User:Mrmoore1966/Justin McArdle

Justin McArdle is a film and television writer/director currently living & working in the UK. After studying Interactive and Broadcast Media at Manchester Metropolitan University he travelled to Australia where he was involved in TV production. Upon return to the UK Justin teamed up with his actor father John McArdle to Co Produce and Direct a short film script called 'The Duke' about a childhood experience at his local cinema which his father had been keen to make for sometime. Following the success of The Duke Justin teamed up with writer John Moore to make a film set in the underground culture of the Northern Soul scene this becam Function At The Junction.

The_Duke_(short_film)

THE DUKE
The Duke was shot over five days on location in and around Liverpool and was crewed by a mainly local team, shot on 35mm panavision cameras by the Liverpool DOP Brue McGowan who also shot the film Letter to Breshnev. The film was invited to screen in Cannes as pert of the KODAK emerging talent short film showcase and won the Giffoni Festival best short audience award, it has also screened at the LA Film Festival and the BBC Short Film Festival. The Duke also formed part of the content of the then unique Atom Films website which no longer exists.

Function At The Junction
Function at the Junction was shot over five days in Nottingham in the UK. Shot on s16mm film by the DOP Stuart Graham, the film included dance sequences that were created with award winning choreographer Robert Tannion of DV8 who also played the lead role of Jake. Well recived by the UK's New Soul scene the film won the KINO festival audience award, Reel Dance Festival Best short was sold to over 7 international broadcasters including the Sundance Channel and BBC4's shortest Night and has been shown in over 24 countries as part of the British Councils "Beats, Bars and Air Guitars" showcase. The film finally saw a general release in 2005 on DVD as part of V2 records Soul Function artefact which sold over 10,000 units. The film is currently represented by the UK's Future Shorts agency.