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A new short film created in isolation.
A man in isolation waits at his window for a sign of life in the outside world. When he sees someone looking back, his heart skips a beat and a secret love begins to blossom. Not brave enough to speak his truth, the man turns to technology to help him transform into everything he wishes he could be. But technology has other ideas…
Premiered 28th August 2020
Available online for free for a limited period
The Neon Shadow is a love story with a bitter twist. A modern fairytale for grown-ups and brave youngsters. It plunges head first into the depths of isolation, technology and desire and is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s rarely-told tale, The Shadow.
Alongside the film, The Creation Club (LGBTQIA+ Individuals from Cornwall) has been exploring the themes of love and isolation through digital movement and writing workshops with the films creative team.
The Neon Shadow has been supported by Kneehigh’s Coastal Communities programme, FEAST, New Adventures and Pavilion Dance South West and Hall For Cornwall. It was filmed in July 2020 within Covid-19 guidelines and restrictions.
Alongside the film, The Creation Club (LGBTQIA+ Individuals from Cornwall) has been exploring the themes of love and isolation through digital movement and writing workshops with the film’s creative team. Nick Richardson is one of our Creation Club participants and writes about their experience of the process.
Alongside the film, The Creation Club (LGBTQIA+ Individuals from Cornwall) has been exploring the themes of love and isolation through digital movement and writing workshops with the film’s creative team. Jessifer Hill is one of our Creation Club participants and writes about their experience of the process.
The Boy / The Shadow
Tom Jackson Greaves
Edvard / The Shadow
Edwin Ray
Original idea, Direction and Choreography
Tom Jackson Greaves
Director of Photography
John Crooks
Music and Sound
Dom Coyote
Editor and Film Consultant
Brett Harvey
Producer
Gabby Vautier
Creative Associate
Nandi Bhebhe
Design
Tom Jackson Greaves
Animation
Zander Grinfeld at Venn Creative
Production Assistant
Millie Jones
Wig Design
Wain Douglas at the Brighton Bird Cage
Produced by Director of Coastal Communities Programme
Charlotte Bond
Words and Lyrics by Coastal Communities Programme Lead Artist
Annamaria Murphy
Head of Communications and Development
Chloe Rickard
Communications and Development Assistant
Ellie Woolman
Cindy Bond
Danny J Brunel
Hannah Bunker
Ruairí Lochlann Devereux-Childs
Nell Frampton
Jessi Hill
Liv Longbone
Ella Philpott
Anna Ray
Nick J Richardson
Aqua Robinson
Benji Vincent
Melanie Whitehead Smith