The Fruits of the Paradise ISLE

Set in what could be a post-apocalyptic seaside town, Paul Makepeace finds his reality blurring with nightmares when he is the unfortunate subject of a botched live television interview. A feature-length experimental mystery film.

2012 / 109 mins / Mini-DV and Super 8mm / B&W and colour / 4:3

Producer: Joseph Dethick

Director: Jim Dethick

Screenplay: Jim Dethick

Camera: Thomas Bettney, Jim Dethick, Joseph Dethick

Editor and Sound Design: Jim Dethick

Music: Jim Dethick, Joseph Dethick

Production Design: Joseph Dethick, Jim Dethick, Thomas Bettney, John Wears

Cast: David Robinson (Eugene Squaremeal), Eddy Hill (George Bond), J.N. Dethick (Morton Drummey), Joseph Dethick (Bernard Moore), Jim Dethick (Paul Makepeace), Florence Dethick (Landlady), Joe Hill (Father Webster), Edith Hill (Mother Webster)

PREMIERE - Showroom Cinema, Sheffield, 2012

SCREENED - Void Cinema, Sheffield Hallam University, 2012

SCREENED - Peak Ales Brewery, Derbyshire, 2015