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