. Lawrence College) Previously As Choreographer or Movement Director: Cabaret (Grand Theatre), Sweeney Todd UK/Toronto (Talk is Free Theatre), Spring Awakening (Redgrave Theatre), La Strada (UK Tour), Manhattan Parisienne (The Other Palace with Alain Boublil)

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Director Statement

I am passionate about storytelling and constantly intrigued as to how I can evolve my practice, in a response to the fluidity of our political and social landscape. I champion authentic queer narratives on stage and believes the normalization of stories outside the gender binary continue to be crucial in creating equality within the arts community and society at large.