PS Your Mystery Sender: short film about designer Paul Smith
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For the past 20 years Paul Smith the world renowned fashion designer from Nottingham has been receiving an avalanche of odd and quirky unwrapped objects which have had a remarkable effect on his life, and all have been sent from a Mystery Person.
This film takes us on a 'Magical Mystery Tour' in and out of Paul Smith's 'fashion factory', as we discover the secret behind his endless inspiration and worldwide success. The film begins after a short message from our sponsors - ok from us! - about our current project.
Director Ben Wigley is now working on a new production about the beautiful fantasy coffins created by artist Paa Joe. The film tells the story of beautiful works of art buried after just a few hours, Ghana's funeral business and one man's place in it.
This fascinating story is shaping up to be a brilliant film, but without your support it won't be finished. Head to the Kickstarter page to get involved.
Benjamin Wigley both directed PS Your Mystery Sender,and produced with Scottish
Documentary Institute & EM Media. It reached international acclaim screening at many festivals including: DocFest,
SXSW, Palm Springs, Hotdocs and Soho Rushes SFF where it won the Best Doc Award. It also won the Candella Best British short 2011, It was broadcast on BBC
EM in October 2011 and will broadcast on SBS in Australia, and in Sweden.
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Credits list for the PS Your Mystery Sender
Written & Directed by: Benjamin Wigley, Director of Photography: Doug Smith & Roger Knott-Fayle, Production Designers: Jane Levick & Andrew Ranner, Editor: Rachel Tunnard, Music & Sound Design: project-tonfabrik, Visual Effects: Mark Pyper, Poetry Written and Performed by: Benjamin Zephaniah, Thanks to: Paul Smith
Actors:Dan Wykes,Gabriel Jennings, George Boden;Producer:Benjamin Wigley, Associate Producer:Mark Bushnell, Production & Location Manager: Dan Hodgett, Production Assistant: Jessica Etherington, Additional Camera: Julian Hughes, Costume& Animation Assistant: Megan Wigley, Art Department Assistant: Vanessa Blackburn, Taxidermy Mask: Tessa Farmer, Colourist: Tom Balkwill Dirty Looks, Sound Mix: NoizSkulptA, Sound Engineer: Tom Dodds,
Bridging the Gap Production Coordinator: Flore Cosquer, Bridging the Gap Production Manager: Finlay Pretsell, Development Producer for Highlands & Islands Enterprise: Amanda Millen, EM Media Skills Development Executive: Alison Whitlock
Executive Producers:For Scottish Documentary Institute: Noe Mendelle & Sonja Henrici, For EM Media Suzanne Alizart, For Creative Scotland Leslie Finlay, For BBC Scotland Jo Roe
Thanks To:Geoffrey Smith, Steven Sheil, Peter Symes, Ian Smith and The Television Workshop, Michael Panayiotou & Jim Vernon of Cossack Restaurant, Alan Parkinson and Architects of Air, Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Colin Yeats & Michael Bullimore, Don Attenborough, John Michalak, Laura Allen, Victoria Flanagan, Stephen Craighill for artworks, Antonia Murphy, Systemair Fans and Spares, Bunneys Bikes and Freewheel, Owen Davies & The Broadway Media Centre, Amir Bazrafshan, Jessica Boden, Sally Hodgson, Carl and Joshua Coulthard, Claudie Page, Sam Hawker, Paul Thompson, Mat Trivett, Anne & Mae Denman, Paul Allen, Laura Nicholson & Sadie Watts & everyone at Paul Smith,
Supported by Creative Scotland, Skillset Film Skills Fund, BBC Scotland, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Edinburgh College of Art,Scottish Documentary Institute