The Escapist

NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL GRADUATION FILM
A daring and talented escape artist at the height of the roaring ‘20s, Sidney Knight was destined for greatness. Now, wheelchair-bound and robbed of his dreams by a tragic accident, Sidney is haunted by memories of better days. As Sidney’s obsession with the past becomes increasingly self-destructive, his lover, Christina, is faced with abandoning her own dreams to care for him.

FESTIVALS
Official Selection, Cambridge Film Festival (BAFTA-Qualifying)
Official Selection, HollyShorts Film Festival (Oscar-Qualifying)
Official Selection, Madrid International Film Festival
Official Selection, Xining International Film Festival

CREDITS
Written and Directed by Jon Plant
Produced by Miranda Ballesteros
Cinematographer: Adrian Peckitt
Production Designer: Thomas Lowthion
Editor: Rory Gordon
Sound Editor: Martón Kristóf
Re-recording Mixer: Robert Hardcastle
Composer: Lyndon Holland
Production Sound Mixer: Simon Gill
VFX Supervisor, Colourist & Online Editor: Fabio Campos
SFX and CG Supervisor: Hannah Batten
Production Manager: Síle Jane Culley
1st Assistant Director: Gareth Tandy
Costume Designer: Ellie Moss
Casting Director: Gillian Hawser

CAST
Sidney Knight: James Groom
Christina Harefield: Lauren O’Neil
Horace Carter: Graham Hoadly
Carter’s Assistant: Claire-Monique Martin
Boxing Gordon Sisters: Nicole Gaskell, Brede McDermott
Policeman: Ben Manning
Stage Hands: Rob Marks, Ricardo Freitas, Marcus Goodwillie, Joe Mannion
Journalists: Martin Audley, Michael Rowbottom
Sidney’s Fans: Georgia Benjamin, Michelle Griffin, Alexander Gibbons, Frances Weetman