Break The Cycle: Improving life behind the scenes
Break The Cycle is our powerful new film that highlights the stressful reality for many industry workers – and how the Film and TV Charity is working to provide support.
Starring Boiling Point’s Stephen McMillan and The Gentlemen’s Daniel Ings, the film came together thanks to the incredible vision of director Joseph Morel from Neon Picturehouse, and producer Freddie Hill from Graded Films.
Improving life behind the scenes
From the outset on this project, Joseph and Freddie recognised the significance of our mission not only to provide in-the-moment support for individuals’ wellbeing, but also to work with the industry to change culture from the top down.
As well as distilling that mission into a compelling narrative, they also secured donations in kind from a raft of incredible talent, including studio space from Garden Studios, equipment from Film and TV Charity Industry Friends S&O Media, and wider support from:
- Chapman UK
- Gripvan
- D‑LUX Rental
- Audio Dept
- Yellow Cactus
- Duellium
- Final Cut
- Machine Sound
- Harbor Picture Company
- Soho Live Studios
A huge thank you also goes to Casting Director, Georgina Littlewood, whose expertise was instrumental in bringing together the film’s talented cast.
We want to thank everyone involved, but especially Joseph and Freddie, for their kindness, support, and incredible hard work. Together, we really can break the cycle and improve life behind the scenes.
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Credits
Break The Cycle – Film and TV Charity
- Writer / Director: Joseph Morel
- Co-Writer: Mark Woollon
- Casting Director: Georgina Littlewood
- Production Company: Neon Picturehouse / Graded Films
- Producer: Freddie Hill
- Line Producer: Khushik Mangal
- Line Producer: Amanda M Salvati
- 1st AD: Azize Zufle
- 2nd AD: Vivian Guarnieri
- 3rd AD: Tasou Palis
- Runner: Tom Bungay
- Crowd PA: Anita D’Alisera
- Director of Photography: Gleb Filatov
- Focus Puller: Jon Wetherall
- Camera Assistant: Callum Mills
- Gaffer: D Atadini
- Spark: Johanna Tyers
- Spark: Fin Northage
- Sound Recordist: Mario Gennari
- Boom Op: Pier Luigi Papaiz
- Production Designer: Sam Webster
- Art Assistant: Saima Gurung
- Costume Designer: Victoria Barban
- Costume Assistant: Mia Yates
- Hair and Makeup Artist: Bethany Smith
- Hair and Makeup Artist: Talia Robeson
- BTS: Alex White
- Client BTS: Hayley Benoit
- Equipment: S+O Media / Chapman UK / GRIPVAN / D‑Lux Rentals / Audio Dept
- Location: Garden Studios
Special Thanks:
- Yellow Cactus
- Duellium
- Carla Bartley
- Sugar Studios
- Feast
- Flo Rose
- Editor: Leah Burton
- Edit Producer: Nikki Porter
- Edit House: Final Cut
- Colourist: Adam Mears
- Colour Producer: Sarah Banks
- Colour Studio: Harbor Picture Company
- Sound Designer: Luke Isom
- Post-Sound Producer: Theo Cassels
- Post-Sound EP: Rebecca Boswell
- Post-Sound Studio: Machine Sound
- Composers: Lorenzo Bassignani / Nathan Britton
- Drummer: Pino Li Trenta
- Special Thanks: Soho Live Studios
Cast
- ‘Star’ Daneil Ings
- ‘Runner’ Stephen McMillan
- ‘Producer’ Andrew Boateng
- ‘Director’ Amber Pullen
- ‘1st AD’ Esmée Cook
- ‘Clapper Loader’ Nynya Shekiladze
- ‘Art Director’ Karen Bartholomew
- ‘Gaffer’ Jerome Wright
- ‘Spark’ Tia Watts
- ‘PA’ Will Antenbring
SA’S
- Simon Eile
- Whitney Onyeadri
- Shaun A. Hanan
- Matt D’eyncourt Harvey
- Chris Shum
- Lottie Webb
- Shafina Khatun
- Rianne Snape
- Kevon HS
