Canaries is a British feature getting a Horror Channel FrightFest screening this weekend.
We’ve been taking a look… Weve seen how Will Smith deals with aliens, but how about a bunch of drunken Welsh people?
So I was working from an image, and then tailoring a story around it.
Let the audience get to know them, and then enjoy them either die horribly or survive!
Our terrific actors brought some beautiful ideas and improv to the table.
In one memorable scene, she dispatches a couple of the deadly marauders with an expertly-wielded African sword.
Im the son of a feminist, I married a feminist and I am a feminist, says Stray.
So Sunita was very important.
Sheena Bhattessa was a great central force in the film.
They watched the rough cut, loved what they saw and stepped in to help, says Russell.
As soon as Milk and Gorilla came on board, they made it all feel worth it.
It didnt seem right with the story I wanted to tell.
I think if you look at films likeAlien, a resolution is plausible because its an isolated incident.
For anything involving an invasion, it doesnt seem believable to repel the enemy in a five-minute montage.
I want to continue the story, and Im happy to do that in any format.
If you want to make a film, just do it, he says.
You dont have to be in a city or a cultural hotspot to make movies.
Surround yourself with likeminded people and everything is easier.
If you dont ask, you dont get.
Ask politely and respectfully and, nine times out of 10, people will want to help.
Canarieswill screen at FrightFest at 11:10pm on Saturday August 26.
More details onHorror Channel FrightFesthere.
