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I am currently in postproduction on my debut feature, Life Just Is. The film was shot in October 2010.
Synopsis: Pete, Tom, Claire and Jay are university graduates having trouble making the move into adult life. Beneath the hanging out and the daily routines simmers Pete’s desire to find a spiritual answer to life’s meaning, Jay’s desperate need not to get hurt again, and Tom and Claire’s ever increasing mutual attraction. A thoughtful character drama, Life Just Is is a film about love, death, and, most importantly of all, life itself.
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The Cast
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Will De Meo
David
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Jack Gordon
Pete
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Nathaniel Martello-White
Tom
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Fiona Ryan
Claire
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Jayne Wisener
Jay
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Paul Nicholls
Bobby
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What people are saying about the film...
'Existential growing pains, angst & understanding, Alex Barrett's characters walk a tightrope of emotions into adulthood, a fraught balancing act of interpersonal negotiations and resignations along which this brilliantly assured new voice in British cinema doesn't miss a step' - Matthew Thrift, Cinephile
'A truly thoughtful British debut... The young cast shine' - Tim Robey, Film Critic for The Telegraph
What people said about the script...
'I think it's just terrific: funny, moving and thought-provoking...the opening scene, in which we are immediately given a great deal of information about the central characters by observing their reactions to the film they have just watched, is a model of good screenwriting...quite frankly I think the piece is perfect'
- Brad Stevens, Sight & Sound contributor & author of Abel Ferrara: The Moral Vision
'Well-written, believable, funny and thought-provoking...There's something fundamentally kind and compassionate about the script and the non-judgemental light on the characters that I found very appealing'
- Michael Walker, screenwriter of Relative Values
'Existentialist philosophy isn't just for gloomy Swedish filmmakers anymore. Life Just Is will bring Kierkegaard to the big screen with a contemporary twenty-something angst. Take a leap of faith with this unique project!'
- William Irwin, Series Editor, The Blackwell Philosophy and Popular Culture Series
'Life Just Is has characters and themes that film festivals are designed for, to look at the state of the world with humour and insight'
– Neil Fox, Co-Director Filmstock International Film Festival
'Alex Barrett is a bright new talent, he is able to get the best out of actors and script'
- Jonathan Morris, editor of The Wind That Shakes the Barley and Looking for Eric
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