Soap
When Sami breaks into a house, he is disturbed by Sophia, the owner of the property, who lures the hot criminal into her bathtub.
Surreal comedy drama with Eugenia Caruso and Rory Finn.
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Christopher BrownDirectorRemission, Knock-Out (forthcoming)
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Valerie HansonProducerFalcon, Into the Silent Land, Wilfred
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Eugenia CarusoKey CastThe Duke of Burgundy, Berberian Sound Studio, The Early Years
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Rory FinnKey CastFraternity, Ginger & Rosa
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David KeoghKey Cast
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Charlie HamblettKey Cast
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Jun Keung CheungDirector of PhotographyPaddington, Dead Cat, SexLife, Falcon, Remission
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Dusan PetkovicEditorWar Book, SpangaS, Zoop, Baantjer
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Arthur Rathbone PullenSound Mix
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Elle-Rose HughesCostume & Make-Up
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Andrei LeskovskiProduction Sound Mix
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Sebastian KudonowskiGaffer
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Laura SeymourDialogue Continuity
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Glass Diamond "Frequency"Music
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WƐ Я 1 - Rémi Brossier "Angel's Face"Music
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audiospill "Retro Boy"Music
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Andrew HillAdditional Dialogue Recording
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Piotr CieplakPhotography
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Zhou ZhouPublicity Design
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Maxwell BoultonAssistant Director
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Dhruv RupaparaProduction Assistants
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Gabriela MascarenhasProduction Assistants
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Luke OyovbaireProduction Assistants
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Catalyst Housing Group, London - Justine MenozziLocation courtesy of
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:drama, comedy, surreal, LGBTQ
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Runtime:15 minutes 22 seconds
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Completion Date:March 7, 2015
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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 ProRes
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Aspect Ratio:16.9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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New Jersey International Film FestivalNew Brunswick
May 30, 2015
North American premiere
winner - honorable mention -
Vancouver International Film FestivalVancouver, Canada
October 2015
Chris is a writer and director. His latest film 'Soap' premiered at the 2015 New Jersey International Film Festival and will soon screen at the Vancouver International Film Festival. His previous film 'Remission' was nominated for Best British Short at the 2014 Cardiff Iris Prize Festival, and was released on DVD and video-on-demand with Peccadillo Pictures. In 2013, his feature script 'Knock-Out' won Best Screenplay at the London Independent Film Festival and the Cordelia Award for Best UK Screenplay at the BlueCat competition in LA. Chris previously won the Euroscript Screen Story Award in 2011.
'Soap' is a sexual fantasy of breaking and entering; its characters are trapped in a farce replete with hot criminals, cheating lovers, melodramatic revelations, and a mysterious pile of raspberry jelly.
But if the film is a guilty pleasure, then it’s also a formal experiment. We shot in a confined space, making use of offscreen action and sound, restricting ourselves to close-ups once Sami and Sophia step into the bath. I wanted to move beyond the farcical elements as the pair get to know one another; to capture a tangible sense of their desire, regret and hope.
The bath is a soapy realm of sexual transgression, a place where old is made new, where identities shape and blend. As Sami points out, wiping away his shaving foam, it’s just like the cinema.