Barney & Lucy Heywood, ‘The End’
‘I live my whole life in this place. I know this town and the forest better than the veins on the back of my hand, and yet, I am feeling, here, I don't belong’.
Ernest Samson is trapped by a rare condition that causes him to speak in a foreign accent. Alienated by his fellow elderly residents, he finds the familiar landscape of home has been altered and his precious memories corrupted. His saviour comes in the unlikely form of Amir, a young Muslim care worker who reveals an unexpected affinity with Ernest’s situation and offers him a key to the peace he so desires.
Barney and Lucy Heywood, a brother and sister duo, have been working collaboratively since 2007. Their work is situated at the borders of filmmaking, theatre, fine art, and design. Their award-winning short films have been screened at a number of UK film festivals and exhibitions. They have developed a close working relationship based on the pooling of their combined talents as accomplished video artist and professional playwright. This has led to a range of new ventures including the forming, in 2009, of The Stand & Stare Collective, which orchestrates artistic and theatrical events in unconventional settings.
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