Welcome to Curiosity
| Welcome to Curiosity | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ben Pickering |
| Produced by |
Darren Ripley Steven Berryman Francesco Esposti Nicola Evans Dominic Graham Mark Guthrie Anil Mathira Paul Mears Nicki Perkins |
| Written by | Darren Ripley |
| Starring |
Amrita Acharia Jack Ashton Richard Blackwood Kacey Clarke Lili Bordán Stephen Marcus |
| Music by | Luke Corradine |
| Cinematography | Bruce Melhuish |
| Edited by | Ricky Milling |
Production company |
Shooting Tiger Pictures in association with Taffy Boy Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Welcome to Curiosity is an English crime thriller starring Amrita Acharia, Jack Ashton, Richard Blackwood, Kacey Clarke, Lili Bordán and Stephen Marcus. It is the second feature of British director Ben Pickering and is the world’s first film to have raised its entire production budget through equity crowdfunding.[1]
Cast
- Amrita Acharia ... Zoe
- Jack Ashton ... Sean
- Richard Blackwood ... Fordy
- Kacey Clarke ... Martine
- Brian Croucher ... Stubbs
- Gary Grant ... Tim
- O’Ar Pali ... Beynon
- Cristian Solimeno ... Dexter
- Terry Sweeney ... Lewis
- Finn Corney ... Elliott
- Lili Bordán ... Dr Jones
- Stephen Marcus ... Max
- Darren Ripley ... Jackson
- Eke Chukwu ... Al
- Christopher Rithin ... Thomas
- Sean Cronin...Nikolai
Production
Principal photography began on April 29, 2014 and wrapped on October 31, 2014. Filmed on location in Cornwall,[2] Kent and London. Prominent locations included Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station on Cornwall’s Lizard peninsula, Mimi's American Diner in Bugle[3] and Fort Borstal outside Rochester, Kent.
The film’s £200,000 ($240,000) budget was raised in three rounds of equity crowdfunding by producers Ben Pickering and Darren Ripley.[4]