Director Lewis Attey’s Basil is a multi-year drama that began way back in 2012 as a graduate short. It centres on a lonely drifter as he knocks on the door of an old high school friend who didn’t invite him over. What follows is a gripping drama, the kind of which that has you constantly forming questions in your head about what could be motivating the titular character and his strange circumstances. Attey then combines this initial encounter with a second part of the story, that was filmed in 2019, which sees Basil return to the same residence. The result is an incredibly engrossing short that’s powered by Co-Writer Will Freeman’s mesmerising performance as Basil. Dn is excited to present the first two parts of Basil’s story below (a third is currently in development to be shot in 2026!) alongside a chat with Attey about the challenges he...
- 5/11/2022
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
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