MINGMON - Short Film by Richard Turley
- 3 years ago
'Mingmong’ is a coming of age story that explores how all friendships change through the inevitable passage of time but particularly with the introduction of emotion, desire and the painful fear of rejection.
The film explores how the positive elements of love and affection when felt through the prism of a new found sexuality can drive a wedge between friends and make painful the relationships we thought were safe. Thematically the story is situated in that tantalising moment when the treasures of adulthood and the comforts of childhood are both within reach. Judy is still a child, she remains largely untroubled by an awakening of adult sexual or emotional feeling. And yet it is her best friend Annalise, whose love for her is causing her pain, who brings Judy abruptly face to face with the realities of a grown up relationship.
"INTERESTING FACTS"
• A ‘Mingmong’ is a slang word used to describe the geeky super-fans of TV shows. The sorts of people who hang around stage doors and obsess over every detail of their favourite actors’ lives.
• ‘Mingmong’ was filmed over two consecutive evenings in London’s West End – the heart of the theatre district.
• Because London’s theatres are constantly busy we couldn’t film outside a real stage door – so we made our own! The location we filmed at was a small alleyway between some shops in Covent Garden. The door itself is actually a fire escape for a shop on The Strand.
• The hair in Celine’s book is real – some of it is Richard’s (Director) the rest came from helpful hairdressers. We had some strange looks asking for it though!
• Filming the scenes around Soho proved interesting – especially for Saffron, who was chatted up mid-take. The chap in question seemed quite surprised when the Director intervened to which he asked: “…are you cock blocking me man?”
Web: www.richardturley.com
Twitter: @richturley
The film explores how the positive elements of love and affection when felt through the prism of a new found sexuality can drive a wedge between friends and make painful the relationships we thought were safe. Thematically the story is situated in that tantalising moment when the treasures of adulthood and the comforts of childhood are both within reach. Judy is still a child, she remains largely untroubled by an awakening of adult sexual or emotional feeling. And yet it is her best friend Annalise, whose love for her is causing her pain, who brings Judy abruptly face to face with the realities of a grown up relationship.
"INTERESTING FACTS"
• A ‘Mingmong’ is a slang word used to describe the geeky super-fans of TV shows. The sorts of people who hang around stage doors and obsess over every detail of their favourite actors’ lives.
• ‘Mingmong’ was filmed over two consecutive evenings in London’s West End – the heart of the theatre district.
• Because London’s theatres are constantly busy we couldn’t film outside a real stage door – so we made our own! The location we filmed at was a small alleyway between some shops in Covent Garden. The door itself is actually a fire escape for a shop on The Strand.
• The hair in Celine’s book is real – some of it is Richard’s (Director) the rest came from helpful hairdressers. We had some strange looks asking for it though!
• Filming the scenes around Soho proved interesting – especially for Saffron, who was chatted up mid-take. The chap in question seemed quite surprised when the Director intervened to which he asked: “…are you cock blocking me man?”
Web: www.richardturley.com
Twitter: @richturley