Strange Factories

2013

Synopsis

A writer, possessed by a terrifying story hunts for its secret heart in a mysterious landscape. He journeys into unknown, dreamlike places, haunted by the infamous Hum emitted from a strange factory.

The veil between worlds thins and the doorway opens to Strange Factories, a unique live cinema experience that will immerse you in its dreamlike world.

In the depths of every artist’s imagination, a story exists that threatens to engulf the mind of those who dare to believe it. For every wondrous fairytale, there lives its dark and horrifying twin. Victor, a writer, possessed by a terrifying story journeys into unknown, dreamlike places, haunted by the infamous Hum emitted from a strange factory.

Starring

Annalisa Astarita, Rachael Blyth, John Harrigan, Lucy Harrigan, Tereza Kamenicka,

David Allard (Monard), Claire Louise Oliver, Mark Postgate, Claire Tregellas, Xanadu Xero

WRITER & DIRECTOR - John Harrigan

PRODUCER - John Harrigan, Lucy Harrigan, Tereza Kamenicka

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Laurian Leggett

PRODUCTION COMPANY - F00lishPe0ple

1ST AD - Claire Tregellas

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Yiannis Katsaris

PRODUCTION SOUND RECORDIST - Lefteris Savva

EDITOR - Bettina Fung

COLORIST - Michael Stirling

SOUND DIRECTOR - Stephen Baysted

ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR - Tim Johnson

MUSIC - Stephen Baysted

MUSIC PRODUCER - Rich Aitken

COMPOSER ASSISTANT - Emily Appleton Holley

PIANIST - Susan Legg

CASTING - John Harrigan, Lucy Harrigan

PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Bettina Fung

PUNCH MASK DESIGN - Max Dana, Arban Severin

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - Jan Kamenicky, Rachael Blyth, Mark Postgate

Strange Factories Tour

2013 Strange Factories: The Imaginari

26 October - 9 November 2013 at the Cinema Museum, London, UK

10 November 2013 at the Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton, UK

15–16 November 2013 with Sundown Cinema at Cadwell Farm, Hitchin, UK

18 November 2013 at Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth, UK

2014 Strange Factories: Remade

13 September 2014 Scalarama at the Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon, UK

24 September 2014, Making Waves Film Festival at the Kings Theatre, Southsea Portsmouth, UK

17 October 2014, at the Ultimate Picture Palace, Oxford, UK

1 November 2014 at The Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywyn, UK