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ZIPWHARF

Every day, Eli the street performer dresses like Yoda and pretends to float high above London's Canary Wharf. Propositioned by a powerful Content Creator, Eli soon finds himself in the middle of a big red circle. The fallout spells disaster for all of London.

  • Percy Manthey
    Director
  • Jacob Burney
    Writer
  • Percy Manthey
    Writer
  • Milo Spanyol Woods
    Writer
  • Jacob Burney
    Producer
  • Tom Lister
    Producer
  • Percy Manthey
    Producer
  • Duja Saba
    Producer
  • Milo Spanyol Woods
    Producer
  • Luke Luna Kittredge
    Key Cast
    "Eli Barnes"
  • Freddie Maw
    Key Cast
    "Louis Armitage"
  • Jake O'Flynn
    Key Cast
    "Mickey Mexico"
  • Isabella Heaver
    Key Cast
    "Anna Finch"
  • Nico Bourgeais
    Key Cast
    "DonBillion"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 35 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 7, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 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
  • Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival
    Queens, New York City
    United States
    September 14, 2024
    American Premiere
    Award Winner
  • Clapham International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 30, 2024
    UK Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Percy Manthey

Percy Manthey is a young filmmaker from Hounslow, London. Born in 2003, he aims to create films that are sincere reflections of how his generation interfaces with the increasingly stranger world. Using the twin hammers of 'wit' and 'irony', he forges surreal-ish satire about shallow aspirations and the rot in London's core.

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Director Statement

ZIPWHARF is a fast-paced, low-budget satire set in and around London in the hot, hot summer of 2026. Beginning production in January of 2023, ZIPWHARF is my first feature film, held together by a meagre ~£4000 self-funded budget and favours from practically every single person that I know. The film is a comedy, the jokes are dense - but a certain aimless sadness underpins the whole thing. London burns in luminescent yellows and greens, while something apocalyptic swirls in the sky. The people of this world are vain and petty, each looking to further their own interests while anyone who dares help them pays the ultimate price. There are also two guys in propeller hats called Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Part live action, part animated, part ironic, part sincere, I'd like to think ZIPWHARF has something for everyone. I certainly hope it doesn't.