For
the past five weeks, the South of France have been the host of a cast and crew
shooting a new horror film entitled "The Winedancers".
Written
and directed by Gary Meyer while produced under the helm of Godam Film, the
film is about a number of groups of people coming together and meeting up, in
what to begin with looks very coincidentally, at a winecheateu in the South of
France. Needless to say, it won't take long until a lot of very peculiar
incidents start taking place; odd Pagan rituals, chateau hosts very far from
the ordinary, people slowly going off the deep and end one by one - and most
importantly: bloody murder - VERY bloody murder, in fact! Plus, it offers real
suspence that can almost be described as a classic game of whodunit with a lot
of twists and turns!
The
cast is very international, UK actors Lucinda Rhodes, Edmund Digby-Jones, Kyle
Calderwood and Marina De Salis, Scandinavian actor Kim Sønderholm, Mexican
actors Mariana Peñalva and J.C. Montes-Roldan, Polish actress Kasia Koleczek,
French actors Miglen Mirtchev, Antoine Martin, Andrea Catozzi (an acrobat able
to do the craziest thing with this body) and the towering Jonathan Christopher
Duncan playing “Gimp”. Finally, ofcourse there is “Fashion One Correspondents”
model Callie Roberts.
Director,
writer and producer Gary Meyer about the film:
"It
all started in my back garden, I was working with a friend of mine who was into
films so that's all we talked about. I wanted to write something new, raw and
keep it that way not allowing it to be changed by outside influences and
pressures to make it the same as everything else out there.
A
mixture of horror comedy and theatre, a roller coaster of emotions. For some
reason I came up with a transvestite cowboy line dancer as the main character
wearing stiletto heals and tapping to the beat of “Cotton-Eye Joe”. To this day
I'm entirely sure where that idea came from.Then after some brain storming and
getting some work on a vineyard “The Winedancers” was born. The inspiration:
Robin Hardy's “The Wicker Man”, Tony Scott's “The Hunger” and life here in
Provence with its deep routed French way of life resisting change as much as it
can from the outside world. The wine, the vineyards and the Pagan-like
festivals which are held in the small surrounding villages during the summer.
Oh
yes I almost forgot, and the French love of dancing...... line dancing, it
seems inherent. It is so beautiful here that one can only get inspired but just
below the surface of this beauty lies greed, corruption and the unseeing
innocent victims who are lured here by its magic, its a magnet for it. “The
Winedancers” is this story hosted by the greek gods Pan and Bacchus and not to
mention a glass or two of wine."
The
film is currently being edited and the release is expected for 2014, but until
then, read more about “The Winedancers” on the IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3167458
French actor Antoine Martin plays the winechateaus
owner, Mr. Bizzu. When night falls the suit comes off and bloody tendencies
break out! (Photo: KSA Photo)
Towering actor Jonathan Christopher Duncan plays the
part of Gimp. Gimp likes to hunt and here he is with a wild boar on this
shoulders. The boar was real and Jonathan had a nightmare doing the scene, the
boar was heavy and it kept dripping down on him. He was a trooper and took one
for the team! (Photo: Jazz Bhalla)
John (Kim Sønderholm) and Samantha (Lucinda Rhodes)
arrive at the winechateau after a heated discussion lasting from England to
France. (photo: David Rowe)
Kim Sønderholm undergoes makeup on the loin by makeup
artist Ellie Yermakova. His character, John, is about to be revealed in having
had an affair. Filmwife Lucinda Roberts who plays Samantha is overlooking the
procedure. (Photo: David Rowe)
One of many statues in the film sculptured by the
director Gary Meyer. This one is the character "Gimp". (photo: KSA
Photo)
Shooting the scene in which it is revealed that John
is having an affair, Samantha has now stormed off the set and he is left to his
own devices. (photo: David Rowe)
Director, writer and producer Gary Meyer (photo: KSA
Photo)
Article from: Apotheosis PR
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