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SLAMMER (film)
Slammer is a British sci-fi thriller about a pioneering scientist Ann Waterman who is kidnapped in London. It was produced by Chasing The Bear Films and it is the debut feature of writer/director Ted Byron Baybutt. Slammer stars Flora Montgomery, James Atherton, Victoria Emslie, Josephine Melville, Samuel Clemens and the voice of Felicity Kendal who plays Helen Fyre.

PLOT
When pioneering scientist Ann Waterman is kidnapped, becoming a human lab rat in a futuristic prison cell, she must spend the next year as a spectator, forced to confront her personal demons, decipher the identity of her captor and uncover a mystery of global significance.

KEY CAST

 * Felicity Kendal as Helen Fyre. Narrator. Known for: The Good Life, Anything Goes, Pennyworth
 * Flora Montgomery as Ann Waterman. Known for: The Crown, Basic Instinct 2
 * James Atherton as John Howlett. Known for: Sanditon, Hollyoaks, Coronation Street, Porters
 * Victoria Emslie as Sophie Fox. Known for Everything, The Danish Girl, Downton Abbey
 * Josephine Melville as Detective Henrietta Russell. Known for: Eastenders, Casualty, Prime Suspect 2
 * Samuel Clemens as The Rt. Hon. Mark Julius. Known for: Casualty, Family

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Writer/Director - Ted Byron Baybutt

Slammer is Ted’s debut feature film as writer and director. Born in London in 1979, Ted’s first job was a film runner at Ealing Film Studios at 15 years old on ‘The Secret Agent.’ Obsessed by cinema, Ted graduated from Southampton Solent, where his film tutors included Ken Russell, Joyce Herlihy and John Howlett. Ted also worked at Shepperton on ‘Simon Magus’, ‘The Mummy’ and ‘About a Boy’. Through his own production company his short films have been programmed in official selections including: Celluloid Screams, London FrightFest, Paris, Hainan, San Diego, Athens, Maryland, Aesthetica, London Short Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival.


 * Production Designer Murray C. Fisher
 * Casting Director Carol Dudley
 * Casting Associate Hazel Smitherman
 * Sound Kevin Brazier
 * Score/Original Music Jon Daou (Trium)
 * Director Of Photography Jamie Michael Korn
 * Editor George Clemens
 * Line Producer Sarah Anne Grill
 * Production Manager Will Poole
 * Hair & Makeup Allison Edwards
 * Post Production Mark Manning (Directors Cut)

SPECIFICATIONS

 * Running Time: 91 minutes
 * Ratio: 2.39:1
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Language: English

INSPIRATION
Influenced by thrillers such as ‘Dial M For Murder’ (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) and ‘Oldboy’ (Chan-wook Park, 2003), Slammer is a story with a future-tech twist, presenting a combination of reality and alternative reality: fiction just outside our grasp.

Slammer’s world is off-kilter, mirroring the mental state of its inhabitants. Subtle visual clues suggest both who is in control, and who is being controlled.

This independent British film was made during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its first preview screening took place at London’s iconic Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square on 10th September 2021.