2. And the strange thing is that
no-one seems to care...
One day it will
rise so high that
it swallows
everything up...
Mrs Applebee says the sea is
rising...
3. NEVER LAND is a 10-minute short about an
eight-year-old boy called Noah, whose fears about
climate change come true. It is being made in
partnership with Cape Farewell and will star John
Nettles and Marcus Brigstocke. It hopes to engage
audiences to take action against climate change
before it is too late.
The script underwent rigorous competition to win
the Ideastap Short Film Fund and in-kind support
and mentorship from the Northern Film School. It is
being made film by a female writer/director with a
talented team of female filmmakers.
In fact, the film has a 90% female crew. This is vital
in an industry where only 18% of directors are
currently women, and that number is even lower for
other crew members!
To achieve the desired impact of the film we hope
to raise an additional £2000 funding. We’d love to
discuss sponsorship possibilities with you.
WELCOME
twitter.com/neverlandshort
facebook.com/neverlandshortfilm
4. Set during the floods that battered Britain last
year, NEVER LAND is the story of eight-year old
Noah, whose fears about England being swept
away come true.
Noah's parents think his compulsion to turn off
taps is foolish, but even they can't deny the
growing storms that are threatening their little
fishing village. When Noah wakes one morning to
find England flooded and his parents gone, the
question is posed: who was foolish, after all?
It is left to Noah and his next-door neighbour
Katie to save England. Together in their bathtub
boat, they collect bits of the world they’ve known,
in the hope that one day they might rebuild it.
SYNOPSIS
5. The global climate change conference happening in
Paris this December will send a clear message: now
is the time for action.
It is easy to feel small and disempowered about
climate change but it is on our doorsteps. The floods
that hit England in winter 2014 shook us all. The
images could have come from apocalyptic
blockbusters but they came from rural Britain. The
scale of what was happening made us all stop and
recognise that unless we do something soon we will
be leaving younger generations in a mess.
But in 2015 there is still hope. If we act now many
small hands can and will make a difference to
climate change. This film is part of that movement.
And you can be part of it too.
WHY NOW?
6. "It seems to me that mankind
is like a smoker who has seen
7 doctors, all of whom have
diagnosed us with cancer and
told us we must give up the
fags. Instead of heeding the
doctors warnings we have
decided in our infinite
wisdom to take the advice of
our newsagent who smiling
says 'well you look alright to
me pal and would you like a
bag of crisps with those
Marlboro lights?" Marcus
Brigstocke [Lamech] (2007)
8. Anna has an MA in Writing For Young People from Bath Spa
University. She has worked for BAFTA, The Watershed, the BBC
and the BFI. Her previous award-winning short films have been
shown in festivals from Edinburgh to California. She writes for
Tremolo Theatre Company and is a published poet. She was short-
listed for the Lancelot Andrews Award by Carol Ann Duffy.
Robyn works for the BBC. Before this, she worked in development
and funding for an indie in LA, and in production for an Oscar nomi-
nated company in the UK. She runs a non-profit that provides
education and health care for a Maasai community in Kenya.
ABOUT THE TEAM
WRITER/ DIRECTOR: Anna Hoghton
PRODUCER: Robyn Forsythe
9. Sophie is as Trainee Designer at the Royal Shakespeare Compa-
ny. Her work has been featured in The Palm Springs International
Film Festival ShortFest (USA), The Edinburgh International Film
Festival (Scotland) Aesthetica Short Film Festival (York) and The
Cambridge Arts Theatre (England) 2015.
Iona has an MA in Cinematography from the National Film and
Television School. Her films have been shown at BAFTA,
AMPAS accredited EIFF, Rhode Island, and Film4 Fright Fest.
At NFTS Iona studied under Brian Tufano BSC (Trainspotting,
Billy Elliot), Sean Bobbitt BSC (Hunger, The Place Beyond the
Pines, 12 Years a Slave) and Nina Kellgren BSC (Solomon &
Gaenor). In 2015 Iona was selected by Alan Parker (Mississippi
Burning, The Commitments) to shoot and direct a commercial
for the national Kodak NAHEMI competition. Iona also has a BA
in English Literature from Cambridge University and has
Vera has an MA in Editing from the National Film and Television
School. Her short films have been selected for Cannes Film Festi-
val, Annecy Animation Festival, Sheffield Doc Fest, London Short
Film Festival and East End Film Festival. ‘The Bigger Picture’ was
nominated for an OSCAR and won the 2015 BAFTA for Best Short
Animation.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Iona Firouzabadi
EDITOR: Vera Simmonds
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Sophie Thomas
10. As well as being part of an important movement against climate change and supporting
Cape Farewell we can offer you:
Another way that you can help us is through donating, or lending, products to us for filming.
If we think you have a product that is suitable we will have mentioned it on our sponsorship
letter.
So you can see what you have helped to create.
Want to show the film to your company or visitors? We are very happy to
discuss opportunities to screen the film.
We will highlight your contribution on our Indiegogo, Twitter and Facebook
accounts.
Your film credit will reach audiences across the globe at some of the most
prestigious festivals. Previous films by the team have been nominated for
Oscars, won BAFTAs and been exhibited at Cannes, Berlin Film Festival,
SXSW and many other prestigious festivals around the world.
Want to see your name- or products- in our film? We’re very happy to discuss
how your product(s) can be integrated into our film.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
A free pre-release copy of the film
Screening
Social Media Shout-Outs
Film Credits
Product Placement
Sponsorship In Kind
11. What about the grown-ups? Should we
take two of them as well?
We can’t take them anyway.
They’d ruin it.
12. All images, comapanies own apart from:
Port Isaac: courtesy of Rarb [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006-07-08.Port_Isaac,_Cornwall,_England.JPG]
Protest courtesy of Andrew [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nez/1181091743/in/photostream/]
Boscatle, CornwallBlog [http://www.cornwallblog.com/latest-news/4571755985/Boscastle-Floods-10-years-on/8638626]
