Devizes singer-songwriter Jamie Hawkins, famed for poignant narrative in his songs and one-third Lost Trade, has always had a passion for filmmaking; Teeth is the breakthrough worth chatting about….or chattering about!
What started as simple yet amusing animations as Team Biscuit and the obligatory music video for his sole projects and those with The Lost Trades has come to this, Side Owl Productions.
Short film creator for music, documentaries and promo videos, Side Owl showcases its talent with this quirky horror short, a genre I firmly believe works best for the format, and this is bizarre and a tad eerie.
Torben Fugger provides the score. Jamie stars alone in the four minute flick, save some novelty chattering teeth. It’s like Hitchcock teamed with Monty Python and cast Jeff Bridges once more as The Dude… in Devizes!
“It’s been months in the making and a huge learning experience,” Jamie explained, “I’m really proud of what I feel is a massive level up from my previous work and this has been helped by the amazing original score from the very talented Torben Fugger whose work has elevated the film as a whole. I’ve always found collaboration difficult as it’s hard to let go and put my trust in others, but Torben made it incredibly easy in this case.”
“Although this was mostly a solo filmmaking project, I couldn’t have done it without the help of Ed Dowdeswell, Dougerick Marsh, and Janey Lou.” I just hope and pray he cleans the blood off the carpet, or…..well, you give it a watch and find out for yourself!
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