The short film I have written and directed, THE PETTING ZOO, is now finished. It’s a ghost tale about five friends who go to the woods on Halloween and get lost in a local legend. I had invaluable help from the hugely talented Jonathan Zaurin and was lucky to work with a brilliant team of actors and collaborators.
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THE PETTING ZOO CREDITS
Duration: 15 mins
Year: 2023
Writer-director: Virginie Sélavy
Director of Photography: Jonathan Zaurin
Editor: Jonathan Zaurin
Producers: Virginie Sélavy, Jonathan Zaurin
CAST (in order of appearance):
Alannah: Naomi Dale Reidy
Jay: Mikey JL Coombes
Rhys: Pete Bird
Julie: Amanda Vincent-Perkins
Luke: Joseph Nurse
The Bride: Ayvianna Snow
The Ringmistress: Clova Perez-Corral
The Girl: Keomi Dudek-Heathman
The Madman: James E. Taylor
The Monk: Brendan Hollywood
Pub drinkers: Phill Lister, Chris Haywood, Ryan Jordan
Original music by K. M. Joshi
Sound: Ryan Jordan
Make-up and special effects: Ben Errington
Masks: Brendan Hollywood and Virginie Sélavy
Turnip carving: Pete Bird, Joseph Nurse, Phill Lister, Brendan Hollywood
Title design by Sam Oakley
Poster by Archibald Mark
Special thanks to:
Sarah Zaurin, Phill Lister, Brendan Hollywood, Archibald Mark, Suzy Gau, Sam Oakley, Andy Prosser, Isobel Williams, Daryl Rogers, John Harrington, Clova Perez-Corral, Matt and Caroline Heathman, Amanda Schiff, Jeremy Page.
Filmed at Nover Wood, Fownhope, and The Cornewall Arms, Clodock.
A Bloofer Lady Production
Virginie Sélavy 