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A Short Film about a man trying to open a pistachio nut...
and other things.

Because sometimes we all go a little nuts.

............. A Short Film by Richard Paris Wilson ...............
...................................... CREW ......................................
WRITER & DIRECTOR .................. Richard Paris Wilson
PRODUCER ......................................... Fraser Jamieson
CO-PRODUCER ............................ Richard Paris Wilson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ........................... Dave Neilson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ........................... Nomi Neilson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ........................ Lewis Wardrop
EDITOR ..................................................... David Warren
POST HOUSE ............................. Nomad Edit Company
POST PRODUCER .................................... Renata Fabri
COLOURIST ................................................. Jonny Tully
COLOUR HOUSE ............................................... CHEAT
SOUND DESIGN .................................... Samuel Mason
VFX ....................................................... Martin Goodwin
ORIGINAL MUSIC ........................................ Paulo Gallo
ADDITIONAL MUSIC ................................ Tasty Morsels
PRODUCTION COMPANY ..... Restless Natives Studios
PRODUCTION COMPANY ......................... Salt n’Sauce
PRODUCTION COMPANY .................. We Are Cowboys

CINEMATOGRAPHER ................................. Joseph Guy
FIRST AD .................................................. Anna Saracka
PRODUCTION DESIGN ........................... Fletcher Jarvis
SET DECORATOR .......................................... Ketivy Hor
ART DEPARTMENT ASSIST ........................ Tilda Dawes
PROP MAKER ............................................. Libby Morris
COSTUME DESIGNER .................................. Lilly Wilson
HAIR & MAKEUP ..................................... Millie Glenister
HAIR & MAKEUP ........................................... Holly Miller
FOCUS PULLER ..................................... Connor Hutton
2ND AC .............................................. Riccardo Garofalo
2ND AC .......................................................Danni Baxter
GRIP ....................................................... Oliver Newman
GAFFER .................................................. Charles Power
SPARK ........................................................ Stuart Atkins
SPARK ................................................. Adam Pemberton
SOUND ............................................................ Henry Ley
2ND UNIT GAFFER ................................ Tomas Soltonas
RUNNER ................................................... Stella Judkins
RUNNER .................................................. Nico Nacucchi
CHAINSAW TECHNICIAN ............................... Ben Kemp
CASTING DIRECTOR .............................. Natalie Monroe
SCRIPT CONSULATANT ............................... Adam Lavis
ORIGINAL ARTWORK ................................ Layla Oresme
EQUIPMENT ............................................ ProCam Take 2

............................ SPECIAL THANKS ................................
Lynda Asby ... Shelly the Tortoise ... Chris Davis ... Poppy
Arlene ............... Terry Wilson ................ Filming Scotland

CAST
TREVOR ..................................................... George Naylor
MAXINE ......................................................... Rosie Raven
HOUSEMATE ........................................ Johnny Cochrane
BROTHER-IN-LAW ....................................... Tim Larkfield
GUEST 1# ............................................... Trevor Blackman
GUEST 2# .............................................. Vanessa Crookes
GUEST 3# ....................................................... Judith Hunt
GUEST 4# .......................................................... Ian Martin

Liverpool, 1947. Two British soldiers are kidnapped and murdered in Mandate Palestine. In the aftermath of the so-called ‘Sergeants Affair’, a wave of antisemitic riots sweep across the UK. Louis Scholnick, a British-Jewish World War Two veteran, is forced to defend his family’s shop from a violent mob.

Directed by Barney Pell Scholes and Thomas Harnett O’Meara
Written by Barney Pell Scholes

Producer for UK Jewish Film – Benjamin Till
Executive Producers – Michael Etherton, Judy Ironside MBE, Joelle Bentolila, Kefi chadwick

Louis - Eddie Toll
Rachel - Sophie Angelson
Meyer - Leslie Davidoff
Fanny - Kitty Martin
Mr Graham - Raymond Waring
Harry (Barman) - Mark Rice Oxley
Alan - Philip Shaun McGuiness
Mob Leader - Alexander Anderson
Opening Narration - David Riley

Cinematography – Brenden Freedman

Editor - Olly Stothert, BFE

Composer - George Hinson

1st Assistant Director – Ben Plimley
1st Assistant Camera - Alex Coleborn
2nd Assistant Camera - Riccardo Angei
Gaffer - Charles Power
Spark - James Owens
Production Coordinator - Daisy Pell Scholes
Props - Leah Revivo
Hair - Aliha Kosar MUA
Runner - Keiran Hughes

Production Sound Mixer - Matt Jones
1st Assistant Sound - Dafydd Mann

Casting Director - Beth Charkham
Costume Designer - Jane Spicer
Thanks to Angels Costumes
Storyboard Artist - Matt Sinclair
Graphic Designer - Flaminia Rossi
Yiddish Language Consultant - Dr Helen Beer

Offline Edit House - Flock Edit
Post Producer - Arlinda Craven
Thanks to Lucky Cat Post

Supervising Sound Editor / Re-recording Mixer - Will Cohen
Dialogue Editor Lawrence Kendrick
Sound Effects Editor - Nigel Manington
Audio Producer - Alina Miroshnichenko

Foley Artist: Gareth Rhys Jones
Foley Mixer: Julien Pirrie
Foley Editors: Paul Iché and Raphaela Dowding-Green

Audio Post Production - String and Tins
Foley provided by The Foley Barn

Guitarist - George Hinson
Music Supervisor - Will Cohen

Colourist - Daniela Rotaru
VFX - Sean Moran
Post Production Producers - Andrew Patrick and Bella Baillie
Post Production - Glassworks VFX

Camera and Lighting Hire - PixiPixel
Camera and Lighting Hire Coordinator - Howard Davidson

Filmed on Location at the Black Country Living Museum
Black Country Living Museum Coordinators - Kate Kirkpatrick and Joe Whitehouse

Archive Footage sourced from CriticalPast

Supporting Artists:
Mob Member #1 - Ryan Bradley
Mob Member #2 - Michael Scholes
Adam Ainsworth, Lisa Jayne Bate, Bryce Bealey, Andy Biddle, Paul Dean, Gregory Dunn, Jon Godsi, Jon Hearn, Rob Hillary, Felix Lettau, Solomon Yossel Simpson-Little, David Scholes, Rory Waudby-Tolley, Will Warnock

Thanks to:
Maurice Abboudi, Iris Abols, Joelle Bentolila, Daisy Garside, Gila Godsi, Ben Hillary , Rob Hillary , Janet Pell, Aimée Robinson, David Scholes, Stuart Scholes , Leslie Scholes, Michael Scholes

This film was financed by Pears Short Film Fund at UK Jewish Film