Title: North by Northeast

We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic, enterprising and ideally London-based, hands-on producer, who will be willing and able to co-ordinate fund raising and assist with the organisation of all stages of the production process.

About the Film:
North by Northeast is an East London-set poignant drama about loss, illegal immigration, identity and DVDs; a realistic yet highly cinematic character piece with subtle allusions to North by Northwest.

A grey concrete concourse outside a huge supermarket, many Chinese DVD sellers sell their wares. We focus on Wang as he goes through the dehumanising daily cycle of the life of a DVD seller: endless selling, packing up and moving on, haggling, being abused by passers-by, the constant threat of a police crackdown, and the unseen hand of his criminal master. Wang is further hindered by being stuck with a seemingly un-sellable classic DVD.

Wang originally came to London alone to earn enough money to bring his family here, but the promised work never materialized. Now he's trapped in a guilt-ridden, semi-criminal hinterland, sending what little he can back home to his Wife and sick daughter, Bia. Wang has nearly saved enough to start her treatment – but considering his daily earnings his target still seems nearly impossible.

Wang comes into contact with a lonely but friendly old man, Mr Bennett. Wang is cheered by the fact someone has actually noticed him, but communication between the two is difficult and halting. They both share a common sense of loss: Mr Bennett, the death of his wife and the loss of his family home due to the dual-carriageway that cuts the neighbourhood in two; and Wang the loss of his family, who are thousands of miles away. They strike up a rapport. But his fledgling friendship with Mr Bennett presents Wang with some difficult choices, and he struggles to do the right thing.

About the Filmmakers:
Andrew Hutton (Director) is an experienced network television director with credits for all UK network channels in documentaries and drama-docs, who is now crossing over into drama.

The script is by Paul Nash, who has written of a number of short films, many of which have played at UK and international film festivals, and a couple of them award-winning.

If interested please email Paul Nash on pauldavidnash@googlemail.com

All the best

Paul Nash