leader
Shot entirely on a mobile phone, Leader is the story of Donnie, who lives on his own in a very remote area by the sea. He creates sculptures from ocean waste, until one day the tide changes and he inspires a new normal.
British
cinematographer magazine
Leader appeared in the British Cinematographer Magazine for its technical achievement as part of a behind the scenes special alongside Haris Zambarloukos BSC GSC and Kenneth Branagh talking Belfast, Alice Brooks ASC and Lin-Manuel Mranda on tick, tick…BOOM! Bruno Delbonnel ASC AFC and Joel Coen on The Tragedy of Macbeth, Ari Wegner ACS of The Power of the Dog and Claire Mathon AFC’s work on Spencer.
BEHIND
THE SCENES
“The filmmakers ventured into new territory with short film Leader, shooting the whole production – on a Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra smartphone. To tell a story with an important message about sustainability, Overton wanted to make the narrative the priority, with the picture complementing rather than overshadowing the message.
Extensive research into using the phone as a camera body to which a long lens would be attached gave the filmmakers a better understanding of the limitations they might face and the creative freedom they could enjoy.“
Festival Selections & awards
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Shorts Shorts Tokyo FILMMAKER PRO AWARD - 46th Edition Elche International Independent Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION - Bolton Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION - Carmarthen Bay Film Festival BEST DIRECTOR - SF3 Sydney Australia BEST SCREENPLAY - SF3 Sydney Australia AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD - MoMo Film Festival BEST FILM - Seemôr International Film Festival BEST SHORT - New York Movie Awards BEST INSPIRATIONAL FILM - Top Shorts JURY AWARD - LA Film Awards HONOURABLE MENTION JACK DAW - LA Film Awards OFFICIAL SELECTION - Socially Relevant Film Festival New York OFFICIAL SELECTION - Dhaka International Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION - Dublin SP Film Festival