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GLUHFWRUřVVWDWHPHQW I wanted to tell a story that captures the daily injustices, individual and institutional, in an environment like the estate I grew up on, a place that struggled with racial tension and simmering rumours. A place where it was often better to keep your mouth shut than get involved. ‘Balcony’ intends to provoke as we follow a violent teenage girl's account of a forbidden relationship with a Middle Eastern girl who is the victim of prejudice and shame. Through the protagonist’s blinkered perspective, the film aims to point a finger at the viewer to say that this is what happens when we avoid reality and allow discrimination to dominate. ‘Balcony’ pushes the narrator’s unreliability to explore the repercussions of the conjecture and gossip in a broken environment. From the opening, the film intends to touch the audience with a sense of dread that slowly tightens its grip, as our perception of reality crumbles and our own assumptions are challenged. 7RE\)HOO+ROGHQ Toby Fell-Holden is a British writer-director based in London. He graduated from Columbia’s Film MFA in 2013 and holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University. ‘Little Shadow’, his thesis film, was long listed for a BAFTA and nominated by the Casting Society of America (CSA). He wrote the short ‘Subordinate’ which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival 2014. He has been awarded fellowships from the Moving Picture Institute and Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sciences. He was a Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab finalist. He is currently developing feature scripts with director Ramin Bahrani and producer Afolabi Kuti.
Ali Mansuri is an Iranian-Italian producer based in London. After shooting documentaries in rural Iran he earned his MFA in Producing and Directing at the USC School of Cinematic Arts where he produced several shorts and thesis films. While in Los Angeles he gained development experience at Mandate Pictures under producer Nathan Kahane and at 2929 Productions where he worked for the Head of Development
“The film has a strong and compelling premise that is both involving and surprising. ‘Balcony’ held its own and sustained its hold on the viewer from the first minute to the last. ” Director David Yates, Film London Calling Plus Award Jury Judge
“Balcony is a strong and compelling, contemporary story that shows how misconceptions around culture and identity can quickly be accepted as the norm.” The Huffington Post
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Ali Mansuri is an Iranian-Italian producer based in London. After shooting documentaries in rural Iran he earned his MFA in Producing and Directing at the USC School of Cinematic Arts where he produced several shorts and thesis films. While in Los Angeles he gained development experience at Mandate Pictures under producer Nathan Kahane and at 2929 Productions where he worked for the Head of Development
“The film has a strong and compelling premise that is both involving and surprising. ‘Balcony’ held its own and sustained its hold on the viewer from the first minute to the last. ” Director David Yates, Film London Calling Plus Award Jury Judge
“Balcony is a strong and compelling, contemporary story that shows how misconceptions around culture and identity can quickly be accepted as the norm.” The Huffington Post
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