Followers - Trailer (Official Selection Sundance 2015)

Lynn, a lonely elderly woman, finds solace in an unlikely vision of Jesus that happens to be on the shorts of a young gay man at her swimming class. Convinced God has sent him to her, Lynn befriends the young man in hopes he will save her from loneliness.

‘Followers’ is a dark-comedy drama about faith and loneliness, how the two intertwine and how we all need something or someone to follow.

The film was shot in Wales, UK with funds from the Iris Prize which was awarded to writer/director Tim Marshall in 2013 for his short, ‘gorilla’. The prize, supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation and post-production house Gorilla is the largest prize for an LGBT short film in the world, valued over £25,000. ‘Followers’ is the sixth film made by an Iris Prize winner.

Filmed on location in and around Cardiff with a cast including Valmai Jones and Mark Oliver, ‘Followers’ roots its universal themes in the modern day multi-cultural communities of South Wales.

'Followers' recently had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, with its next screening in competition at SXSW 2015.

Writer/Director/Editor: Tim Marshall

Executive Producer: Berwyn Rowlands

Producers: Christina Radburn & Grant Vidgen

Director of Photography: David Wright

Original Score: Joe Twist

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