Adaptation based on the flash fiction story ‘Filament’ by John-Paris Kent. Entry for the 2012 Flash Film Competition. From page to screen.
Actor – Dominic Currie
Camera – Jennifer Farfort and Dominic Currie
Editing and Sound – Dominic Currie
Director – Jennifer Farfort
Dear….
We went to Southend ,and made castles out of sand and seashells. I bought you a stick of your favourite stripy rock. We took a ride on the big wheel I’m not afraid of heights, but it’s scarier than you think as it was suspended for a while, and I found it hard to open my eyes.
I played bingo, but I didn’t win anything although I did win a prize on one of those crane machines and that was on the first try.
See you soon
In front of a bus shelter seagulls peck at some food.
A young Asian lad throws a chip at them.
He looks at an older white man.
LAD: I cage fight.
The older man nods politely.
LAD: I can do two fights in a night. Easily.
He stops to eat a chip.
LAD: You thought about it.
MAN: What.
LAD: Cagefighting.
The man smiles shyly shaking his head.
LAD: Could teach ya
The man looks at his watch.
LAD: (staring at him) I …I could ya know
The man signals for the bus
MAN: No it’s ok.
He sits at the front. The younger man sits behind him.
